James Bartlett
Title in my name, but owner still pays insurance and taxes?
Currently working on a selling financing deal. Primarily, I manage STR’s for other owners. One of the buildings I manage, the owner and I are figuring out terms. I want insurance, taxes, and utilities to stay in the ...
Zachary Kissel
CPA Recommendations - Overland Park, KS
Over the last 5 or so years, my wife and I have been utilizing the same CPA to help with our tax preparation and tax guidance for our 7 rental properties we own. We have been less than impressed but continued to util...
Gilda Sanne
Rental Property Tax Deductions first year in service.
I purchased a mobile home out of state a couple years ago and decided in 2023 to remodel and get ready to rent. I rented it on December 1, 2023. Can I deduct any expenses incurred throughout the entire year 2023 for t...
Deanna Hubert
Subdividing Property sell lots or keep and build duplexes
Should i try to sell the property prior to putting the infrastructure in or pay to have the infrastructure put in, then hire a contractor to build the duplexes to either sell or keep for rental income?
Steven Nguyen
Estate Planning and Estate Taxes
With the current TCJA the estate tax exemption is 11.18 million (single) and 22.26 million (married). Any estate in excess of these thresholds are taxed at 40% in CA. For example, if you are worth 20 million as a si...
Logan M.
Software, Scaling and your Organizational Chart
As I have been acquiring more real estate I have had to figure out how to scale the business utilizing Software and people. My systems are not perfect but I am consistently looking for ways to improve. This is my gene...
Andre Lewis
Should landlord or renter cover utilities?
Hoping to get some thoughts on landlord vs. renter paying utilities. I plan on not including utilities in rent, but want to get different perspectives on the topic. Thanks!
Julio Gonzalez
Don't Overlook These 5 Tax Incentives!
Real estate investing can be very complex and while there are many things for investors to keep track of and pay attention to, make sure you aren’t overlooking these 5 tax incentives! You could be missing out on tax c...
Brian Ortins
Solar Power on investment properties
Has anyone looked into installing solar power into investment properties? Is it possible to sell excess power to utility company and generate additional income?
Julio Gonzalez
Understanding When to Use Bonus Depreciation and/or 1031 Exchanges
They always say that there are only two things that are certain in life - death and taxes. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t strategic ways to lessen or defer your taxes! As a real estate investor, it’s cru...