I am considering working with a property developer in NJ to buy land, build a duplex/triplex and sell it (6-9 month time horizon).  Is there any creative way to avoid/reduce capital gains tax on the sale ? From what I...

Hello!TL:DR What income do loan officers look at? Total, Adjusted Gross, or Taxable Income?More in-depth: Should I file as sole-proprietor and reduce my tax liability by reducing my adjusted gross income (pays more SE...

Hi,When 1031 exchange is performed, what happens to the Passive Activity loss on original property? We have considerable PAL and good equity on the original property, wondering what happens to this loss after the exch...

Can anyone familiar with FHA 2/1 Buy Down Program shed a little light.  From my understanding its a loan that allows you to buy down your interest rate for the first two years of your mortgage.  The third year your mo...

Read this the other day regarding Donald Trumps recent executive order on examining the affects of regulatory barriers at the Federal, State, local levels on the availability and development of affordable housing. htt...

I would like to ask if the property below would be ok. I am a new investor. Price: $320,000Scheduled Gross Income $50,400 Effective Gross Income $48,384 Operating Expenses $24,496Net Operating Income $23,888Tax: $3,65...

For those of you in the flipping business.  Can I pay myself for work done on a flip?  I am looking for tax write offs to help reduce capital gains for profits made on a flip purchased in late 2016- and sold in early ...

Accounting Question for you CPAs.So I recently purchased a rental unit and am just starting out.  I have one asset (single family home).  I do not use any accounting software at the moment as it is just one unit.  It ...

If you get your REPS by materially participating more than half your time in real estate than your passive activity losses can offset your non-passive income, but how is it possible to acquire any non-passive income i...

Introduction: A blended real estate income portfolio refers to the practice of combining different strategies to invest in and profit from the property market. This approach is considered superior to pursuing just one...