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On this forum ive noticed a good chunk of people have w2 income who are investing for the first time or becoming seasoned investors almost ready to give up their w2 job.It seems like it is easier to get started in the...
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Private real estate offers many benefits to individual investors, such as high returns, portfolio diversification and tax efficiency. Institutional investors have long understood the merits of this asset class, and re...
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Just finished reading Set For Life. 401k's let your wealth compound tax free but if you're in a higher tax bracket later in life, you're differing your tax bill to a higher tax bracket.
I also want to accelerate my a...
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Lived in it from2013 to 2015, then rented it out until 2018 at which point I moved back in for 2 years. Total time rented, about 4 years, total time lived in, about 4 years.Bought 145K plus 5K closing costs, sold 416K...
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Below is a question I have asked my accountant, but haven't really been able to get an answer that I can comprehend. Generally I am trying to understand whether it makes sense to capture renovation costs at the sale ...
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Hi all,
I'm looking to add my third SFR to my portfolio. I'm looking for some help in my analysis to make sure it's a good deal:
Asking price: $85,000 (paying cash - may refi later to buy more properties)
Taxes (201...
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What do you think of this deal? 12 unit, nice nhood, 75000 mo rents, 24,000 NOI, sale price $350K. Expenses are high; I can save $10K by handling property mgmt myself, which I do. Would value your input. Seems like a ...
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We are thinking of moving to South Carolina (east coast side) and we are looking for information on the rental market. We live in PA now, rentals and the laws are fairly favorable to the landlord. Does anyone have...
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So I rented out my condo last July and I'm starting to look over my tax documents in preparation for filing. I've done a lot of research over the past couple days but to my understanding since I make less than 100...
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Hello, I have an old IRA from a company I worked for years ago. There is about 40k in the account. I don't contribute to it so it just kinda sits there. I'm 38 yrs old and will be purchasing my first brrrr this year a...