Ivett Soti
How to calculate tax implications when investing in real estate?
Hi,My husband and I are trying to purchase rental real estate properties. We are just learning about it, but our plan is to buy a few of these properties (ranges between $80k - $150k) in the next couple of years and e...
Daniel Dietz
How to set up loans or partnership with Private Investor looking for tax advantages?
Hello,I am looking for ideas of how to set up either a 'loan method' or a partnership with an individual private investor who has as a couple of his main objectives to 1) reduce his current tax liability, and 2) make ...
Paul Farley
First business - sales tax/income tax questions
I created an LLC a couple of years ago and put the business to the side for a while. I am about to begin the process with it and had some tax questions.This business will most likely always be a side gig for me, so I ...
Braden Taylor
How Do I Get Started Right Out of College OR In College?
Hello all!I am currently a sophomore in college going for a double major in accounting and finance. I recently discovered the "real estate realm" and I am incredibly interested and fascinated. My question is there any...
Daniel Foster
Long Term Capital Gain vs Normal Income Tax
Below is a question I have asked my accountant, but haven't really been able to get an answer that I can comprehend. Generally I am trying to understand whether it makes sense to capture renovation costs at the sale ...
Gregg Reinbold
Will adding a second bedroom reduce turnover?
I have 5 unit apartment building. One unit is a 2 br/ 1.5 ba and the remaining 4 are 1br / 1 ba. I cannot seem to keep a tenant in the 1br /1ba for longer than a year, but I have the same tenants in the 2 bedroom fo...
Brahm Kiran Singh
Reducing down payment
I am taking the 90 day year end challenge. I am looking for a rental property outside SF (currently live in SF).
Talked with Bank of America and got a pre-approval for an 800k residential place with 25% down (200k).
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Matt Hunter
W2 depreciation offset
Hello, I am new here and looking for help. If this is the wrong platform forgive me. I am an active three year STR investor with 4 current STR properties. In January of 2023 my business was sold. :) Unfortunately,...
Joshua Dorkin
Determining the Value of Apartment Buildings with CAP Rates
Our newest blog contributor, Ted Karsch, an expert in commercial real estate just posted a great post for anyone interested in learning to value apartment buildings.
Check out:
Determining the Value of an Apartment B...
Christian U.
MACRS Annual Depreciation
Hi All,I currently only have one rental property, an SFR in Texas, that I've had rented for a few years now. When I put the property into service, I began to depreciate the property under the MACRS General Depreciatio...