Kegan Scholl
Best market for first house hack to cash flow? FL, TX, AZ, UT, other?
20 January 2025 | 6 replies
Tampa can work, but yes, taxes and insurance are higher and might keep cash flow tight.
Kieran Dowling
Refinacing a duplex
20 January 2025 | 5 replies
No personal income or tax returns are required.
Dylan Webb
Metal roof duplex & garage
31 January 2025 | 0 replies
On market, $6,000 over ask offer and waived inspections due to the pristine condition of the building and garage.
Devin James
Unnecessary Limits on Housing Development
31 January 2025 | 7 replies
Quote from @Devin James: In one of our development projects, the City staff asked us to remove 40 units from our concept plan.This wasn’t requested by the City Commission at a formal hearing, it was the opinion of the staff.Our original concept already proposed fewer units than the current zoning would have allowed.Here’s what erasing 40 units means:- 40 fewer homes for buyers- Over $1M in lost profit for our team- Fewer tax dollars and impact fees that could’ve benefited the City’s infrastructure & servicesWe gotta get betterEveryone wants more affordable housing, but not everyone wants to do what it takes to achieve it we never listen to the recommending bodies. we move for city approvals and work closely. the other thing we do is keep going back to the same groups over and over and over and over every month on the same agenda and make very small reductions like 2% or 4% and that reduces and beats them down eventually they accept what you want. it's just before beating a dead horse. we keep tabling until they give us something we all agree on then we go to vote. in our city in columbus we have to get recommendations but that's our strategy. we used to come out as aggressive as possible. we typically study developments in the area and keep it very similar in terms of density. we have a track record of very controversial projects and litigation and not taking no as an answer. after a year of that haha I can tell you it's not worth it. now we are more relationship based and buying the right kinds of plots of land. if the numbers don't work on the front end don't do the development.
Nate Pucel
How do you determine depreciation basis on a renovated rental?
3 January 2025 | 5 replies
You must exclude the land value, typically allocated based on property tax assessments or an appraisal, as land is non-depreciable.
Andrew Slezak
Opportunity zone investing
17 January 2025 | 2 replies
@Andrew Slezak Opportunity Zone (OZ) investing allows you to defer capital gains taxes (e.g., from crypto) by reinvesting the gains into a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) within 180 days.
Michael Deering
Buying Rentals in Japan
25 January 2025 | 15 replies
I'd also add to that that you are paying a 20% withholding tax on gross rental income.
Samuel Kim
Real estate professional status 750 hours doable?
31 January 2025 | 27 replies
And of course we're in agreement on consulting a tax pro.
Jim Stanley
Worth it to use insurance for a repair.
23 January 2025 | 9 replies
If it was due to a natural disaster they cannot raise your rates.
Bruce D. Kowal
Being clever when dealing with IRS and State at the same time
17 January 2025 | 1 reply
And must be pretty significant unreported income if it would have caused $45k in state tax liability.You advised your client to wait past the expiration of state statute.