Anthony G
Your home an investment or liability.
Do you see your personal home as an investment or an expense? I'm on my second duplex that I bought to live in, improve, and then rent. My next home will likely be a single family and in a nicer neighborhood. I'm n...
Burt L.
How Can A Self-Employed Wholesaler Best Present Tax Returns to Qualify For a Personal Residence Loan?
After wholesaling rental properties and being tired of being a tenant again myself - I would like to be able to qualify for a conventional loan. In speaking with a local tax attorney, I was told that 2013 was the last...
Loan Tran
Lessen 401k contribution and use it for rental property!?
Does it make sense to lessen my 401k and use the extra monthly money to invest in rental property!?
Bruce D. Kowal
Cost Segregation Studies: The Hidden Passive Activity Loss Trap 🏢
As a CPA focusing on real estate taxation, I frequently encounter property investors excited about cost segregation studies. And why not? The promise of accelerated depreciation and immediate tax savings is attractive...
Ramaiyer Ramesh
Questions on property to be bought using 1031 exchange
I understand there is a time limit of 45 days to identify 3 properties; and 180 days to close. I have few questions on this. 1) the final replacement property should be from these three ? some where I read that value ...
James Gardner
Should I sell or refinance and pull money out?
Hello,My goal is to purchase rental properties; my primary residence has about 200,000 dollars worth of equity and I love the house and its location. Should I sell my house, or take the equity out of the house to purc...
Mark S.
New First-Time Investor in Kentucky
Hey BiggerPockets Community,
My name is Mark and I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself to the community. There was a gentleman who recently introduced himself with a very lengthy introduction and I e...
Callum K.
Repayment of 2008 first time home buyer tax credit
In 2008 I purchased my first home and qualified for the $7500 tax credit loan that requires a repayment over the next 15 years. I made the $500 payment in 2010 and 2011 but in 2012 I converted my home to a rental pro...
Brian T.
Funding a Real Estate Operating Company (C-Corp) with 401K??
Hi all! Thanks in advance for any input you more seasoned RE investors may have for me on this topic. As many of you have done, I'm contemplating a significant life change. I've worked for many years, and with great ...
Ting-yu Tu
How costly or difficult is it to transfer property from an LLC back to the LLC owners
We, husband and wife and our children, live in a paid-off house (A1) with short commute to work.For the sake of better school district, we are buying another house (A2) and plan to live there for the next 8 years.We...