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Arjun K. Help me understand landlord insurance
19 October 2012 | 5 replies

I am bidding on a $230K market price property, where I will probably add $20K of equity thereafter in form of upgrades. the land is appraised at $100KI by tax man. This will be a rental property.

I solicited quot...

Erin K. Cash out refi to buy personal residence - good tax benefits?
3 November 2017 | 9 replies

We are going to build a personal home.  We have a lot of equity spread out over 13 of rental properties, and we don't qualify for a home mortgage to be sold on the secondary market due to so much self-employment incom...

Derek Buehner 1099 contractor - loan qualification
30 March 2021 | 1 reply

I'm trying to qualify for my first home that I will turn into a primary residence and rent the rooms out. As my first investment, I've determined this will be a great way to get started in the real estate world. I'm i...

Daria B. Depreciation (rental and flooring) - selling rental
9 December 2023 | 3 replies

HiIn selling a rental property I know anything that was being depreciated is subject to recapture.My question is, if I spent $7k in 2019 on flooring that is depreciated over the years of 2020-2023, and I sell in 2024,...

Ryan Horan Homeowners Insurance for 1st Rental Property
9 December 2019 | 2 replies

We have our first rental property in Indianapolis under contract and I've received a couple quotes for homeowner's insurance, 1 was nearly double the other. I was hoping there was a standard amount of coverage/deducti...

Phil Baker Mortgage interest write off on investment property
6 January 2023 | 7 replies

I’ve been struggling to get the right answer in writing off investment property interest. I thought investment property mortgage interest was tax deductible. My tax guy is telling me it is not. Does anyone have any in...

Brad Z. Deducting Rehab Costs
27 September 2016 | 17 replies

When rehabbing a property, at what point do the expenses become tax deduction? I realize that it will raise your basis, which will effectively reduce your tax burden when you sell.


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Nathan Gesner Need advice: Section 179 deduction for Truck
18 May 2022 | 4 replies

I need to spend some money and cut down on taxes. CPA advises I purchase a vehicle so I'm curious about the advantages and I'm very short on time because it has to be done by December 31st.I understand what type of ve...

Robin Evans Security deposit return
21 June 2024 | 4 replies

Hello we just had tenants move out and their standard of cleanness makes me want to laugh. They left the property filthy and trash behind and claimed it was clean! Our cleaner had to spend 10 hours to clean the whole ...

Andrew S. Insurance for an empty (sort of) property
1 June 2018 | 6 replies

I'm dealing with an insurance question in San Antonio.  The property consists of a SFR plus a "in-law cottage".  The property is part of an estate and it will likely take a year or more to distribute the estate (I'm t...