Alexandre Boustany
Digitizing a Small Real Estate Business
12 December 2024 | 2 replies
Scanning and Digitizing Physical DocumentsAbility to easily scan all physical documentation (previous data and present data)6.
Dan Keefe
Inconsistent rent data in Biddeford
19 December 2024 | 10 replies
Quote from @Dan Keefe: Hello everyone,I’m a traveling physical therapist but grew up in Maine and am looking to purchase multi families in Biddeford using an FHA and subsequently to house hack in.My question to the Southern Maine community is in regards to the rent data in Biddeford and Saco.
Annie Anson
How to meet material participation hours for out of state investors
20 December 2024 | 13 replies
For instance, said property manager manages maintenance issues, problems that arise during bookings, basically anything that needs a physical person at the property, while I manage the rest?
Gustavo Delgado
why should we still invest in real estate?
4 December 2024 | 24 replies
Some real estate, some stocks, some bonds, some more of what you like, less of what you don't, commodities, art, there are so many options.
Trevor Davis
The city is claiming my 4 unit is really a 3 unit. What should I do?
19 December 2024 | 4 replies
If you can find a precedent, that could bolster your argument significantly.Lean on the Physical Details: Four mailboxes, four sewer lines-those are big indicators that the property has been treated as a four-unit for some time.
Melanie Baldridge
My opinion: 401K VS RE
9 December 2024 | 3 replies
A physical property that has real-world use and value vs. holding stocks and bonds5.
Lee Miller
SFH to Duplex conversion in Chattanooga
9 December 2024 | 6 replies
I see some larger single family homes in areas that appear to be zoned R2 that, at least from a physical perspective, seem like they could work for this.
Melanie Baldridge
Bonus depreciation ?
16 December 2024 | 0 replies
Bonus depreciation is just a special part of the US tax code.It allows you to take accelerated depreciation on portions of your property depending on when an asset is put into service.At the time of this writing, you can write off a huge portion (60% in 2024) of many qualified components that have a useful lifespan of 15 years or less.That means a certain percentage of things like landscaping, sidewalks, latches, appliances, fences, certain flooring, etc is depreciable in year 1.The bonus depreciation rate percentage changes yearly depending on the administration and the tax code.For years 2015 through 2017 first-year depreciation for all the items on a 15-year schedule or less was set to 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019 and then 0% in 2020.But then Trump got elected, and he enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.That moved the bonus depreciation percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022.In 2023 it went down to 80% and it’s currently at 60%.Depending on who gets elected again, 100% may be back on the table.Only time will tell.We know that the US government wants to incentivize more development and ownership of RE.They want Americans to continue to build and maintain our physical world.That’s why real estate is one of the most tax-advantaged assets in the US.Depreciation and bonus depreciation for RE are very positive and will likely continue in the years ahead.
Angelo Llamas
Taxes on a new rental
19 December 2024 | 4 replies
Digitize physical receipts for easy storage and use a consistent naming convention for easy sorting - 2024.03.25 Home Depot.- Maintain proper records, such as contracts, settlement statements, and promissory notes.- Additionally, you can track income and expenses consistently using software or spreadsheets.If you track everything, you could show a loss and use that to offset other earned income (such as a W2) which will net you a bigger refund.
Margaret Lewis
Tax Deeds in Texas
17 December 2024 | 5 replies
I look for liens that will be removed or that may stay, ownership history, platting, zoning, exit strategies, cost & profit analyses, and above all else; I physically look over the property.