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19 April 2024 | 3 replies
This encompasses eleven authorized activities within the real estate sector, including development, construction, leasing, and brokerage.750 Hours Test: In addition to meeting the 50% test, individuals seeking Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) must surpass 750 personal service hours materially engaged in one of the specified real property trades or businesses.Understanding Material Participation:Material Participation: Only hours deemed material to the operation of a real estate business are counted towards qualification.
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20 April 2024 | 9 replies
But it comes down to if you want to personally get down and dirty to learn the work or if you want to delegate to a third party.
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19 April 2024 | 0 replies
The second branch of the site will be a platform to create a personal web page that will hold all of the agent's social media link (kind of like linktree).
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19 April 2024 | 3 replies
Personally, if you have to wait 3 months anyways, it seems like a good idea to take on a project that takes 3 months to maximize returns.
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19 April 2024 | 4 replies
House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.
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19 April 2024 | 5 replies
DTIs do not apply, not tax return / personal income eval
18 April 2024 | 8 replies
Current CPA says you can form an LLC and take any losses as a K1 loss on your personal taxes.
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19 April 2024 | 13 replies
Personally, I'd like to see the return of more streamlined processes with the lenders (at least more so than they are now!).
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19 April 2024 | 6 replies
For materials and/or services for any of my investment properties where the contractor/person does not give me a receipt, I do one of two things:1).
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19 April 2024 | 2 replies
Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.