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I’ve posted fairly regularly about the success that my wife and I are having in STR at the beach in Carolina Beach, NC, and its generated some questions, but one that keeps repeating. I thought I would take a minute ...
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Lately, because of the large amount of confusing and low quality information I have read online and my inability to access my book collections, I am confused about taxes.
I have the following questions:
1. Are there...
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I'd like to move some rental properties that are currently held in my name into my LLC for liability protection. These props. have mortgages which, of course, have "due on transfer" clauses.
I'm guessing that the ...
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You're 35 years old. You have 2 young kids (ages 1 and 3.) You are the sole breadwinner in the family. You leave the house at 6:00am and return at 7:00pm because you fight LA traffic every day. You don't yet own a...
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So, I've got a full time job and an employer matched Simple IRA that I contribute to. I'm also a real estate agent and investor, and I have read some things about a Solo 401k plan, that I may be able to start and fun...
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Can someone explain the tax benefits of real estate? I know what the 1031 exchange is, but don’t know the concept of depreciation and how that is a benefit to real estate investors. Any other tax benefits that you g...
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I have the ability to pick up and move to a new area. does anyone have any insight on how to research a location rather than an individual home for its potential as a good place to start investing? What I am seeki...
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Recently, most of you are aware, I got struck a deadly blow to my short sale business. When I say I literally spend a majority of my day(not including being a father to 5 and a husband to a very supportive wife) I am ...
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Private real estate offers many benefits to individual investors, such as high returns, portfolio diversification and tax efficiency. Institutional investors have long understood the merits of this asset class, and re...
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Hey Bigger Pockets community!
I hope you're all doing well and enjoying your real estate journeys. Today, I wanted to tap into the wealth of knowledge and experiences here regarding mid-term rentals within HOA commun...