
20 January 2025 | 11 replies
@Will Almand A cost segregation (cost seg) study can accelerate depreciation on your properties, reducing taxable income by reclassifying components (e.g., appliances, HVAC) into shorter-lived categories.

18 February 2025 | 16 replies
In addition, there are many tax advantages to owning real estate that could off set your taxable income.

17 January 2025 | 9 replies
You’d also make all future capital gains at least partially taxable instead of tax exempt by converting your primary to a rental.

11 January 2025 | 9 replies
I'm going to reiterate what's already been mentioned above, but I'm going to actually give you examples of why it's relevant to you to find a U.S. tax professional.1 - You're going to need to file U.S. taxes once you have property down here, there's federal filings, state filings, and sometimes local filings too2 - Tons of tax treaties between the U.S. and Canada that are easy to miss and can cost you a lot of money (important one with rentals - effectively connected income - if the professional you talk to doesn't know what this is, run away)3 - The amount of days you spend in the U.S. needs to be tracked and if you go over a threshold, all of your worldwide income could be taxable by the U.S.4 - Selling real property means up to 15% of your sales proceeds might not be available to you for years (FIRPTA)5 - Lots of nuance at the state and local levels, which both want to take as much money from you as possibleMain takeaway here is that you should find a U.S. based tax person.

9 January 2025 | 32 replies
Essentially lower my taxable income by $117k?!

15 January 2025 | 13 replies
Quote from @Mani Sundaresan: If I’m financing a rehab project with a hard money loan, do I still need to issue 1099-NEC forms to my contractors—given that the funds come from a loan, which isn’t taxable income?

12 January 2025 | 13 replies
Transferring a property title later could be deemed a taxable gift if it exceeds the annual exclusion ($17,000 for 2024).

1 February 2025 | 30 replies
If you are close to retirement and are accredited, it's safe to assume that you'll likely have some decent, taxable income rolling in during retirement.

14 January 2025 | 18 replies
Quote from @Basit Siddiqi: I personally would not buy real estate with a retirement account.There are just too many headaches that are not worth the potential increased return.Some headaches when it comes to investing in real estate with a retirement account1) LTV values are less and harder to find lenders.2) Potential to sell or partially distibute the property if you have to do a RMD(Required Minimum Distribution)3) If you run out of cash and have to make a major repair, you may be out of luck and have to sell.4) Having to potentially worry about UBTI(Unrelated Business Taxable Income)I would personally invest in stocks/bonds/notes with a retirement account.I buy deals with cash and use a ROTH SDIRA so there are no RMD's.I buy at huge discounts to retail.

27 January 2025 | 14 replies
Taxable income will jump in 2026 and again in 2027 substantially.I don't follow the 50-100k mistake logic entirely (not to say it isn't the case).