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Jonathan S. Passive Real Estate Investing
15 January 2025 | 10 replies
A reliable tenant stays for many years, pays the rent on schedule, and takes good care of the property.Reliable tenants are the exception, not the norm.
Jonathan Cubeta Tenant screening
27 December 2024 | 12 replies
Obviously, it wouldn't be a surprise visit if you scheduled it.
Kyle Fitch Why Real Estate Over Stock Market?
6 January 2025 | 57 replies
The stock market is a mechanism of transferring wealth from the ignorant too the informed, and that is it.
Dani Murai General Contractor that services the Torrance/Gardena Area
17 December 2024 | 3 replies
@Dani Murai, while I can't give you a name of anyone in your area (I am not from there), when you are interviewing contractors, here are a couple things I have seen:I avoid any contractor that has a draw schedule based on percentages, i.e. 1/3 up front, 1/3 at halfway completed and 1/3 at completion.  
Melanie Baldridge Bonus depreciation ?
16 December 2024 | 0 replies
Bonus depreciation is just a special part of the US tax code.It allows you to take accelerated depreciation on portions of your property depending on when an asset is put into service.At the time of this writing, you can write off a huge portion (60% in 2024) of many qualified components that have a useful lifespan of 15 years or less.That means a certain percentage of things like landscaping, sidewalks, latches, appliances, fences, certain flooring, etc is depreciable in year 1.The bonus depreciation rate percentage changes yearly depending on the administration and the tax code.For years 2015 through 2017 first-year depreciation for all the items on a 15-year schedule or less was set to 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019 and then 0% in 2020.But then Trump got elected, and he enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.That moved the bonus depreciation percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022.In 2023 it went down to 80% and it’s currently at 60%.Depending on who gets elected again, 100% may be back on the table.Only time will tell.We know that the US government wants to incentivize more development and ownership of RE.They want Americans to continue to build and maintain our physical world.That’s why real estate is one of the most tax-advantaged assets in the US.Depreciation and bonus depreciation for RE are very positive and will likely continue in the years ahead.
Jack Cottrell Help me adjust my expectations - first deal pending
24 January 2025 | 36 replies
I sent you a connection with some more info on our markets and we can schedule a call to discuss just what we do here. 
Allen L. I need loan options for primary residence
16 December 2024 | 19 replies
I’ve bought my primary with various Schedule C income and refinanced a primary with lots of schedule c and a number of properties (mostly owned in LLCs but reported on my personal return).
Rene Hosman How much time do you spend prepping for taxes?
14 January 2025 | 28 replies
Come tax time it becomes fairly easy to run separate reports for each entity or each property for schedule E.
Brad Pierce Property Management website recommendations?
19 December 2024 | 8 replies
Hey @Brad Pierce I use Rent Redi for managing tenants, collecting rent, sending reminders, scheduling work orders with contractors, etc. 
Kendric Buford Multifamily Newbie - Tips & Feedback (Out of state/Ohio)
1 January 2025 | 12 replies
A FHA 203k Loan is where the purchase price and rehab costs are rolled into a single loan.Assuming you have a respectable FICO you can buy, with a FHA Loan (3-5% down, a 30 year amortization schedule, and a residential loan rate) AND because you closed personally, you will not have Asset Protection, in the form of closing in the name of a LLC/ LLC taxed as an S Corp, or an S Corp.