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Since note dividends are taxed at the same rate as regular income, and there are no tax benefit like depreciation or mortgage interest deductions, I am looking back to real estate to help avoid keeping 63% or less of ...
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My wife is a newer Realtor. She earned a commission on the purchase of OUR house that closed on December 30, 2016. However because it was our house she forgot to pick the check up at closing...it was a busy day. So...
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Hello all! So somehow, I didn’t notice my AGI would be above the IRS Roth limit (198,000 AGI) and I had contributed 6000 into my Roth in 2020.So my tax program is telling me I have to pull 1250$ + any earning made on ...
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Is this a good way to start? This seems like a great way to raise capital so you can eventually start marketing. However I don't know the complete processes of it and how the deals are found, Because if I find a good ...
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Note: I wrote this post pretty quickly, so I’m sure there will be some questions and perhaps even some confusion…if so, feel free to ask, and I have some additional disclaimers at the bottom... I’ve written a bunch ...
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Hello everyone,I have a situation and I was hoping to get some ideas on how to proceed. I was originally planning on purchasing a home with cash, but due to some circumstances with potential job relocation in the near...
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Say you are developing a building in NYC. 5 floors lets say with 10 apartments total. Would you rent them out or sell them?
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I'm not sure if this is the right board or not so mods, please feel free to move if appropriate. My wife told me that she discovered her stepfather opened up a brokerage account for her almost 20 years ago. They seede...
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BP,I was speaking with a friend of mine who recently began working for a financial group. She mentioned that she had a few clients that had use their overfunded life insurance policy as financing for a deal. Basically...
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My husband and I were thinking of taking some money out of our ROTH IRA for the REI business. The amount we'd withdraw would be around 20% of our overall retirement funds. We are in our 40s, if that matters.Aside from...