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28 May 2024 | 4 replies
, you are allowed to earn 500k married (250k single) before getting hit with taxes if the house is your primary residence for at least 2 years.
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29 May 2024 | 27 replies
We did not need help in deciding what our investment niche would be; we needed help in creating and implementing a tax strategy plan for a married couple composed of a high-income earner and a real estate agent and business owner.A few weeks after paying the $25k, we set up our first meeting with our assigned CPA and started the so-called “advanced tax courses” provided, which are generic modules that only vaguely introduce financial concepts, topics, and terminology.
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28 May 2024 | 28 replies
moving is not an option I’m married and my career is in Cali however I’ve discovered that I can use my IRA as reserves which is a huge help!
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25 May 2024 | 13 replies
I have a unique situation that I cannot seem to find a very clear answer for, hopefully the BP community can assist.My wife and I got married last September and now live together in a house we purchased together.
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30 May 2024 | 93 replies
Because he'll live in part of the MF he will get the profit associcated with that unit tax free up to $250K or $500K if married.
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26 May 2024 | 28 replies
Luckily, if you have lived in this home for at least two years, you can sell the property and use Section 121 to exempt up to $250K in capital gains (or $500K if you are married filing jointly).
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31 May 2024 | 187 replies
Then I got married had kids and started to enjoy my life.
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24 May 2024 | 12 replies
Nice couple looking to get married a few years after college making $65k ea, doing way above median income together.
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25 May 2024 | 9 replies
I am planning on being married in the next year and a half and my partner and I are currently saving up money so that we can start investing in real estate, we are targeting fall of next year to start and should be able to have $80,000-$85,000 to invest.
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22 May 2024 | 3 replies
You'll pay no tax on gains below $250k (single) or $500k (married) if you lived there for 2/5 previous years.