Holly Prokop
2014 taxes start up deductions
hello~ seeking guidance regarding "start up" deductionsOur 1st rental was in service April 1st 2014. We spent OVER 5k to prepare the home to be rented. These funds include things like utilities, materials for plaster...
Les Jean-Pierre
Short Term Rental Tax Deductions
Hi, I understand there are certain tax deductions for short term rentals. I have a commercial space and am starting to do events through Peerspace, etc. Can I take advantage of the STR deductions or is it only for res...
Gabriel Valladares
Second Home Tax Deductions Help!
Hi Everyone!I have a unique situation and looking for advice. Long story short, I am Active-Duty military, got divorced and my ex-spouse was granted 25% of my future retirement. As of this year I worked a deal with he...
Jason Miller
Rental deductions & W2 income
My wife and I own 3 rental properties and our primary house. We both have W2 jobs and gross about $130k together. We are not real estate professionals. My CPA says it’s best for us to take the standard deduction despi...
Gaurav Bahal
Tax deduction on due diligence
Hi,I am starting out as out of state REI and am realizing that there is a lot of money that gets spent in doing due diligence on a out of state property. For. example airfare, lodging, property inspection, appraisal e...
Allan Landfried
Are rent discounts tax deductable?
I was wondering if an early pay rent discount is considered a loss/expense for taxes. If the market rent is $600 and I give a discount for paying on time, say $25. I collect $575 from tenant if they pay early. Can I s...
Edward Barnes
tax deductions on rental property
My wife owns a condo about in 2008. I married into this pig (the condo, not my wife) as we filed jointly last year. It loses about $500/mo after everything's said and done. Doing the taxes last year it wouldn't let me...
Nick Lee
Is seller finance tax deductible?
Hi Guys,If I buy a deal with seller finance can I deduct the interest payments as I would with a standard mortgage?I know you should not count this phantom income and I will not factor this in to anything. Just wonder...
Tari Tung
Charging tenants deductible for repairs.
Hello BP! I heard from someone that as a landlord, I can charge deductible for repairs to my tenant. I know I would have to put this in the lease agreement to begin with. Let's say for an example that I put this ...
Henry T.
CPA, STR deductions and losses.
My CPA says STR "A" can only deduct expenses for STR property "A", and only up to income level. Whereas my other LTR rentals B,C,D,E etc, can accumulate/share deductions and losses , as well as carry over. STR cannot....