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Ashan D Does international real estate lose US tax benefits?
15 July 2008 | 1 reply

Hi all,

A big advantage of real estate is that it can be a large tax writeoff. The "depeciation" and mortgage writeoffs can save quite a bit.

I plan on living abroad so US real estate won't be an option for me for ...

Bette Hochberger Achieving Real Estate Professional Status for Tax Benefits
4 December 2023 | 0 replies

Achieving Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) can allow investors to deduct rental real estate losses against other income, potentially providing substantial tax savings.Key Points:
Qualification Criteria: REPS re...

Russell Roberts Question about tax benefits of "Real Estate Professional"
18 October 2020 | 2 replies

Can unused passive losses carried forward from prior tax years be used against active income in the current tax year, if the taxpayer has qualified per IRS rules to become a "Real Estate Professional" in the current t...

Jonathan Buckelew Benefits of getting my real estate brokers license
9 December 2020 | 8 replies

Hey everyone- do I saw a post earlier this week asking about any negative aspects to getting one’s RE license. One that stood out was the liability component. For example, being a licensed RE broker, you have to alway...

Effram Barrett How does the real estate tax benefit work?
8 April 2017 | 2 replies

Now this is technically a legal question but I'm sure investors would know. How does the tax benefits work on real estate? For example , say I net $8,000 from a wholesale deal, do I put that 8 grand into an account an...

Joe Duffy Replacing office job benefits with real estate investing
17 January 2020 | 3 replies

My wife would like to leave an office job with great benefits. I am currently a full time agent(no benefits). We are looking to start a real estate investing company with her as the admin manager as she excels at that...

Gary Barella Opening trading account. Business? Or personal?
30 April 2019 | 3 replies

I have my LLC for flipping homes but I’m going to start trading stocks… Should I keep that in my personal name or should I have a LLC for that and then create a holding company that holds my real estate LLC and tradin...

Earl White Mass Editing Letters
27 November 2013 | 3 replies

Hello BiggerPockets Community,

I recently launched a direct mail marketing campaign, and am sending out 30+ letters per week.

I have had a strong response rate, but it is time-consuming to tailor each letter (pers...

Michael Leeson Starting Rehab Company with Partners
22 October 2020 | 2 replies

I’m considering starting a rehab company with a few fellow investors/agents. We have a contractor lined up we would pay a salary. He would work on our investment projects and client listings. I’m looking for insight ...

Anthony Cole Should I become a licensed general contractor for our property
8 March 2022 | 4 replies

I currently own 3 homes with a variety of construction goals. I've gained a ton of hands on skills over the course of the last 4 years owning these properties and considering applying to become my own GC for upcoming ...