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Hi Guys, Does anyone know of any Good REI Groups in South Florida where I can go to bounce ideas and help each other overcome challenges?I'm a South Florida RE agent on the process of becoming a full-time investor and...
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I invested in 7 syndication funds in 2023 as a limited partner with the expectation that I would generate first year losses from cost segregation that I could use to offset my gains on my personal real estate investme...
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Hi,My question is, can a real estate professional (primary job is managing my own real estate; spend 750 hrs +) with active participation in their own privately held properties ... can that individual ADD to that grou...
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Should I cash out 401k to pay for finishing basement for a rental property? A couple facts. I’m 30, I have enough in 401k to cover finishing cost(45k) after all penalties. Basement will rent for conservative 1...
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Hi all-I was reading one of the blog posts on the Short Term Shop blog about Schedule E vs C, passive vs non-passive. In the blog, they reference, "According to Treasury regulations, vacation rental owners who rent th...
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Looking for retirement planning options. Employer 401k is not an option. My income is W2 income and the passive income from investing via rentals owned in a one member LLC with no employees. Roth IRA is not an option....
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Hello all! We are relatively new at real estate investing, and are looking for ways to still secure properties in 2021 and benefit from a tax standpoint. We do not currently have REPS, therefore had heard a good way t...
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Is there any way that STR rental income can be considered "active" from a tax standpoint? I spent a lot of my time working on renovations myself, and manage it myself, but I have not manually tracked the time investe...
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If a property is purchased using a Self-Directed IRA, and is retained as rental property, can that property be financed out of the IRA into the company/owner's name with payback of the funds drawn on the IRA? What ru...
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Hello,I'm in Texas and am I wanting to discuss the possibility of kick starting my real estate investment journey with STR and also using that offset a fairly large W2 tax liability I have this year.I basically need t...