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Josh Christians Sell Rental, Pay off our primary home??
13 March 2011 | 10 replies

Here is my situation...
We OWN a rental property...currently trying to sell it.
The reason for trying to sell is that if we sell we can pay off our mortgage on our primary residence.
Can anyone tell me if there is an...

Dan Durusky Moving, sell or rent old house?
26 February 2024 | 4 replies

Hi all,
I know this gets asked a lot. I think I know the answer, but I'd like to run it by you all. We don't necessarily need to cash flow, we're just looking to leverage the 2.5% rate and hopefully benefit from appr...

Ben Gradert Selling my primary residence
24 June 2021 | 16 replies

I am looking for advice on what I should do if I want to sell my home if I have not lived in it for 2 years yet. I live in Austin and the housing market is insane and I want to sell my home and move to a more affordab...

Syed Rizvi Tax Efficient Way to Cash Out of Stocks to Purchase Property
25 August 2017 | 15 replies

Hi BPer's,I'd like to convert some of my stock and bond holdings to cash and then purchase an owner-occupied investment property with those funds (using the FHA loan, probably less than 10% down payment). I have held ...

Ernesto Hernandez Saving You Time Edition #3 - Real Estate Loopholes ($/Poor Dad)
19 December 2017 | 2 replies

Disclaimer - I type out the notes as I go, on my iPad. Grammar mistakes highly likely.Real Estate LoopholesWritten by Kennedy and SuttonPart One: Being Smart You need to learn to OPEN tax loopholes for yourself and CL...

Bilal A. Can self storage facility owner/operator qualify for REP status?
13 September 2019 | 9 replies

Can a self storage facility owner/operator qualify as a real estate professional if it is their full time occupation, and meet the 750 hour material participation and greater than 500 hour rental real estate activity ...

Luke Johnson Taxes, Multi-Family Live-In, and LLC???
31 January 2023 | 10 replies

My wife and I bought our first property in June of 2021. We are househacking a triplex where we rent two units out and live in the 3rd unit while renovating. We are now looking to move on to our next property. A famil...

Konrad R. Is a 1031 exchange a good option?
7 January 2016 | 14 replies

I'm selling a property (land) and would like to defer taxes. I've been doing some research on 1031 and do not know if I even would qualify. One thing I have read is that the title must mirror one another (sale and new...

Derek A Griffin Using a Self Directed IRA to Purchase RE investment
16 March 2018 | 4 replies

Hello all.  I have been doing some reading on a Self Direct IRA for which an individual can take their 401k funds and move to a Self Directed IRA in order to purchase an investment property.  I get the basic overview ...

Wells Mangrum Charitable donations of real estate.
19 December 2018 | 2 replies

I purchased a gas station in 2018.  Gas stations normally depreciate over 15 years. But I’m using special bonus depreciation to take immediate 100% depreciation for the full cost of the acquisition minus the land cost...