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So – you’re looking for passive income. Aren’t we all? I’m sure you’ve seen it all over your Facebook feed these days . You have friends relaxing, doing no work at all – enjoying their days on the beach. What if I sai...
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Hi All- This is my first year in real estate investing and i have bought 4 properties this year spending roughly 30-40K in each of the properties for rehab. Can anyone please suggest me if i can offset that spending a...
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I'm trying to figure out the best way to reduce my rental income. I considered a sole proprietorship management company but it just seemed that that wouldn't be legit - maybe it would but I wasn't sure. My other thoug...
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My goal is to build a buy-and-hold portfolio to earn $5,000 a month in passive income, but I have learned today that passive and active income are gray areas. Can someone please help me understand the difference betw...
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Hello Tax team, Here is the scenario and I want to understand how the cost elements needs to be treated from taxing aspect?I purchased a property to flip in 2022. The property was ready for a sale in 2023 but could no...
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What is the difference between doing real estate as a business and just individually investing in real estate?
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I'm not particularly interested in owning real estate directly, so I look at both syndications, private real estate funds, a simple REIT index fund. I generally only invest in syndications in tax-free states or in sta...
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Hello everyone! This is my first post. I have been interested in investing in US real estate for quite some time and have spent the summer reading books and getting a bit more familiar with it all. I can't wait to pur...
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Can a self storage facility owner/operator qualify as a real estate professional if it is their full time occupation, and meet the 750 hour material participation and greater than 500 hour rental real estate activity ...
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Thoughts on Adam Neumann's real estate strategy post-WeWork? It sounds like he is using depreciation to create passive losses so that he can offset active income from his enormous golden parachute? If so, it seems lik...