Hey BiggerPockets community–
I need help being persuaded to invest in real estate. I've managed my personal assets for quite some time, investing in stocks and bonds mostly, with the occasional foray into other asset...
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Property is a 3/2/2... appraised value on the county tax report is $132,000... The owner is 22 years behind on taxes and owes $43,000~ in taxes...
The owner is listed at the same address... So let's say I sen...
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When using a self directed IRA as a down payment on a rental property, I'm understanding that any cash flow can't be touched for personal use (if that's not the case please chime in). What happens then if you wanted t...
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I hope my subject line doesn't deter responses, but I felt it was the most appropriate. I was laid off from my job a few weeks ago and have been trying to come up with ideas about how to use this time off between jobs...
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This may be a silly question but for tax reporting purposes does your earnings need to match exactly to what Airbnb is reporting? Reason I ask is that I've been tracking earnings based on when they are earned whereas...
I will be selling some land that I own and am having trouble understanding the tax that will be due. I entered the figures into 2020 tax software but the amount due does not match my understanding of tax computation. ...
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Questions for you Tax Pros out there. Will the amount of social security benefits be reduced if an individual receives rental income of let's say 80K a year. Assumptions: Social security is taken before full retire...
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I recently started reading "Tax Free Wealth" by Tom Wheelwright and I realized how much my knowledge is lacking on the tax side of investing. Further, I realized how confusing the different terms are for the various ...
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so I’ve been learning a ton about the advantages of being a real estate professional and how you can use that depreciation from passive income producing assets to offset your earned income. And as I was reading it ap...
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Question for the accountants and syndicators out there: Would you count someone taking a 401k/IRA distribution as income towards the $200k annual income requirement for accredited investor status?For example: If someo...