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I rented an apartment ages ago. When I finished my lease and left, the landlord deducted an amount for professional cleaners from the security deposit, although I did not leave the place excessively filthy. Now, I am ...
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Hi all-my mom wants to dedicate her time to real estate full time. Came across the real estate professional status which could help her in convincing her to let go of her w2 (with tax savings). Here is her current sit...
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Hello,I have a question about a strategy. Can you buy a house in an "Opportunity zone", rent it short term for the rest of the year. Get 100 hours of participation to become a real estate professional. Bonus depreciat...
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Hello! I'm a First Time Poster, but long time reader on these forums. I was curious if anyone has recommendations for investor groups or networking clubs that can help me invest out-of-state. I'm currently a grad stud...
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Reaching out to the BP community for recommendations of tax and legal professionals close to my area specializing in real estate investing. Services I am looking to get help with are business entity creation, tax pl...
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Hello All,I'm new to this community and forums as such. I'm not sure if I'm suppose to make a separate post for each topic. However, I'm looking for recommendations for a tax professional/CPA in the Seattle, WA area p...
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Hi all,
I believe it is common to have a situation where one spouse brings in majority of the W2 income and the other is either a stay-at-home parent, works part time, etc. and they can easily qualify as an RE profes...
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I have a four unit and need help filing taxes. Does anyone have a recommendation for a tax professional or a resource of where I can go and search for one? Thanks!
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Hello BiggerPockets!I've been consuming as much content from BiggerPockets the past 6+ months to plan for an earlier retirement than I initially thought possible. I plan to ease my way into REI by renting out my curre...
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I am in need of a REI CPA . I live in the Melbourne Fl. area. I know that BP has a directory for Tax Pros but they are mostly if not all out of state. Wouldn't it be better to have an in state CPA that understands the...