I just bought my first home property last year, so i'm very new to the real estate world. I've done some hard money loans which have been great and yield around 8-10% interest. I've been toying with the idea of gettin...
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Maximizing your available tax incentives is a big part of profitable real estate investing. Real Estate investors have a lot of options when it comes to tax incentives and tax strategies. Here are the top 20 that my c...
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Had some principal loss for the investments made through (now defunct) Patch of Land. Any ideas on whether I can report this on my tax return to reduce tax liability? If yes how/where? I use Turbotax. I spoke with one...
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Has anyone dealt with PenFed FCU in regards to a line of credit on an investment property? They just denied me because they said my properties are showing a loss on my tax return and can’t use my rental income to off ...
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I am looking for some clarity on the REP status. My main source of income is a full time W-2 job with a custom home building company (S-Corp). I am part owner of this company. I also have multiple investments as an LP...
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Wondering if anyone has words of wisdom for me regarding lowering my DTI ratio for the sake of future financing. I've always worked under the following givens:-I try to leverage as much/best as possible, therefore hav...
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What’s up BP!!! Have a question about the $25,000 offset I’m hoping someone could answer for me. To be clear I’m referring to the up to $25,000 in passive losses that the IRS allows you to offset your earned income by...
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What’s the difference when it comes to taxes? What can you write off as a “Professional” that you can’t as a Non Professional. I’m referring to the IRS terms for investors and the differentiations.
I am a newbie passive investor and trying to understand tax implications of selling a rental property which has passive suspended losses. I don't have a primary residence (i myself live is an apartment), and recently ...
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Hello all, We are in the Oklahoma City market (and some surrounding markets) and we are currently sitting on 4 renovated/listed properties. We have never had to hold properties as long as we are now. The problem we fa...