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4 February 2025 | 26 replies
Urged them to make a withdrawal and pay the tax penalty because this program, training, education will change their life.
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5 February 2025 | 38 replies
I believe the sponsor still is on social media going about their day to day My Guess Chris is after all the blustering and threatening this calmed down and if litigation has started its in Ca so we can check back in about 18 months to 24 months from now to see what if anything happens..
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31 January 2025 | 0 replies
Imagine making millions of dollars over the course of your career and then having to pay 30-50% every year to uncle sam instead of compounding that cash over time.This is exactly what real estate professionals have learned to mitigate.To reduce their taxable income, they just buy a building every year, do a cost seg, and use depreciation to reduce their tax liability dramatically.Their personal wealth snowball grows much larger and much faster than their W2 counterparts who give most of their money back to the government each year.Following this strategy as a real estate professional is one of best ways to end up with a much larger net worth at the end of your career.
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19 January 2025 | 147 replies
I left the government after 30+ years to join my brother in Jan 2022.
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7 February 2025 | 1 reply
I specialize in small multifamily properties and house hacking working alongside BiggerPockets podcast guest Andrew Freed to help investors find high-performing deals in Central MA.My Background: - Started in late 2019 I utilized an FHA loan to get my first 3 family property in Fitchburg, spent about a year fixing it up and soon after I refinanced.
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31 January 2025 | 2 replies
So, if she bought the bitcoin for $1 million and is now using it to close on a $10 million property, that is a $9 million gain that needs to be accounted for in her income tax.
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16 January 2025 | 7 replies
@David R Pustelnik recommend you first focus on raising the rent for the first time in 10 years.By the way, how much have your property taxes and home insurance gone up since this tenant moved in?
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4 February 2025 | 7 replies
Wherever you took your broker's class you should have ample study materials.If you are talking about your real estate agent's license in NJ (that is not a broker's license), you need to take the initial class at an accredited agency and they will give you all of the materials after you finish the 75 hours for the test.
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3 January 2025 | 12 replies
We both work in finance, so we’re pretty comfortable running the numbers.Our combined W2 income is ~$350K, and I work remotely with a very flexible schedule.We’ve saved over $200K across various assets (stocks, crypto, cash), and we live frugally, saving around $100K a year after taxes.
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10 February 2025 | 2 replies
The seller may not want to do this, as many of these guys are benefiting from the tax deferral which comes with NOT moving title over.