Jason Smith
Help! My Rentals are keeping me from getting a personal home loan
13 October 2024 | 23 replies
The idea of funneling debt towards an LLC will help alleviate the DTI on your personal name and free you up to buy the home that you are wanting.Good luck in taking a look, its a fun problem to have.
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15 Undeniable Reasons It's Time to Sell Your Investment Property
10 October 2024 | 0 replies
It may be a good time to sell when the market is experiencing high demand, rents have stagnated or decreased, and your property has substantially increased in value compared to its initial purchase price.To decide if it’s the right time to sell, compare the increase in rental rates with the increase in property prices.
Melanie Baldridge
If you want to be a real estate pro, you need to understand the TERMS:
9 October 2024 | 1 reply
It allows a substantial portion of the asset's cost to be deducted in the first year of service.In 2023, the bonus depreciation rate is 80%.In 2024, it decreases to 60%.In 2025, the rate further reduces to 40%.COST SEGREGATION:Cost segregation involves dividing a property into its individual components for tax purposes.Some parts age faster, like carpets or paint.Your CPA can use this info to more accurately depreciate elements of your property leading to potential tax savings.BASIS:Your basis is the initial price that you paid for your property, including any expenses or improvements.Knowing your basis is crucial for tax purposes, as it's used to evaluate depreciation & determine the capital gains or losses if/when your property sells.LAND VALUE:This is how much your land is worth without any buildings or improvements.Land doesn't get old like buildings, so you can't depreciate it.
Henry T.
CPA, STR deductions and losses.
11 October 2024 | 17 replies
Id encourage your cpa to look at the 100 hours and more than anyones time test or the substantially all the activity test.
Frank Barletta
Houston: Gross Weather, Lovely Investing
9 October 2024 | 9 replies
The covered parking area and patios should have adequate drainage to prevent water accumulation and potential damage.Investment ForecastPurchase Price: $849,900Total NOI over 10 years: $308,782.13Year 10 Value: $1,256,336 (based on a conservative 4% appreciation rate)Annualized return: 6.30%ConclusionWhile this property is poised for appreciation, sustaining it over several years for substantial returns would require substantial financial resources due to high debt servicing costs and negative annual Cash on Cash (CoC) returns.
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Here's How to Calculate Rental Income For Child Support
10 October 2024 | 0 replies
Although there hasn’t been substantial growth in the average year after year, the number does seem to increase continuously.If you own a rental property and, for whatever reason, are going your separate ways with a spouse, make sure you truly pay attention to all of the numbers, especially your total allowable expenses.
William C.
Cost seg study, but also had major repairs. Best way to handle for taxes?
10 October 2024 | 9 replies
If the renovation is considered a repair—addressing the water leak without substantially improving or upgrading the bathroom—you could potentially deduct it in full for 2023, reducing your taxable income immediately.
Michael Buska
Does the STR "Loophole" work for Cost-Seg, if not self-managed?
8 October 2024 | 4 replies
There are 7 material participation tests and these are the 3 most common for real estate investors AND you need to meet one of them: Spend more than 500 hours on your rental businessDo substantially everything for the rental businessSpend more than 100 hours on the activity and no one other individual spends more time than you doAnother way to offset non-passive income (e.g.
Don Konipol
10 Most Common Incorrect Beliefs by Inexperienced RE Investors
9 October 2024 | 21 replies
Lenders are lining up to provide down payment, “gap” financing, and earnest money deposit financing so that they, with no experience, no capital, and no knowledge can purchase a property they incorrectly analyzed as a good purchase, for “nothing” down.I agree with all but number 8, which requires some explanation.I am personally aware of a half dozen mentors/gurus that have made substantial amounts of money buying and selling real estate.
Josh Fugle
did you pick your market or did it pick you? All-arounder looking for a market
13 October 2024 | 34 replies
There are many other areas where you can get higher rents but the price of entry to the market is substantially higher.