Anyone know if mileage can be claimed for long distance real estate investment. In the past I have had several yearly visits to property (1000 mi away) and claimed air, vehicle rental 50% meals, etc. This year I ...
Hello BP! So I was creating a spreadsheet to track all my business expenses. Is my phone bill tax deductible since I use it for business purposes? I offer internet to my downstairs tenant for free (I am house-hacking ...
I have been considering getting my CPM (Certified Property Manager) designation both since my day job is in Property Management and I moonlight managing my own property investments. The program is approx $6000 to com...
I'm an active investor, but I don't qualify as a professional REI. I'm trying to understand what types of business related expenses I can deduct. I have created an LLC that I will be using to buy my investment prope...
This article:
http://www.googobits.com/articles/1349-taking-a-tax-deduction-for-home-mortgage-interest.html
says near the bottom of page 1 that you have to live in a vacation home 14 days of the year in order to deduc...
What are the requirements for education deductions for the state of Pennsylvania? I am not talking about an actual college education. I am referring to an online film industry seminar that I chose to participate in. T...
When I buy a home with a 30 yr mortgage at a rate of 4%, I have a payment each month for 30 years. Some of the payment goes towards paying down the principle; some goes towards interest. I then get to deduct the inter...
I'd like this thread to be a place where we compile a list of the major tax deductions available to a real estate investor. Since I do flips, I do not get the benefit of depreciation, but here are a couple of good on...
Can anyone help explain how this works for an investment property? In order to arrive at an estimated value of tax deductions for a rental property would you:A) Add up your annual depreciation, operating expenses and...
Hey guys,I was wondering if I get an inspection done on a potential investment property, but dont end up purchasing the property, is the inspection cost still tax deductible?Thanks