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I have been around Real Estate since 10 years old and over 9 years I haven't garnered a lot of knowledge, but the one thing I have realized is Real Estate Investing is basically simple as this. Buy a house, rent out t...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $134
Cash invested: $35
Sale price: $240
This was a fix & flip. I renovated a brick ranch. Sold it within...
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I will be a first time homebuyer this year. I am wondering if anyone has ever leveraged the 3% down payment as a way to partner with an investor. I would still occupy the residence as my primary, but I would operate t...
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Hi All,
I am set to close on my third property later this week (all this year) and want to make sure I'm organizing all paperwork for tax write-off purposes. What "up front" costs can I write off? Appraisal, inspec...
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I have a property that is in the opportunity zone that is mortgaged that is under my personal name. Is there any way to structure it so that I can have it invested via a opportunity zone fund while still having a mort...
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I recently acquired 2 long term rentals, looking at a third, would need hard money for down, any trusted sources in the area recommend?
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Has anyone done a reverse 1031 exchange, esp in CA? Do you have any advice for someone who intends to complete this type of exchange and a company that would do this? It's hard to buy homes in the bay area, so that's...
Yippy made some money in my first year flipping...now time to figure out my taxes. I'll preface by saying I'm a CPA but don't let that fool you as I was just a former auditor with probably no more expertise in taxati...
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Maayong adlaw! Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum. In fact, this is my first time to join a forum on real estate. I just started on this business a few months back. I am an Architect by profession, thus I don't conside...
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I will try to keep this short and to the point. We sold a property and hired a QI to handle the 1031 exchange. Our Replacement Identification did not include a percentage ownership (it was/is assumed at 100%) and by t...