Kevin Kraver
Can't increase rents within a DST?!
I'm a CA resident looking at putting rentals from multiple states (including CA) into a DST. I'm wanting the series asset protection and to avoid the $800 CA LLC Franchise Tax. However, I am getting some conflicting i...
Brandon Turner
Seller Finance Excise Tax? Help!
I have a question about using seller financing and then taking the property back and re-selling them using seller financing again. When you do this - do you have to pay Excise tax every time you sell again? So if y...
Joseph S.
Seller only wants a cash buyer, but why?
I've been eyeing a 3 family in the greater NYC area. It's priced around 400k. I made an offer and the seller liked it, but said he was holding out for a cash offer for capital gains reasons- he purchased it for unde...
Han Oo
Finder fee fo raising capital
Hi all, how are you all doing? My question is can I pay someone finder fee if that person bring the investor for the deal? For example, I found the deal for $200k and that person brings 4 investors with $50k each. So ...
Robbie L.
First mid-size multi family
I'm planning on buying my first multifamily mid size in the next few months. I've been searching on Loopnet for garden buildings in the 3-4 mil range. I'm interested in already stabilized properties and COC of 11% or ...
Nicholas Patricio
How do I calculate Fixed Landlord-Paid Expenses? Orlando, FL
I'm analyzing deals in the orlando area and am having trouble finding out the fixed landlord paid expenses, I searched around to get the average bill for a 4 bedroom but I'm not too sure how to be certain I am doing i...
Michael Plaks
Why Trump's employee tax deferral should be ignored
This is an attempt at a non-technical explanation. I intentionally use rounded percentages and simplified formulas, making the numbers incorrect. The purpose is to merely illustrate the idea as simple as possible. Als...
Account Closed
Ballpark % of Closing Costs for Cash Purchases?
Hello, using the BiggerPockets calculators, I'm trying to quickly evaluate properties to buy for cash to even see if they make any sense. The one area where I'm stuck is estimating Purchase Closing Cost when using th...
Jimmy Stewart
W-9's and SDIRA
am seeking mentoring on a simple tax related question.
My IRA bought a rental that's I'm thinking of renting out as SEC-8. My PM sent the paperwork, including a W-9. My desire is to keep this rental income, p...
Jonathan Tavarez
Mortgage fees review/advice for investment property
Hi all,I'm trying to purchase an investment property in Baltimore Maryland for a price of $72,000 in Baltimore Highlands. When I was playing with some of the numbers my impression was that with a down payment of 20% ...