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Hello. I purchased a home in late 2007. I live in a small garage apartment for 4 years while renting out the main house. The property had a large double lot in a nice neighborhood, so in 2014 I subdivided the lot a...
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As a CPA focusing on real estate taxation, I frequently encounter property investors excited about cost segregation studies. And why not? The promise of accelerated depreciation and immediate tax savings is attractive...
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My wife and I have our first rental property under our belt: a single family residence, purchased in end of 2016, fixed up, and started renting in May 2017. We quickly learned that we want to scale and make the move ...
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I'm new to real-estate investing and I'm trying to understand the difference between the different forms of investing
I want to play this RE game for the long-term and have the portfolio benefit from appreciation, de...
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Hi BP,Wanted to get a few opinions on this. I've some books like "The complete guide to buying and selling apartment buildings" that say you can attain wealth faster long term if you sell your properties and exchange ...
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Hi everyone! Looking to hire a professional to help with my taxes this year, i've always done them myself but fear I'm leaving money on the table. I have a w-2 income and own three properties, all long term rentals, t...
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I have a relative who is looking to 1031 out of their first rental. I have been thinking of creating a new LLC that would they could “contribute” to as part of their 1031 and combine that with my investment $$ and in...
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Please let me know if I’m seeing clearly Here? (This is for the Bay Area in California)-Home is 330,000$ (paying cash)-Closing cost : Buyer and seller agent fee, Property, title, escrow, misc @7.5 % =24,750$ -rehab co...
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greeting and bigger pockets to all.im starting my quest to get a few rental properties and wondering MUST i use an agent to find & buy the properties.when it comes to money ive found i generally do better for mys...
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So over two years ago me and my wife decided to buy a house in Idaho. Found a house, made an offer but my credit didn’t show up so wasn’t able to get the lone in time when we needed it. My Dad stepped in and bought th...