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I am going through the numbers on possibilities of getting a down pmt to be able to get into investing. One option I am exploring is to refinance our current house, rent it, and use my refinance cash to buy 2 houses ...
I've had a property listed for sale in the South Side Slopes in Pittsburgh, PA since August 11th of 2020. I have had nothing but issues trying to schedule with the occupants to get in the property. I've been able to g...
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Today my CPA told me that I cannot take the full amount of depreciation on my rental this year because my adjusted gross income will be over $150k. He said we can defer the deduction until we sell the property or AGI...
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I'm new to investing in real estate for rentals. I have a primary residence and would like to protect it and my family from liabilities. I would also like to finance my first investment with a conventional loan.Are ...
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What are some of the advantages of buying a condo instead of SFH for LTR? I understand condos doesn't appreciate and might have high HOA.
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Dear fellow BPers,
I am wondering if I can use accumulated rental operating loss to offset capital gains:
1. Gains from sales of rental properties, either related to the operating loss or not.
2. Gains from sales ...
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I'm relatively new and am interested in accumulating rental properties in Central NJ. I'm currently looking at a house in Raritan, that is in very bad shape. It is a small property, about 1,100 sq feet, built in ...
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As you accumulate more properties, you end up with central AC units of all sizes and ages.Many of these require odd size filters you can't buy at the big box stores, so what do you do? Do you:(A) Mail order dozens of...
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Just got finished reading the chapter on setting up legal entities in the Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor. Are legal entities or LLCs needed when you acquire your first rental property or is this mo...
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I have some unimproved land North of metro Atlanta under contract again.This is planned to be a 1031 cash sale. I bought this property in 1968 so the basis is about 1% of the cash out. I had a mortgage way way back...