Ryan Thomson
Maximizing Your Tax Benefits as a Real Estate Investor: Strategies to Ask Your CPA
Disclaimer: I am not a
tax professional, so it's always best to consult a tax advisor for your
specific situation.
Investing in real
estate can bring about a lot of financial benefits, but it can also have a
ma...
Andres Montoya
Guidance Needed--Purchasing 1st Home from Parent
My father recently passed away, and my mother is looking to sell one of the properties that she has in her survivor's trust in order to reduce some of her responsibilities, to reduce the value of her estate, as well a...
Skyler Mckinney
Where can I learn about taxes? (flipping not rental)
I got my first flip on the market and have no idea about taxes at all. We are approaching the end of the year and I have always had a w-2 job or was in the Navy so taxes were very simple and I could do them for free o...
Adam Craig
Loan Terms: How long or How Short?
This goes for buy and hold. Assuming both result in positive cash flow, what do most investors do?
Do you make more money in the end getting the longer term and smaller down payment - Or is a shorter term larger down...
Nick Matteson
Do you count the principal paydown portion of the mortgage payment as an 'expense' or 'income' or 'neutral' in your cash-flow analysis?
Isn't it just cash directly into your net worth?
When everyone talks about clearing $100 a month for their rentals are they counting principal paydown as part of income or expense?
Matthew McNeil
Might Warren Buffett's just published Annual Letter apply to us?
Takeaways from Buffet’s shareholders letter that was just published;1. “Warren Buffett bemoaned a lack of viable acquisition targets…” Ditto - harder to find viable deals on SFHs and MFs.2. “But I will never risk ge...
Kin Lay
Help with structuring my income with 401K and IRA?
Hi everyone,I graduated from university about 9 months ago and had began working in the corporate world. I earn about $68K per year right now and I am single. My company do 401K with cash balance formula, which it mat...
Marc Belisle
The much-debated student debt issue
Hi all, I've been reading a lot of posts going back a couple of years on student debt and REI. There are many opinions and I find that each situation is different based on age, job and where someone is in their life. ...
John Harrington
Any insight on the HARPTA tax law
My Ex-Wife and I are finally selling our apartment which we bought when I was stationed in Hawaii. She has been living in that apartment for over 8 years now, but since then I have moved back home to MD. I have rece...
Charles Clinton
Understanding the differences between equity and debt investing
Every homeowner understands the difference between their mortgage and the equity they have in their home but when it comes to commercial real estate transactions, the difference between equity, preferred equity, mezza...