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Just wanted to see if anyone is investing in the Calumet City or Dolton Illinois area. Wanted to see what the market is like and if anyone has any tips on the area. Also if Illinois more of a landlord friendly state o...
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What’s the best business structure for rental property tax wise? Do I pay quarterly taxes? What all can be written off and what should I be keeping track of monthly? What forms will I need to fill out?Anything special...
Long time lurker, first time post. Bought a home as my primary residence for 400k in 2008 in UT. I added 65k in improvements, and started renting it out in June 2014 when I moved to NC. My tenant in UT wants to ...
started an LLC, actively working on the renovation of SFR #2 (about $17k of anticipated reno costs). Daily trips to the home store for materials and doing all the work myself. Random piles of receipts, some probably s...
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I bought this property to live in years ago. I paid about $430k which was around peak, The property could be sold for around $460k today.I owe $300k on this, so assuming a 6% realtor fee, I would get around $130k in ...
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Hi all,
I've decided to make a big change and move out of the Los angeles, CA area in order to begin my real estate career. I can work anywhere in the country due to my income source coming from online.
I know that ...
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Greetings,After browsing and reading BP I still don't a clear idea which route to go. In my situation, my wife will be a retired teacher by June 1ST @ 52. She has 403b and 401a plans which she can rollover from VALIC...
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I learned this one from (now disgraced) real estate mentor John Beck
What John used to do was go to tax auctions, and buy the odd, probably worthless lots nobody wanted. He’d pay $50 - $100 for these, and wait thru ...
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Since we are approaching tax season, and I am new to investing, I figure it would be a good idea to look/interview for a CPA?
Do you have any qualifying questions I should ask?
I figure one pre-qualifiying questio...
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Has anyone used Prime Corporate Services (PCS)? My partner and I set up a legal entity with them and are considering using their tax services - one time set up fee of $3k and $65/month retainer which includes annual K...