Hello All, I have been having good results with investing in buy-n-hold rentals using my ROTH SDIRA, SOLO401K and regular 'cash' investing. To me they each have their place when looking at goals; a combination of some...

Real estate investors will not spend a lifetime deferring capital gains tax by taking advantage of the 1031 Exchange to simply throw in the towel at the end of their “active” investment life. Logically, investors will...

Hey everyone, About 18 months ago I attempted to do my first flip but ended up having to keep it as a rental. I was still new and didn’t know anything about bigger pockets so I totally relied upon my real estate agent...

I'm attempting to refinance a 2-unit rental property I've paid down over 15 years, but feeling discouraged. Currently there is 150k left on the mortgage at a high interest rate of 5.5% at a fixed 30, and I was hoping ...

Howdy everyone.  I'm considering the purchase of a small home in Western Washington as a STR.  One of the intriguing things about adding this home to our portfolio would be the potential tax benefits of doing a cost s...

I am exploring STR as a strategy to use accelerated depreciation to offset my W2 income. I am exploring the acquisition of a property that is a SFH but has a couple of ADUs in the same lot. Now ideally I could STR all...

Hey all,I am on W2 and curious if I can pay less tax by writing off the remodel expenses of a rental property (that’s is under my name).As an example, if I earn 80k, and I remodel my rental property by spending 40k. w...

I initiated a 1031 on October 18, 2017 (a flip I owned for 4 months), and now realize it may fail.  However, I've already filed a 2017 return.  Will the sale be recognized by the IRS as a short-term capital gain in 20...

Hello Everyone,
I have decided to form a LLC for my next rental property. After speaking with an attorney I have a decent grasp on the pros and cons of having my wife as a Co-owner of the LLC. When asking about the s...

This will be for a property in Jacksonville, Florida.  I will establish the llc, then buy the property via the llc.  I read some states require you to have a business license. I want to make sure that isn't required i...