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As I am preparing to make the leap into real estate and purchase my first property, I know I will want to house hack a multi-family property. I know going with smaller local lenders like local banks and credit unions ...
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My wife hates our CPA. We don't get much advice, he's disorganized, and the last straw was him sending out a group email to 200+ clients exposing everyone's contacts! That's like a 1998 internet mistake. I would never...
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Hello All, I have been doing some reading up on how to use 'excessive losses due to depreciation' and of course came across the Real Estate Professional Designation for tax purposes. This is realated to buy-n-hold ren...
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Real estate investing has its ups and downs, but nothing could have prepared me for my rental property catching fire on the 4th of July. My neighbor’s fireworks went rogue, setting my house ablaze and forcing my tenan...
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Good Morning Everyone,
I'm looking for general advice on preparing for the commercial loan application process.
Did you come prepared with a business plan, property analysis, past examples of rental experience, etc...
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Hi BP Community, As I'm preparing for my first itemized tax return, I'm realizing that I need more efficient methods to track expenses. Does anyone have any suggestions for apps or software that make tax preparation e...
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I own 1 rental property and was wondering if I need to go the cpa route. I have been doin my own taxes through turbo tax but this will be my first year with a rental. I bought the turbo tax for investment properties b...
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Because of Covid-19, for those who own rental property and have cash flow due to a low payment, how much are you preparing to leverage on your single family home investment to pull cash out and better prepare yourself...
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May go without saying but would like them to be experienced in real estate.
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It has been probably discussed before but I can't seem to find a good thread.
Since sellers like cash, I'm thinking of pooling my own and my friends' reserves and make cash offer. If accepted (and after closing), ca...