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Hi everybody,I am a new investor planning to buy my first home (duplex) in Philadelphia to househack it. It would be my home base, but I plan to travel 6-9 months out of the year, meaning my unit would be collecting d...
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In Houston, Texas sale price for every house in market is about 30% over the appraisal value. Is it still good idea to buy rental property? and If it is should you estimate that the house future value will be raised b...
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San Antonio has been one of the cities with the largest increase in short-term rentals in recent years. Given this, the city of San Antonio has changed their short-term rental rules and regulations. Below you can find...
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How many STR do you have and what have you learned in your journey? What has your experience been like?
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https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2019/07/city-finds-almost-7000-unregistered-str-sites-with-enforcement-on-the-way/I believe this is a trend that will continue throughout the country. Too much tax money is being...
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I'm in a situation where I would actually prefer to turn my crowdfunding investments (over $300k of investments across 45 deals) into a trade or business and report it on Schedule C and opt into paying social security...
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I'm selling an investment property for $915,000, commission is $35,000. My original purchase price was $550,000, and I've depreciated about $50,000. I financed it 100%, and have been paying interest only, so I still o...
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My wife and I self manage our California rental property but spend no where near 750 hours per year doing so. We are W2 earners with over $200k combined income. Since we don't meet the tax law criteria for "Real Esta...
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Hello, we are working to develop a commercial property and are consulting with a CPA to assist with our taxes. We've spent over $100k in development costs so far (architecture, engineering, permitting, legal fees to s...
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Can you "flip" an income property that you don't live in and avoid capital gains? I'm talking about holding a property for the 2 year period that is supposed to make you exempt. :tongue: