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Harsha G. Private Lending - Passive Losses on Schedule E
11 December 2024 | 7 replies
.: Hi All,Is there any way to structure a private lending arrangement so that income is considered passive (by IRS standards) and can offset accumulated schedule E losses?
Steve K. Due On Sale Clause About to Become More Common?
12 January 2025 | 185 replies
It ends in a $395M annual loss and entire brand tarnished by political spin.
Scott MacComb Contract with general contractor on house flip
31 December 2024 | 13 replies
If there is no initial agreed-upon amount, determining a fair compensation becomes more time-consuming, leading to further losses.
James Carlson Are STRs as we know them dead in Colorado (and other places)?
27 January 2025 | 56 replies
There are many people that FOMO bought in the last 18 months and are desperately trying to get out now at decent losses.
Keith Richardson Should I open an LLC for each property?
24 December 2024 | 9 replies
Hey guys, I look at the benefit of the LLC as keeping a loss from one from spilling over into other LLCs or your personal finances.
Katie Miller If you use a CPA or Tax Professional, how did you find him or her?
31 January 2025 | 121 replies
I see the benefits in it, but not at my current position, I have lots of losses currently and do not need that benefit right now.
Jake Andronico Reverse 1031 Exchange - Who has done one?
23 December 2024 | 13 replies
Do capital gains offset passive losses that the investor has, so someone really isn't paying a high capital gains tax as they thought? 
Cynthia Lee Partial rent payments
28 December 2024 | 13 replies
Push forward with your eviction and cut your losses
David Sam Cost segregation study recommendations
26 December 2024 | 7 replies
Talk to an accountant prior to doing the cost segregation study.You want to discuss whether it will be beneficial or not.In general real estate is considered passive which means that it can't be used to offset other forms of income such as wages, interest, dividends, capital gains, etc.However, there are some exceptions where the real estate loss can offset these types of income.best of luck.
Melanie Baldridge “active income” and “passive income"
20 December 2024 | 0 replies
There are several different types of income in the US tax code.Two main types are “active income” and “passive income".Active income is money you earn from working, such as wages from a W-2 job or income from running a business.Passive income is money you earn from investments like real estate, stocks, or rental income from your RE portfolio where you earn $ without actively working.Normally, you can't use passive losses (like losses from real estate investments) to offset active income like your salary from a W-2 job.That is unless you are an RE Pro.The reality is, that Real Estate Pro status is just a filing status similar to filing married or jointly.And if you are a real estate professional you CAN use passive real estate losses to offset active income from other sources.To qualify as an RE Pro you must:1.