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I renovated my home myself (I'm a contractor) over the course of 2017 and 2018. I rented the property in 2018. I did extensive renovations. I'd like to increase the basis of my home with the cost of items like: Kit...
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Did you know that as a homeowner, you are able to take advantage of green energy tax credits? These tax incentives can help offset making energy efficient upgrades to your home. There are two tax credits that are avai...
Fellow RE Investors, I want to source opinions from investors who have used VAs or hired from VA companies in the past. What elements or services are important to YOU when it comes to a VA company? What are some downf...
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What method do you all use for depreciation purposes to separate the cost of your land and house for SFH?
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My home is paid off, and I'm taking 80% out of my house in a 30 year refinance loan. My plan was to purchase three - five SFR's for cash using 20% of my own cash and 80% from the refinance loan for each purchase. Tha...
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Home Depot and Lowes sometimes offers 0% interest in paid in full within a certain time frame. Let's say I financed something when the offer was not available. How would I report the interest paid in 2012 when the pro...
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Does anybody have any experience with servicer called Note Servicing Center?Please describe.Thanks.Sean McIntire
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My business partner and I are putting together our business plan and I wanted to share the particulars and hopefully get some feedback. We started with these goals:Business partner wants to retire in ~6 years.I want t...
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I bought my first property in November of 2016 but did not have any income in 2016. Can I still claim my expenses? Trying to use H&R Block software but it will not let me enter 0 days rented in the interface so I ...
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I'm looking to buy a lot to build a single family home, in the Charleston, SC area. I've never done this before, as this will be my first real estate investment property and I want to make sure I cover all my bases.W...