Richard Duong
Economic State and Impacts on Our Decision
I am curious to see when we are going top out. It feels so close...not sure on how hard I should push to get another property or wait until a dip to buy. Thoughts? How do you think Trump and the strong dollar will imp...
Erin Wilging
Successful Investment Strategies in Nashville, TN
Looking to get into real estate investing in Nashville, TN. I'm bran new to this and trying to educate myself prior to doing my first deal. Those of you investing in this market, what real estate investment strategies...
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Article about Philadelphia Real Estate Gentrification
From my keywords I get the feeling a lot of people are trying to figure out which Philly neighborhoods are "HOT". This article does a good job explaining those areas and the neighborhoods where house prices and rents ...
Amy E.
LLC Tax Forms (K-1, 1065, 8825, etc)
This is my first year doing taxes for my rental business. I have three properties in an LLC with a partner. I do my personal taxes myself with TurboTax, but I don't have anything quirky going on with my personal fin...
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HELOC For Down Payment
I have a 31k HELOC @ 4.75% on a rental. No cost to me. Cash-Out-Refi is 7k closing cost for only 17k. Don't want to bother.My plan is to use the HELOC as 20% down for a Conventional Investor Loan to acquire my 3rd ren...
Mike M.
Annual Bonus Check - Changing Witholding to "Exempt" a bad idea?
Hey all,I have a regular W2 job that provides a substantial bonus check annually. Over the years I have heard of gossip that changing my withholding for this single paycheck is the best tax strategy. My employer combi...
Ben Traxel
Property Management Fees
In the process of buying a 12 unit apartment building and will be my first time hiring a property manager. They say their standard rates are 10% of income, 1/2 of first month’s rent for all new tenants, and they charg...
David Ivy
Austin Market Update - April 2023
The April 2023 real estate market numbers are out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). The median home in Austin sold for $565,000, which is down 11% from April 2022. The greater Austin metro had a similar year...
Owen Franks
Buying Foreign Real Estate via corporation - Will this be a PFIC?
Hi all,I’m a US Citizen but we are stationed in the UK. From a UK tax perspective it’s better (by far) to buy new rentals via a Limited Liability Company. But I’m concerned from a US tax perspective that owning a fore...
Davon Velasquez
How Did You Start Out?
How did you all start out in real estate? Did you buy a home, take the equity/appreciation from that home and bought another? Was it like a "snowball effect"?How much money did you start out with? Where did you go to ...