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Hi, I live in San Diego and I am wanting to buy a multi-family home but every time I put it into the rental calculator every property has come out to a negative cash flow. I tried messing with the numbers to get it to...
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Good morning everyone! I want to start by saying thank you to this amazing community! I really hope we can get some advice on our tax situation.In 2020, we only had 1 rental at the time, but an investor in the area wa...
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Hi there,
I just got 2k from my tax return. Would it be smart to invest it in crowd funding? How does crowd funding work? When do you see your return?
Thanks!
Nate
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One of the things that I've done in the past is to pool my properties of small multi family along with other landlords to cut the cost of servicing them or improving them. I want to try to grow this group even larger...
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It's common sense not to put all your eggs in the same basket, but how do you apply that saying to real estate investment?
I.e. if you have to buy 5 properties which you intend to rent out:
- how many of them would ...
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Hi all,Last year I bought a 2/2 SFH in a suburb of LA (ventura county) fully intending to use it as a primary home. 30 year fixed @ 5.375%. Recent developments in my career lead me to have to move about 2 hours away. ...
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If you are truly a passive investor, I'd love to know what you wished you'd known before you'd started. I don't know what I don't know right, and I'd really appreciate the feedback, both for me as an investor who is ...
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I will be closing on the following two weeks.....the property inside needs work on the kitchen and bathrooms. I am looking for ideas for the outside, what would you do with this front?
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I started doing private lending in 2012 with my Solo 401K. I has been a steady source of income into the retirement account. My CPA states this actions falls under UBIT? I have been led to believe it is not and does n...
Is there a way to use investing in real estate to help offset someone's taxes? The scenario is a single member LLC filing as an S Corp. The tax burden is high, and I was wondering-if funding were not an issue-is there...