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I'm looking at purchasing an owner-occ SFR for myself for first time in decades and am no longer a W-2. Multi-family DSCR's were much easier to obtain, I'm recognizing. I'm off from meeting the DTI ratio by a ways, a...
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Hey guys,
I have a two part question
1. Is passive income not taxed because it isn't earned income??? Or why is it tax free?
2. If you have a rental that is producing passive income. And you sell it, do you owe tax...
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We spoke to our accountant and he related that we will not be able to take advantage of depreciation for my LTR because the combined pensions are over 125k.
How can I “minimize”my income? I only have one LTR.
I have a 31k HELOC @ 4.75% on a rental. No cost to me. Cash-Out-Refi is 7k closing cost for only 17k. Don't want to bother.My plan is to use the HELOC as 20% down for a Conventional Investor Loan to acquire my 3rd ren...
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Just curious if anyone has any experience digging out crawl spaces to make livable basement space? I have a house in a nicer area of Cincinnati (Wyoming), I got it for $240k, houses nearby are selling in the upper $3...
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Hi all. I’m a prospective buyer located in Chicago looking to purchase a 2/1 condo and rent out the second room to a friend. I’ll be able to put 10% down on a roughly $350,000 unit, and will be using this opportunity ...
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So, we bought a distressed home and rehabbed it, now about to rent. I understand the purchase and rehab cost have to be capitalized and minus land value, depreciated over 27.5 years.My question is one of the assignme...
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I'm looking at a cabin that I think would make a great STR. What are some ways investors are getting comfortable with the average monthly income (e.g. nightly rent and vacancy) in an area?
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Apologies if this question has already been answered elsewhere in the forum (probably has just can't find it). Does anyone know what qualifies a room as a "bedroom" in Maryland and more specifically Baltimore City? ...
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Can you buy a house in another state and stay in your family's house for the time being (until after you qualify for a mortgage)? I am asking this because I do not have a job lined up in Texas (where I am planning to ...