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Looking for some advice on finishing my 2020 tax return.
Here is the situation:
In 2020 I became a realtor and also acquired an investment property. 2 different activities that need to be reflected on my tax retur...
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This is my first attempt at a lease to share agreement. I was wondering if any of you had any suggestions as far as wording or additions to this lease? also wondering about the rules, I guess as a whole, what do you t...
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I see plenty of Airbnb listings in Jacksonville, but little information on short term rental regulations for the city. Are there regulations (hotel tax?) governing these short term rentals, or any special hoops to jum...
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In January I will have about $35,000 freed up to invest. I am a retired government worker with a pension and I have ZERO real estate experience, other than my own home. The government pension means I need a second so...
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I have many different opinions on the mgmt of property in your SDI.
I have been told the IRS does not allow you to be an on-hands mgr. If a small property (condo, SF, ) it does not pay if you have to hire a mgr. Any ...
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Just read an interesting article in the Washington Post about a home loan program that rolled out a couple weeks ago for low to moderate income home buyers. If there are any lenders out there spearheading this, please...
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Greetings all;
Just making sure I haven't missed something. I'm in CA and I occasionally have a housemate (renting a bedroom w/ full house privileges in my home; single person only). When they move out, and do not ...
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The stats don't lie:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/stats
Rich Weese has managed to overtake Will Barnard to become number 1 in the BP site influence score!!!
But how long will that last?
Have fun and offer up your r...
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As I understand it, 1099s are required for anyone I pay $600 or more during the year for my rental property investing. I have a few questions about the exceptions though.
1. Do 1099s have to be sent to cities or coun...
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I closed on my first pure rental property, a two-family home, back in June and unexpectedly had both tenants move out by the end of July. So with some remodeling to do and needing new tenants I decided to hire a prope...