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Julio Gonzalez Real Estate Professional Status
23 September 2025 | 1 reply
Note that if you are married filing joint, only the spouse who is qualifying for REPS is able to count their hours.Step 4: Apply the quantitative testsPer Section 469(c)(7)(B), in order to qualify for REPS, you must meet both of the tests below:750-Hour Test: If you materially participate in a real property trade or business, you must spend 750+ hours during the tax year.More Than Half Test: You must spend more than half of your personal service hours in the real property trade or business in which you materially participate.Step 5: Material participation in rental activities Just because you qualify for real estate professional status does not mean that your rental activities are automatically considered non-passive.
Gia Hermosillo Choosing the Right Property Manager as a Remote Investor
26 September 2025 | 2 replies
I've noticed that larger property management companies who do things all digitally will automatically do the repairs if it's under a certain dollar amount and bill me/take it out of the rental amount (as the owner).
Luke Tetreault How Are You Integrating AI Into Your Business?
22 September 2025 | 3 replies
It automatically categorizes transactions, highlights trends in cash flow, and even helps surface tax-deductible expenses you might miss.
Daniel Sehy What’s Your First Filter Before You Even Underwrite a Deal?
22 September 2025 | 4 replies
So I built a system to do it automatically each week, for a particular location.
Brady Ascheman Real Estate Professional Status and SE tax
25 September 2025 | 17 replies
Being non-passive does not mean something is automatically subject to SE tax. 
Lenny Markus Electricity in-between tennants
8 September 2025 | 6 replies
I just started on a Reliant Continuous Service plan that automatically turnt he electriucity into my name when some one moves out and I authorize it.
Karla Sosa Property management software experience
25 September 2025 | 5 replies
Online rent collection with automatic late fees2.
Robert Whitelaw Not sure why I was banned from messaging
6 September 2025 | 41 replies
Copying and pasting the same message will make my site made at you, and it will ban you automatically
Daniel Norman How does everyone track their portfolio?
22 September 2025 | 5 replies
It automatically categorizes transactions, gives you real-time dashboards on cash flow and equity, and keeps things organized for tax season (no more digging through receipts or late-night spreadsheet updates).Even if you’re just starting with one property, setting up a system now will make scaling much smoother when you get to 3, 5, or 10.
Remington Lyman The Downfall of BiggerPockets Forums?
26 September 2025 | 173 replies
Next week's, ai and robots are an entity that replaces 70% of people.Next month's......