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I am currently looking into buying a rental property. However I will pursue the deal that makes the most sense and wanted to confirm I am on the right track in regards to my understanding of tax write offs. I plan on ...
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I am looking for some help to clarify the way that income reported on my taxes will affect my debt to income ratio? It is my goal to minimize my income as much as possible using legitimate expenses and depreciation e...
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I sold 2 properties at a loss in 2023, and one property for a small gain in 2023. When looking at my tax return from my CPA, the losses and gains show up on Form 4797 (Part I for the losses and the gain in Par...
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Hello everyone, my name is Kyle and I've recently decided to begin investing in real estate. After finding myself on BiggerPockets almost daily reading through posts, I've decided to join!Long-story short, I've create...
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Hey BP! First post and it’s great to meet you all. I would love some advice / perspective… I live in the East Bay Area here in CA, have a great W2 and good sales commissions, and want to start RE investing. I’ve been ...
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If mortgage interest rates rose to 9%, would average rents double?
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I had said in my earlier post that prices would continue to drop and some questioned me. Here is some recent data that supports my projection.
Bloomberg: Housing Prices...
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I keep reading about how there are so many benefits to being a landlord, because you can reduce your income taxes and such...
Can anyone please explain how it works? Like a basic overview? I have heard people talk ab...
Long story short I purchased a home in an overinflated environment for $500k. I got the 5% downpayment from a HELOC.The mortgage and hold cost is a lot for me (over $4k). I struggled with getting property manager sinc...
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I own 3 rental properties and am doing a1031 exchange on one. What closing costs can i deduct from this exchange? I want to keep accumulating carry over losses but am having trouble finding information about this.
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