Steve Hungerford
Can I do a 1031 with the capital gains portion of the Sale......
Hello,I have a property with a lot of capital gains that I wanted to use some of the basis portion (basis plus the 250K exclusion) to buy a SFR. If so how do I do that ? Can I use the amount I believe is the capital g...
Karen Higgins
BEWARE of fraud by erentpayment.com
We are currently in the middle of a scam by erentpayment.com. They have taken money deposited by our tenants and have refused to pay us. They have been very limiting with information and turned their phones off and ...
Zach P.
FICA TAX Question (EMPLOYEE and EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE SIDE BUSINESS)
I'm hoping a tax expert can answer this question I have. In my current job, I make close to the fica cap which my employer pays both employer and my portion as the employee. I only contribute the matching 5% to my 401...
Michael L.
Opening the Kimono: My Out-of-State REI Experience
Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property. A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago. I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...
Account Closed
180 units in 12 months!
My partner, Account Closed and I have been on an incredible journey for the last 12 months! We started our real estate investing business about a year ago, with the goal of retiring from our W-2 jobs within 3 years. W...
Joel G.
If you had these resources...what would you do??
My wife and I want a different life...where we are not accountable to anyone but ourselves...who doesn't right?If you click on my bio you will see our basic background and goals...short...I promise. We are not beholde...
Joe Szymczyk
Lower taxes to the max when selling...depreciation
HelloLooking at personal house and rentals and depreciation...I havent sold yet....I have a few rentals that I have been holding....when it comes to sell...how are you guys lowering taxes to the max?On depreciation......
Steve S.
Where are the real investors? Any one know?... Bueller... Bueller
BiggerPockets for a long time was a great place where investors could meet and exchange information and work together. Over the past year I have noticed a trend of a lot more newbies coming in just looking for informa...
Max Ball
Opportunity Zones - Yay or Nay?
Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide.The progra...
Konrad R.
Is a 1031 exchange a good option?
I'm selling a property (land) and would like to defer taxes. I've been doing some research on 1031 and do not know if I even would qualify. One thing I have read is that the title must mirror one another (sale and new...