Zach P.
Question on writing off Rental Income to Zero
With last years taxes, I was able to write off my rental income down to zero through depreciation, repairs, hoa's, taxes, insurance, etc on my rental properties.Since I do not meet the qualifications to go to $-25,000...
John Arendsen
Investing in Marijuana dispensary properties and related biz's?
I know I might be opening up a real can of something on this thread but I need to get some advice from some commercial RE investors if possible. I recently ran across a rather unique biz op. I have a client that's bee...
Robert Hanson
Rookie needs advice for tenant screening in C class neighborhood.
Hello BP,
This is a hit to my pride to post, but I need advice. I completed my first rehab to rent in July of last year. It is a quadplex and all units were rented until recently. I just had my first eviction and,...
Brianna H.
Benefits of 401(k) over Property?
My husband's and my goal is to eventually use rental income as our retirement income. We currently have one rental home and are looking to have ~10 within the next 20 years. So the question is...what is the benefit of...
Craig S.
Tenant Screening Question
Hi Guys,I am screening tenants now for one of my rental units, and as a fairly new landlord, I have a few questions.1) SPOUSE NOT ON LEASE: Someone called me recently and said they are interested in the unit, but he w...
Zane Bradshaw
House Hacking with no income
I was wondering.. Is it possible to do a 'house hack' with no income starting out? I am still in school, and have no current income, would it be possible to get the necessary loan to fund a house hacking project for m...
Andrey Y.
$40K tax bill seems off
I just got a draft from a CPA, that I need to write a check of $40K for taxes.
I have in my email where he said even if I don't do a 1031 exchange, my capital gains will be offset by passive carryforwards. I've had i...
Shane Myers
Boyfriend and Girlfriend tenants...ugggghhhh
They want to use both incomes to qualify for the house and neither one by themselves make enough to rent. So if there is a breakup...then what. I know even a married couple can break up, and a single renter can fall o...
Alfredo Cardenas
Total Rental Properties Losses to offset capital gain of 2 rental homes being sold
My CPA is telling me that I cannot use the sum of all my rental properties losses grouped together as one large loss to offset capital gains of the sale of 2 of those properties. He is saying that I can on only use th...
Jay Hinrichs
Where are the renters going to go will market get crushed
So was listening to an economist today that specializes in working with REITS and other top players in the industryhe got on MFHis point was as things shake out.. A and B rents will go down and C renters will leave ...