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Yep, 15 months. She's not a drug dealer, but she is receiving a very large divorce settlement, has no income, will be going to nursing school. She is worried that without income she'll have a hard time getting appro...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community,
I hope everyone is doing well. I’m reaching out to this knowledgeable community for some guidance as my partner and I embark on our real estate investment journey.
Our Situation:
Par...
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Hello All,I'm just getting started in investing and have been reading several financial blogs lately... They all seem to be jumping for joy on their cashflow property that is bringing in $300/m net that cost them arou...
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If I have a LLC and use a property management company for my rentals am I subject to the 1% earnings tax? Or is that considered a “hands off” activity and not taxable? Thanks!
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Hey BP Community,I've got a pretty straight-forward tax question (BUT...all my internet research has not been able to give me a clear-cut answer). I have an LLC and was about to apply for an EIN on the IRS website bu...
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hello all. first post here. I am interested in getting into the real estate investing world and have a few introductory questions. Unlike many of you, I have no interest in doing this full time (at least not until ...
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I was just doing taxes for 2018 and have noted something peculiar, most of my properties I self-manage. So I do pay monthly PITI and HOA fees. Then there are repairs, occasional utilities, and of course depreciation d...
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My wife and I purchased our first property in 2013 and just closed on the sale after renting it out for 4 years. We made $170,000 on the sale of the house. We want to invest most of it in real estate. I'm an Apache He...
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Stock market investors are often so focused on growth that many do not realize how the leverage, cash flow, and tax-deferral of real estate investing can combine to produce potent returns. And when mixed with the powe...
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I'm trying to figure out how to ask this--I feel like I have 3 pieces of a 500 piece puzzle.
What I have:
-Self Directed Traditional IRA which has sufficient funds for a down payment for a property, but not for an o...