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2 February 2025 | 7 replies
A lot of forum members are experts in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold investing, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.There are some pretty nice discounts on many products and services offered as Perks to BP members that you might want to check out: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, the Bigger Pockets blog features links to their fantastic podcast and many great articles: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.
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5 February 2025 | 56 replies
A good PM can assist with initial analysis and either help you buy or knows someone who can help you buy.
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8 February 2025 | 13 replies
Creative financing options like seller financing or assuming a low-interest FHA loan can also help you secure better terms.
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12 February 2025 | 179 replies
Im here to help and continue to assist.
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12 January 2025 | 54 replies
That rental income helped us significantly offset our mortgage payment.
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30 January 2025 | 10 replies
This helped my Debt to income a ton and I was able to close on the deal.
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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
Software will do the rest and help you keep it straight.
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11 February 2025 | 8 replies
But here are ways to reduce capital gains taxes:Deduct expenses (renovation, selling costs) in 2024 to offset gains.Hold for 1+ year to qualify for lower long-term capital gains tax rates.Invest in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) to defer taxes.Use tax-loss harvesting to offset gains with investment losses.Pushing 2024 deductions to 2025 won’t help much with 2024 capital gains.
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10 February 2025 | 17 replies
., I'm so glad to hear that our booked helped you take action!
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6 February 2025 | 4 replies
It really helped us get a better interest rate on the property and typically allowed us to put 10-20% down since we were buying the home to be our primary residence.