Tatiana Viviano
REPS status as Photographer
Last September while going through a transition to more passive real estate I started doing real estate photography for a photography company 1099. We became very busy this year and I started making great connections ...
Grayson Gist
Getting my First FHA loan for a Fourplex
Hey all,I have used up my VA loan to buy a single family residence that turned into a rental and a Fourplex. I’m all out of VA entitlement. I am looking to move out of the fourplex this year and into an FHA financed F...
Lance Lvovsky
How do YOU measure fair value (using market interpolation)
Just curious, when you examine a mult-family/apartment deal, how do you allocate what the fair value of your purchase should be? In one of my accounting classes in graduate school, we are learning about fair value mea...
Aaron Moayed
Depreciation & Interest Passive Activities?
If you have depreciation and interest deductions that can’t be used (say your before tax income is only $200, and your int/dep deductions are $5,000), are those unused deductions passive activity losses that are carri...
Griselle Monzon
Basic lease or roommate lease for house hacking?
I am new to BP and always love the idea of becoming a real estate investor. I was listening to the podcast and notice we have a great tool in our hands to start our journey. We are planning to house hack our house, we...
Jeff B.
What is DTI & how is it evaluated?
Debt-to-Income Ratios are the heart of lending, after all, the new loan needs to have a hope of being paid from income. Notice, ratios, plural. There are two and they indicate different risks to the lender, Front-E...
Mio Chee
DTI- How does a financed property and its expenses affect?
DTI question (I am ESL. Please bare with me). Any input is greatly appreciated.
My husband and I purchased a rental in July 2021. After a rehab, new tenants moved in early September 2021. We are now preparing our ta...
David Kingsford
2012 college grad seeking advice on structuring first deal
I've been interested in REI ever since I read Rich Dad Poor Dad 3 years ago. I will be graduating from LSU this August and will be working for a national insurance provider as an employee benefits rep. It's a base + c...
Lance Lvovsky
Tax Reform: IRS clarifies interest on HELOC often deductible
There seems to be confusion regarding how the new Tax Laws affect the interest deductibility of home equity loans and HELOCs. A lot of folks think the new laws do not allow deductibility of interest on their HELOC. Wh...
Chad J Muse
converting 401k to Roth
Researching 401 to roth. Is there any way to do without paying an absorbent amount of taxes?