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Rayman Shakuri Investment Ideas - Investing into something monthly
4 May 2015 | 14 replies

Hello,Where would you guys invest $500 a month into? I was thinking of getting me a whole life insurance policy that builds cash value, but then i was thinking if i should put that money into a ROTH IRA?I would love s...

Sean MacDonald Fix and Flip vs. Rental Properties.Which Investment Strategy Delivers Better Returns?
1 October 2024 | 7 replies

Hey BP community!
I’ve been working with a lot of investors who are split between going the fix-and-flip route or holding properties for rental income. Each strategy seems to have its pros and cons, and I’m curious w...

Chris Mahoo Long term rental when you are not full time real estate professional
22 January 2025 | 10 replies

Hello community,I have researching on benefits of long-term rental, and a bit stuck on requirements to be full time real estate professional (the 700 hours) if one has to be able to take tax advantages. If I cannot ge...

Persephanie A. Turning primary residence to short term rental - Military move abroad
30 January 2024 | 7 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets Forum!
My husband is active duty military. We're both Florida residents and bought our single-family primary residence in 2021 in San Diego, CA with a VA loan. We're scheduled to move to Japan fo...

Tony Lin How is depreciation calculated as a passive investor?
23 August 2019 | 10 replies

I've read a lot about how depreciation helps when you own a small apartment complex. How does depreciation work when you are a passive investor in a syndication? Do passive investor get the benefit of yearly depreciat...

John Pak New member from Fairfax, VA
23 March 2015 | 9 replies

Hello, my wife and I are about 10 years from retirement from our full-time jobs.  Our real estate goal is buy-and-hold rentals to provide partial income replacement upon retirement.We currently live in a SFH with good...

Lewis C. 3 rental properties - Time to form LLC? OK to use Legal Zoom?
30 April 2015 | 27 replies

Hi Folks, My business partner and I now have 3 rental properties in both of our names. We have read on numerous occasions that the best thing to do is form an LLC together and transfer the properties into it to mitiga...

Adam Hans Convert primary residence to rental
5 January 2022 | 2 replies

Hello all,I bought a house for $300k and lived there for 4 years. During the time, I bought about $5k for tools and materials (with receipts) and upgraded the house myself (that would cost $20k if hiring contractor). ...

Max Briggs Tax Advantages in real estate
9 November 2017 | 28 replies

I hear people often say that real estate is treated more advantageously from a tax perspective than other businesses.  I frequently hear people say something along the lines of "I get 15% rate of return, and that's no...

Andrew DeWeerd OPPORTUNITY ZONE TAX HACK - FLIPPING
5 August 2020 | 14 replies

I'm almost done with my FIRST FLIP in Sarasota, FL (and projected to make $20k net profit!), and was just presented with a great BRRRR deal in an opportunity zone in Bradenton, which got me to looking further into the...