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I've been trying to figure out how to become a legit investor again in my own market outside of the most common ways (big banks, traditional loans, etc.) and have been reading and listening (for quite some time now) t...
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Well, not entirely, but you can shield more of it.
I'm going to use a very round and specific example to demonstrate this concept. Check my understanding of the tax law on this.
Let's say you make X a year. You ...
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Hi,
I am trying to fully understand taxation of rental properties before I make my first purchase. The scenario I'm looking at is a buy-and-hold strategy (100% cash) that would generate a moderate amount of income (...
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Account Closed and I bought our first investment property (not a BRRRR) in early 2018. We are both have full-time jobs as CPAs.
What have we done:
We just completed our 10th BRRRR in Atlanta and have 17 properties ...
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In real estate investing "OPM" is thrown around so much like it's just some magical thing. You just wish for it, and it shows up on your lap. It just doesn't magically appear. Yet in everything, it gets tossed around ...
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I had a question that my QI couldn't really answer. Before I bug my poor CPA again, I'm wondering about the collective consensus of this group. How long do I need to keep a newly purchased property that I exchange in ...
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Hello all, I am new in the REI game. Looking for a passive way to start earning additional income as an accredited investor.I Have heard great things about dave van horn and PPR. Does anyone has recent experience in...
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Sold the condo earlier this year and facing couple K's in capital gain tax since it was a rental for last five years. While I guess I should be happy to face that problem but still would be nice to be able to reduce t...
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The way an investment or entity is owned and funded is referred to as its capital structure, or “cap stack” for short. One might ask, “how is this investment capitalized?”.
Broadly speaking, the capital stack consist...
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Here is the situation, we identified 3 properties for our 1031 with the idea of buying two and having a back up. We ended up buying one house to turn into a vacation rental and the two other options were one- a stand ...