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Hello,If you’re qualifying as a real estate professional based on managing apartments that you own, can you count hours spent doing due diligence on future properties? For example activities such as searching for futu...
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What Kind of investor is best suited for investing in apartment syndication? Why do you prefer or not prefer this over investing by oneself?
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My husband and I purchased a vacation rental property four hours from where we live in January. It was gutted when we got it. Working with a contractor who rented it during the renovation, we got it remodeled, furni...
Hello!I am in the process of qualifying rental income I received as eligible for contribution to a Solo Roth 401K
I manage rental of 3 apartment units I own. I have no other activity that I dedicate for making inco...
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Hi everyone! Last year, my husband and I became landlords by default when we moved out of our primary home on the Central Coast of California to the Bay Area for job relocation. It worked out nicely however as we ha...
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I've followed all the threads about to LLC or not to LLC and most focus on the liability aspect. Since I only have two properties, I've kept them in my personal name so far and added an umbrella insurance policy just ...
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Many investors think that if they don’t qualify for REPS status, they won’t be able to benefit from a cost segregation study. However, there are multiple ways that you can still benefit!
A cost segregation study is a...
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Even if you have strong positive cash flow from your rental real estate, chances are you still have a loss for tax purposes due to the depreciation deduction.
This is a great tax strategy because your positive cash...
Material Participation Activities:
Property Maintenance: Engage in repairs or construction work on the property to maintain or enhance its condition.
Contractor Management: Oversee the hiring and coordination of con...
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Hello everyone,I have a goal to double my SD IRA Acct Balance in 12 months or less. Problem is that I have just over $30k available... I am still learning the creative investing part of Real Estate and I figure that ...