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Alex Briel Intersection of FI and REI: What is Enough
15 December 2021 | 1 reply

Hey BP!I finished reading Your Money or Your Life a couple months back. Of all the concepts in that book the one that really got me was "enough". As I've been diving more into REI, the one question I've put in the dri...

Jennifer Cropper Signed proposal but don't need everything done we thought
21 September 2022 | 2 replies

So I accepted and signed a proposal from a contractor to lay plywood, new baseboards and install floating floors with provision that we would demo the existing floor which was slate and pergo.
Where the slate was pl...

Steven McPherson How do I find the value of vacant single family lots
6 June 2016 | 2 replies

I've got a buyer wanting to find some vacant lots in my area to build on.  I'm planning to treat this like a wholesale transaction so that I get paid a finders fee.  In valuing the vacant lot, do I use comps the same ...

Ian Alli Establishing Rental Cost Basis
26 April 2016 | 2 replies

I purchased a home in September 2003. I lived in this home until May 2015, which from this point forward, the home was converted to a rental/service property. 2015 will be my first year filing taxes with having this r...

Royce J. BRRR Tax Strategy
8 May 2016 | 5 replies

Hello
What is the best BRRR tax strategy? What is allowed?

I purchased a 4 unit apartment building for $140K, I paid $14K to the whole seller, and rehab cost was $34K. Then I refinanced $180K.

Can I depreciate $1...

Andy Grimes Correct cost basis for depreciation
29 March 2016 | 2 replies

I bought a SFR in 2014. I depreciated it, but in doing my taxes this year with different software, I realized I made a mistake. I didn't subtract the land value out of my purchase price for my basis. I also started de...

Tony Hightower Keep deposit on damaged linoleum?
4 January 2020 | 3 replies

Would you keep all of a deposit based on damaged linoleum? It will cost the deposit to get it replaced.It might sound like a silly question, but are there damages you just let go?There is also a missing smoke detecto...

Michael Bertsch causualty loss on rental property
1 January 2018 | 3 replies

Let’s say the roof on your rental property gets damaged from a storm and you claim a casualty loss. At the end of the year, you have a net operating loss after depreciation and operating expenses. Can the causality lo...

Timothy VanMeter Should I sell my home or rent it out?
9 August 2021 | 1 reply

I currently own a 3 bdr 1.5 bath home in the suburbs. It's close to all the major things within our city and is in a safe neighborhood. It was built in 1980 but over the last 5 years I've replaced everything (roof, fu...

Michael Doucette House Flipping Tax Question
27 September 2020 | 3 replies

Hi everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets and had a quick question. I was wondering if we use a personal loan to purchase a cheap foreclosure and use that to purchase the property as well as use it for the cost of repai...