Real Estate rental income is earned when a real estate is leased for rental income generation. Rental income generally is treated as unearned or passive income for income tax purposes. Rental income is reported on Sch...
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Hey Everyone,I’m working a creative deal right now where the seller is willing to finance part of the deal at generous terms. In an up and coming part of town. Located right in front of a large navy base. Only issue I...
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I have seen ads for home warranties and of course the company tells me how great they are for rental property. Here is what I have been offered:
Do they really give what they promise? Are they really worth it or a...
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Has anyone had any experience with AHS Home Warranty. We have six rentals and are considering traveling for year. Thought maybe this might be an alternative to managing long distance... Hope someone has some infoThan...
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Hi all, I am furious. After some investigative work, I confirmed my suspicions. My property manager has been severely overcharging me for repairs for months. Like ridiculous markups. As it turns out, this guy OWNS...
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Please do NOT spend your money with this "Home Warranty" company. As a new customer to Select Home Warranty I am very disappointed and upset that I spent my money purchasing a policy with this company. This company ha...
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Hello everyone,As a young/new real estate investor, I would be looking to house-hack my first property. However, I have a question when it comes to analyzing cash flow while house-hacking. For example: If I were to bu...
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Thanks to the great advice I got from the folks on this forum, I now have a great tenant in place for my first rental starting 6/1, and we are putting an offer on a duplex later this week, so exciting! So naturally I'...
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Hi, fellow investors, Got another inquiry from guests with service dog. I wonder for STRs, what is the best practice when guests inquiring about stays with service dogs? We usually send a letter as below to guests, bu...
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I will be closing on a 4 plex apartment building this month. Each unit in the building needs new windows and could use some updates to the kitchen and needs new carpet. IRS rules require that repairs, when done as par...