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The real estate professional rule states:"A taxpayer will be considered a real estate professional if (1) more than one-half of the total personal services the taxpayer performs in trades or businesses are performed i...
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We are currently finishing up the rehab on a beautiful 1830 Colonial flip house which we already have under contract. Last thing to be done...the septic. We knew when we bought it that the septic was shot, it was a "s...
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Vacant coastal CA land purchased off market, improved, sold. We took a piece of raw land and made it "turnkey ready" for a buyer wanting to build their own home. This one took us a long time - 3 year...
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Hello everyone, As the market is up in the air, I feel like a lot of investors I work with are more skeptical about deals. I have heard land development might be the next best option and wanted to jump in here to see ...
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Hello everyone on BiggerPockets, my name is Gage Halverson and I am from Portland Oregon. I have very little experience with Real Estate investing and I have come here to learn more about how I can get a head start in...
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Hello BP Team! I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself. I'm 34 yrs old, and lived in Los Angeles all my life. I was turned onto BP from gentleman I met on Tinder (Go figure). We had some inspirational c...
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Hello everyone! My name is Cody McVay and I am just getting started on my journey into real estate investing and wanted to formally introduce myself to the bp community. A little about myself, i am 20 years old and li...
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Passive income can be a great way to help you generate extra cash flow, and the economic upheaval largely caused by the COVID-19 crisis is a testament to the value of having multiple streams of income.With the pande...
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So I found a 20 unit apartment complex in PA that is being sold by the owner's son for asking price of $325k with (his estimate) an estimate of 150k in rehab. It is a full gut job. There are no tenants in place at the...
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Hey all! I'm a huge fan of BP... been reading posts for months and finally decided to move forward with a new investment strategy and looking for advice from the BP community. I currently have 2 rental properties th...