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Can I deduct passive RE losses from nonbusiness income?? I was not aware of this. Is this true??? See section in bold/underlined belowBelow is an article from the Washington PostTax change in coronavirus package ove...
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Having read numerous horror stories here on BP about failed projects and lost money due to less-than-honorable contractors, I feel compelled to try to provide some guidance to those...
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Hello BP!Long story short, I've hired a law firm to form a single member LLC for the sole purpose of investing in rental properties. However, when electing to be taxed as a sole proprietor (IRS default for single mem...
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Hey everyone - I recently moved to North County and am looking for a meetup. Would anyone be interested? Maybe at a brewery? I've seen a few for downtown, but I'd love to start one here. I'm a beginner and looking to ...
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I am a landlord of a 4 unit building where I rent one unit to my sisters ex boyfriend/baby daddy. I keep the property keys on the key holder on the wall. My sister took the ex boyfriend spare key off my key ring witho...
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Hello Biggerpockets family I am closing on a property in Jacksonville later this month.I have a question regarding the Heating / Cooling of the house.This property was built in 1942 and this property does not currentl...
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I have been finding out that the people that get "interested" in investing their money in real estate seem to cool down by the time I put a deal together. I am currently going through the process of getting loan throu...
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Hey all, Thanks for viewing the questions and apologies in advance for the long message.
I'm in a bit of a struggle deciding on a new, first investment that is as follow:
Property: Previously a 60 year old gas stati...
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Recently I have taken Brandon's advice and started to analyze rental properties every day just so I can become comfortable with the process and the numbers so that I can pull the trigger when I have the capital to do ...
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How do I create a Land Trust in the state of California. I believe there is no registration for it and I will need to assign a Trustee and place my SCorp as the beneficiary? Is there a standard document for this? Or c...