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For purposes of reducing my personal taxable income, is it effective to run rental income & expenses through a business? I need some of the rental income for personal household expenses which would be a salary (r...
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I know deposit money is not considered income unless you keep the deposit at the termination of a lease but how do late fees factor in to taxes? Are they simply added in with the rest of your rent rolls? I guess the s...
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Hello all! For the past three years or so I have been very interested in doing a house hack. I am in college and just starting my junior year. I have around 20 -25k to invest into a house hack in Lafayette, Louisiana....
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Hello and Good evening BP Brothers & Sisters.
Tonight I wanted to post a question I have been thinking a lot about lately. "How could an investor best utilize property to lower taxable income"?
We currently own...
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Hello,I own a commercial mixed-use property and recently had a fire damage part of the building, mainly on the ground floor commercial space. The rest of the building was only slightly damaged and is currently rented....
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Hello and Good evening BP Brothers & Sisters.
Tonight I wanted to post a question I have been thinking a lot about lately. "How could an investor best utilize property to lower taxable income"?
We currently own...
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Hello I recently did a sort of "cash for keys". I had a tenant that said they would rather be evicted than leave and rather than go through that I got them a hotel room for a while. Should I throw away t...
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Hello everyone. I am doing a 1031 Exchange and want to verify the portion of the gain which is taxable.1. Relinquished property is being sold for $159,000.2. Adjusted Basis is about $60,000.3. Fix up expenses to sell...
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We made an offer on some apartments last August and the Sale Agreement included $20,000 in escrow and $5,000 cash to go toward some current improvements. We cancelled the deal because of some unknown issues at the end...
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First off, I realize nobody here is going to give CPA services for free. I am attempting get an idea of my taxes and found I am positive on my rental properties. So I am wondering how real estate produces a negative...