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Hello all. Even though I am not new to being an home owner I am new to real estate investing. I currently own 2 homes in Bay Area California for 10+ years and sitting on $1 million in equity. First home I purchased ...
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While I greatly respect accountants, I want someone to explain why they're worth the fee for 90% of buy and hold investors. This year my refund was $3,800. My total tax prep fee was approx $4,200 (not unusual if you a...
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I have a personal mortgage for my rental but it’s owned by LLC so rents goes to business account. How do I pay personal mortgage using those rents? I read the below approach online and wanted to see if this is correct...
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Can anybody share how they are investing passively? Do you invest with a syndication or buy the property yourself and put a property manager in place?
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I'm trying to push this deal through. The potential upside is enormous. The short term is challenging. What are your thoughts?Asking price: $127,000Triplex, fully rented, owner occupiedMain floor (and full basement): ...
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Tried to delete the duplicate. Rich
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Im looking to make my first commercial purchase a fast food restaurant with a new 20 year lease term at $1,575,000 and a 5.75% cap rate so around $90,000 of annual rent. I have a decent income tax wise $180,000 or so,...
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Hello,I'm about to close escrow on a situation where I plan on creating a seller carry back note and then immediately selling the note after closing. I would appreciate feedback and opinions on if this was smart or a ...
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The 800k have all been cashed out from stocks and are all short term gains. Should I buy several multi family houses in this economy that might experience a recession, and cost segregate it to lower my taxes? Or shoul...
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Hi,I will be completing multiple 1031 exchanges over the next 24 mths ( starting in June of 2024 ) and I am primarily interested in passive real estate investments as I am easing into retirement.I have a 30 plus year ...