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From my understanding, long-term rental income is not considered "earned income" but what about the income from a STR or MTR if I self-manage the rental?
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After watching a house up the street from me get rehabbed after a fire. I started thinking that I might like to look for properties that have fire damage both for rehabbing, and wholesaling. I'm a firefighter, so It i...
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I know there are a myriad of tax advantages when owning real estate under your personal name, such as depreciation, improvements/repairs, operating expenses, travel, and home office usage.
What I would like to know i...
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Hi Biggerpockets community, I’ve been hooked to real estate investment lately and determined to buy the first property in the next 6 months. I live in Germany where the real estate market is really expensive. I read a...
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A servicer sent us a white paper from an attorney warning about new requirements for junior lien holders in OH. We don't own any notes in OH and I have no idea about this new law or the attorney's take on it but thoug...
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Hello everyone,I am in a situation where I am a newer licensed Ohio real estate agent (3 months) and I would also like to start down the real estate investment path. I know there are some advantages to keeping my lice...
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Hi BP Network. I'm excited to say that this my first start to a discussion on BP which I've been active on for a few months now. I'm looking forward to meeting like-minded individuals on here.
First, about me, I am ...
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As someone who is about to graduate college with a degree in accounting, what path would you suggest taking with the end goal of owning/managing a real estate investment company?
One option is starting at a cpa firm ...
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I'm still new here, so I apologize if there is a better forum for this post.I am wondering if it would be worth it to use money from my 401(k) as a down payment on an investment property (a flip preferably). What are ...
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I am an out of state investor in the process of searching for property in San Antonio. I recently came across new construction projects offering duplexes, as well as single family homes in the area. As I am starting o...