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Hi I have done some research but I still need come clarifications on the Opportunity Zone Fund.If I use OZF to buy a OZ property, do I also need to meet the requirement of substantial improvement in order to qualify f...
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Hello. I wanted to let everyone know about a new way to defer a capital gain under the new tax law. It is called an opportunity zone. If you invest capital gains in these zones then you can defer the gain until 12/31/...
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Has anyone used Connectinvest.com? If so, what are some opinions on this private lending group. Thx
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I haven't seen anybody write specifically about this before. After looking at hundreds of thousands of dollars in suspended passive losses, I'm planning to provide substantial services on my next house hack. This soun...
I want to partner up with someone bankable, I myself don’t qualify for a loan at the moment. If I partner up and go down on the loan will we be denied because of my insufficient (W2) income and short amount of credit ...
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Self-employment taxes are imposed on self-employment income in lieu of Social Security and Medicare taxes that an employee would typically have withheld from their paycheck. It is calculated on the net income that an ...
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I have read sources/watched videos, etc. regarding reporting rental income on your Schedule C vs. Schedule E. Each source comments on why one may be better or the other. Frankly, it seems like depending upon the sou...
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Fl Chapter 475.43 specifically states that unlicensed brokers using contracts as a scheme to broker real estate are illegal and the contracts are NOT enforceable. Any buyer can walk in behind one of these frauds, make...
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A prospective tenant, who is a personal friend of my previous tenant is interested in the unit. They submitted an application, but they don’t even make twice the amount of income as the rent. They stated that they w...
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Hi everyone,My wife and I have shifted our business to acquiring short term rentals over the past few years. We have always used a traditional CPA but with 8 short term rentals and 3 long term traditional rentals we a...