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Hello BiggerPockets community,I have my first investment property under contract to sell and close in early January. I purchased the property initially under my name as it was a HomePath investor loan which prohibits...
I was taking care of a necessary evil earlier in the week: continuing education to maintain my MN real estate license. I came across the following question...As an agent who primarily uses my license to invest, this...
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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 ...
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I listened to a speaker who said he never does lease options on ugly/cheap homes, he only takes title subject to existing financing on those.Do you guys agree? If so would you walk away from a potential lease option d...
Hello, this is my first post here. I don’t really belong since I’m not an investor but I’m in contract on a tenant occupied property and I’ve found better information here than anywhere else on the internet, so I was ...
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Is there any way to avoid paying personal income tax when flipping a house?Could you hold it for longer than 365 days and only be subject to longterm capital gains tax?Alternatively, could you fix it up and call it yo...
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Tax season! We bought a property in 2022, remodeled and sold it in 2023, over a year after the purchase. We did most of the rehab work ourselves. Will the profit be counted as self- employment income or long-term inve...
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Looking for help on seller financing my primary residence (of 2 1/2 years) when I move out later this year. I have an FHA loan, and have renovated the kitchen.I am trying to figure out how to structure the deal to mak...
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looking to get into subject to/ lease options. I know I will need an attorney, but my question is should I start marketing now and find an attorney when I start getting leads? Should I use any prepaid legal services?...
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Hello BP Members,
Many of us are familiar with the concept of "find the deal first, and the money will find you". However, I am learning that a typical offer will give you escape clauses for inspection/appraisal, et...