Anish Arora
depreciation recapture when selling rental SFR
I can't deduct depreciation of rental SFR as I does not qualify as "active" real estate investor because I have full time day job and SFR rental is only part-time.When I sell this rental SFR, I recapture depreciation ...
Lisa Gardner
Is there a scenario where investing in RE offsets other taxes?
Is there a way to use investing in real estate to help offset someone's taxes? The scenario is a single member LLC filing as an S Corp. The tax burden is high, and I was wondering-if funding were not an issue-is there...
Val Csontos
IRS says: No Capital Gains Tax for You if you sell your section 8 rentals!
There is a catch of course, but that is normal when dealing with the IRS. However if you have a long time Sec 8 rental, and you wouldn't mind to sell at ZERO Cap Rate this is your lucky day!!Read the details on this ...
Mark Anderson
Depreciation Owner Occupied Vs. Rental Am I On the Right Path
I am currently looking into buying a rental property. However I will pursue the deal that makes the most sense and wanted to confirm I am on the right track in regards to my understanding of tax write offs. I plan on ...
Ashley Langeliers
tax code income limits
Hi everyone! Last year, my husband and I became landlords by default when we moved out of our primary home on the Central Coast of California to the Bay Area for job relocation. It worked out nicely however as we ha...
Phil Shelton
Exploring Rental Loss Write-Offs for Qualified Real Estate Professionals with $150K+
Can a qualified real estate professional with a W-2 income above $150,000 be allowed to write off rental losses on my tax returns?
Audrey Dye
How to get financing as a stay at home mom
Hi, my husband is a doctor and I'm a stay at home mom. Now that our kids are in school I'd like to get into real estate. Ideally I would have this as "my" business so as to show my own income for financing purposes bu...
Jason Malabute
Maximize Your Tax Savings with Real Estate Investing
Hey there! As a CPA and former tax accountant, I wanted to share some tips with you on how to make the most of your real estate investments this tax season. There are a few key benefits you should know about that can ...
Account Closed
Is your real estate investing activity a "trade or business" or an investment activity?
I ask this question because there are real differences in what you are allowed to deduct, capitalize and report in these two situations.
Investors that are wholesaling and flipping are typically in the business of re...
Abe DeHart
Cost Seg. Study on STR
Have any of you done a cost seg. study on an STR? We recently purchased a large cabin in the Smokies that I'm interested in having a cost seg study completed on. If we do a cost seg, are we able to count depreciation ...