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We are looking for a CPA and have 4 rentals - 2 active and 2 in the pipe and try to keep one flip running all the time (4 completed so far). We have a property management company and my wife is using Quickbooks onlin...
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Background: I currently have 30 SFH. 8 of these are model homes that I lease back to a builder NNN (minimual management) with the other 22 units being new construction (less than 5 years old). I currently have my pers...
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I will have 2 rental properties, each generating income and losses. Can I deduct my business expenses as a real estate investor (car, office expenses, business meals, computer, etc) outside of the profit/loss sheet f...
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Hey guysHow do you calculate remodel in basic basic gradeI mean 1000SQFT LVP floor in all house2 bathroom remodel with tile on walls and floor - each bathroom i believe that is around 3-4K finish materials from HomeDe...
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I currently own two single family homes which I rent out. They are both in my personal name. My "real" job involves a high chance of litigation sometime in my career and I want to shield my rental properties from th...
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Hi All,
I am a new real estate agent in Ventura, CA. I recently took the jump from being a CPA, which was boring and not fulfilling to becoming a real estate agent. I have other streams of income, but I wanted to rea...
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Hi I'm Al from jersey looking to start my real estate business. Just want to know few answers to some questions I have:
1. Should I start a business first and have all my real estate dealings under that company?
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I have investments in Pittsburgh--about four hours from my home. I have assembled a group of properties, one of which is a former social club at a high traffic count intersection that I am bringing to vanilla box with...
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I’ve been pondering the idea of self managing my rental properties but starting/running it as a business and making a company out of it vs. using a rental management company someone else owns. Anyone done this? Pros &...
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We have about $170k in “bad” debt and our DTR is almost 50%. We are about to get $150k in cash from a business sale. Should we pay off debt or invest? I’m thinking pay off enough debt to get us to 30% DTR then invest ...