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Pretty Khare STR tax loophole with a 2nd home loan
1 November 2024 | 22 replies

If I buy a vacation home using a 2nd home loan and rent it as an AirBNB when I am not using it, can I still do a cost segregation study to accelerate depreciation and offset losses against my W2 income if I follow the...

Adam Peacock Deciding whether to invest or be a hard money lender
2 March 2019 | 15 replies

So as I was reading the forums where hard money lenders were being researched, a thought struck me. I am a high earner and have maybe $150k extra cash per year to invest. If I were to use that cash to invest in buying...

Josh Smith Tax Red flags on fully-owner occupied SFH + part owner occupied/rental SFH within 20m
1 December 2023 | 9 replies

Hi,
I have a SFH1 (4bed/2bath) in which I live with my partner and kid and occupy fully. I also have another SFH2 (4bed/2bath) 20 miles away. In SFH2, I rent a couple of rooms out and keep the rest for my personal us...

Heidi M. 1031 exchange - rules question
8 November 2021 | 6 replies

I have a vacation home at Lake Tahoe that I do not utilize often. I would like to sell and purchase another unit in the same area and was hoping I could do a 1031 exchange. Current property I do not rent due to the H...

Laura Rain McClain Looking for CPA SDIRA Mexico Real Estate
1 July 2020 | 3 replies

My husband and I just purchased a condo in Mexico with our Self Directed IRA. We created a 50/50 partnership LLC to do this. I'm looking for a CPA to help guide us so that I make sure to keep the correct records for e...

Jeff N. What has more risk? RE Investment or New Car Purchase?
8 March 2011 | 7 replies

After reading a post on hear about "Do you tell your friends you invest in RE", I remember a comment someone made to me concerning RE investing a few years back.

This person found out I purchased a home as a buy and ...

Mark Rhea Deductions on Improvements Before Officially Renting
28 February 2017 | 10 replies

We moved out of our primary residence in Tennessee and relocated to South Carolina in July of 2016. We have spent about 7 months getting the home ready to become our first rental property. It has taken that long due t...

Nicholas P. Two Questions (Mileage Related)
15 March 2016 | 7 replies

1) Can anyone recommend an accountant in Des Moines area that they use and specialize in real estate?2) Regarding mileage. Lets say I'm going to Ankeny for dinner, its about 30 miles round trip for me. If I look up a ...

Courtney Nguyen What is the legal limit on interest rate (over Federal Reserve rate) for private loan
20 March 2023 | 13 replies

Hi BP community,
So I heard interest rate on private loan can only be 10% over Federal Reserve rate, is that true?
For example, as of now 3/20/2023 the Federal Reserve interest rate is 4.5% - 4.75%.  Let say our hol...