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Jason Burkart Gift money for family or buy a rental for family?
27 January 2025 | 9 replies
You still claim the income as miscellaneous income and deduct property taxes and mortgage interest (subject to SALT and other high mortgage limitations) on your Schedule A, but that's it.2. 
Joseph Mena Multi family loan
4 February 2025 | 11 replies
A debt service loan would be a good option if your DTI is high, you want to close in an LLC, you're self-employed or have low income on paper, or you don't have a stable 2-year work history.
Max Briggs Trans union smartmove
4 February 2025 | 4 replies
One of my applicants showed up with little credit but no defaults, no evictions, and only traffic violations and verified income high enough to cover well over 3 times the rent and I accepted the tenant despite there being some signs.He paid the rent in time for the most part until a few weeks ago when he stopped and I could not get ahold of him.
Melanie Baldridge Being RE PRO is worth it.
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.
Helena Lee Has anyone ever experienced buying a house with full bitcoin?
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.
Angelica Byrne New to this platform. Need advice with Airbnb Arbitrage
5 February 2025 | 15 replies
Marketing ; the same and the ideas keep coming and coming My thinking is that you need more income and a sellable skill. 
Michael Klick 2025 and Looking to Invest in Real Estate
4 February 2025 | 12 replies
It gives you access to funds at a relatively low interest rate, and you can repay it as the rental generates income.
Summer Shelton Income from property considered when applying for loan as primary residence
11 January 2025 | 8 replies
Typically 75% of rental income can be applied towards your DTI for qualification. 
Brad Tull First time rental
26 February 2025 | 14 replies
i'm just making numbers up, but if your rent on a property is $1000 and your all-in cost is $1500, and you're negative $500 a month forever, that doesn't make sense, even if you can afford to cover the $500 with cash from another income source.i also agree with not using up all your cash, but that just means you might need to wait and save up more cash. 
Aaron Price Accidental Investor joining BP
17 January 2025 | 3 replies
We would like to learn about how we should have went about it so that we can purchase more properties, minimize mistakes, and reduce our reliance on corporate life.