Griffin Malcolm
First House Hack Complete
Hey all, just completed my first home purchase this May at age 24 and wanted to share! SFH 5 bedroom 2 full bath in Schenectady, NY. Mortgage is around $1650. Home equity loan to repair the roof, collapsed pipe in the...
Olivia Pool
Gains exclusion on separately owned residence post-marriage
Hello all! I have read through the IRS documents in this subject and can’t come to a clear consensus. Here’s the situation: I and my spouse got married in our thirties and both owned a residence. We got married Decemb...
Dominique Deleon
JADU attached to SFR on r-2 lot in LA?
Hi All-There seems to be a ton of confusion in the market regarding the new ADU laws in Los Angeles near USC. I’m in escrow on a great SFR with an oversized garage that I’d like to convert to an ADU. Everyone says tha...
Nicholas J Mancini
1031 exchange - first time
Hello, about to sell my rental property which is not in an LLC and just in my name... Does this still qualify for a 1031 exchange as I am looking to hopefully upgrade into another property... Is there anything that s...
Derek Brickley
What Impacts My Mortgage Terms?
This article is from an interview we did to address which factors can impact a buyer’s mortgage terms.
- Can you outline what factors of a buyer’s financial profile can influence their mortgage terms?
Almost every...
Justin R.
Put primary residence into LLC in order to 1031 exchange it?
Hey fellas,One of the members of our LLC wants to contribute his personal residence so that we can 1031 exchange it up to a larger multi family. If he moves his personal residence into the LLC would that allow us to 1...
Dustin Dadvit
Basic rental income question about 199a / QBI deduction
Okay.. I'm new but I've been reading a lot of posts. It seems everyone is trying to get their involvement in their rental income business to be "actively Participating" so they can get the QBI deduction, but I've al...
Chester S. Chincuanco
How to tap into my equity?
Hi All, I've been living in my house since 2008 and been house hacking before I even knew there was a term. I currently have a full house, with 4 renters, a dog, and a 2 cats. So how do I tap into my equity to secur...
Nikki Closser
1031 Exchange question!
Hi! I'm getting ready to do a 1031 exchange. IRS says the same party must sell the old property and purchase the new one. But, it doesn't say if we can add someone to the new property. For example, we have someone who...
John Rickgarn
Solo 401k suggestions
Somewhat off topic but I am looking to transfer my IRA into a solo 401k for better investments and use the borrowing aspect. I have researched and narrowed down to Equity Trust Company and Specialized IRA services bit...