Mike M.
Annual Bonus Check - Changing Witholding to "Exempt" a bad idea?
Hey all,I have a regular W2 job that provides a substantial bonus check annually. Over the years I have heard of gossip that changing my withholding for this single paycheck is the best tax strategy. My employer combi...
Mei Jiang
Cost of fire escape from 3rd floor unit in New Jersey ?
Hello fellow BPs, Does anyone know what's the cost range of building a fire escape (secondary means of egress) from 3rd floor? NJ department of community affairs issued an inspection violation (green card inspection) ...
Tammy Ly
How to check if the extra room has a permit
The SFH that I am looking at has an extra bedroom. The owner and agents could not give me a clear answer. Where I should go to check if it has a permit. If not, will it be a problem when I seek to legalize it? Will it...
Bryn Wilden
SD IRA for Shore Real Estate Rental
So my wife and I (39 and 40) were looking at purchasing a rental property at the NJ shore with some of our assets. We found a property and got pre-approved for the mortgage. Then BANG, we talked to our financial adv...
Peter D.
Rental Property with Adjacent Vacant Scenario
My wife and I recently purchased a house and rehabbed it and it is currently renting out for the same amount as the mortgage payment. When we purchased this property, it was run down and had major issues to fix and th...
Stuart Udis
Financing Transactions in Difficult Interest Rate Environment
The current interest rate environment has made financing real estate a challenge. It now appears interest rates will remain higher for longer than most expected and decided to use this forum as an opportunity for memb...
Tania Reuben
Who Are Your Favorite Self Directed IRA
Looking to move some of my IRA into Self Directed. Looking to find a good manager & fair manager.
Tell me WHO do you LOVE!?!
Scott Strickland
Pulling from 401 to invest
At the moment this is theoretical but I'm sure I'm not the only newbie pondering this idea.I could potentially have 60k in cash if I did an early withdrawal from my 401.I'm in process of leaving my current company and...
Colton Mckell
Buying tax sale property
2 years ago I did a hard money loan with max monthly interest. I recently have been paid part of the principal, but was still in a situation on the interest owed to me. Recently the property that had I had up for c...
Branden Vandette
Gifting a house?
My mom inherited the house from my grandpa and wants to gift her previous house to me. What are the steps to get this done? Would I have to pay any taxes?