Benjamin Forest
What the final answer on 20% pass through income tax deduction?
I've been trying to find a definitive answer on whether a landlord (in my case, owner of 4 separate rental units) can take the 20% pass through income tax deduction for tax year 2018 and beyond. I've been reading conf...
Marcello Di Gerlando
Marquis mixed use retail/restaurant/office analysis help
Take a look at the details below and please give me your opinion using CCIM/Rule of thumb/beer-math/inter web BP analysis and tell me if this deal is worth a closer look or should I shelve it without a second though. ...
Mike DeBuccio Jr.
Investing From Out-of-State
Hey BPers!Looking for some feedback from investors who purchase investment properties from out-of-state! What makes the property a deal if you are an investor purchasing from out of state? What are you looking for in ...
Pedro Oliva
70% rule for wholesaling to determine value?
I've been doing some reading and would like to clarify some things before I move ahead. I understand that you need to check out comps in order to get your ARV. But what do you do when determining the value for an ...
Arthur Doss
Chicago Pre Foreclosure
What would you do . I have a guy that desperately needs to get out of his pre-foreclosure. In Maywood , IL he said he currently owes 130. He told me he was drunk when I called him so he told me to call him tomorrow on...
Brent Crosby
The next recession will eventually come, get over it!!!
I see so much talk on BP about the next recession and if people should wait to invest. My advice is STOP stressing about it and practice sound strategies that include fixed rates and cashflow! Investing, if done right...
Mary Jay
What is the best way to insure a teen driving a car?
One attorney told me the best way to insure a teen is to put a car into an LLC and have the teen drive it. Then if something happens they cant go after everything that the parent owns in his or her name.Is it the best...
Paul Wolfson
Rent Demand: Thousand Oaks vs Santa Clarita
I'm looking to buy a SFH, preferably with a detached garage to convert to an ADU.Some houses in Thousand Oaks have detached garages, but Santa Clarita has none. It would be more expensive to build an ADU from the grou...
Chris Christianson
St. Paul West Side?
We just purchased our first rental property in St Paul MN. We got a good deal, for the Twin Cities, at the bottom of Summit Hill on Grand Ave. Looking forward to getting it rented out. I'm heading that way today an...
Monique S.
Pay off rentals or primary home?
Looking for advice on whether to pay off the mortgages on our rentals over the next 5 years or to pay off our primary home mortgage. Not sure if there are advantages to either option considering the new tax laws. The ...