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Peter Maggio Accounting for Land Flipping
4 November 2025 | 5 replies
When you sell it on terms, each payment you collect typically gets split between principal (which just lowers your note balance) and interest (which is the taxable part).I’m not an expert on the accounting side, but I do try to stay open to learning more about these things as they come up, especially as I dig deeper into different parts of the land business.One tool that helps is a simple amortization calculator like Bankrate, it shows how much of each payment is interest vs principal.Also, IRS Publication 537 is a solid starting point for understanding how installment sales get reported.If nothing else, keeping clean notes and setting up a system early makes tax season way less painful and eventually bringing in a CPA who “gets” land notes is well worth it.Here's various resources that could be useful to you...Books (For Foundational Knowledge) 1.
Kenneth Ye Try to rent or sell for a loss?
5 November 2025 | 26 replies
And his biggest struggle shifted to pain of selling because it was now a strong operational profit. 
Lolo Druff First time landlord Renting to Section 8
17 November 2025 | 11 replies
, case manager responsiveness (A good one makes your life easy, a bad one is pain).Make sure your PM knows how to pre-inspect and submit paperwork fast. 
Jordan Marinoff Bought 10,000+ Homes for a Fund. What Questions Can I Answer?
31 October 2025 | 2 replies
Happy to share lessons learned along the way, good and painful (there has been plenty there too).Looking forward to connecting.Thanks,Jordan
Levonte Wilson Beginner-Friendly Strategies to Build Cash Flow Before My First Property
4 November 2025 | 9 replies
It's tempting to look bigger faster, but buying something a little smaller can really help learn the ropes with less pain.
Teekap Pate Lowering rent for lease renewal
3 November 2025 | 14 replies
Moving for a tenant is a pain and can be expensive so it might not worth it to them to move. 
Sarah Buchanan Rent collection twice a month?
3 November 2025 | 10 replies
It’s a bit of a pain but in the long run I’m still getting paid by otherwise good tenants.
Zach A. Anyone Using Facebook Ads to Find Motivated Sellers?
29 October 2025 | 9 replies
Its a pain in the butt to get setup and ads get rejected all the time and its a headache.
Antonio Grzeca New MLO Getting Into Investor Lending — Curious About Your Thoughts on DSCR Loans
30 October 2025 | 4 replies
Show people you understand real investor pain points things like seasoning requirements, delayed financing rules, or how to optimize loan stacking as portfolios grow.
Andrew Lax seller Financing - Not typical deal
31 October 2025 | 6 replies
I would actually be willing to reduce the interest for higher value ... 3 year term Risk tolerance is ok - I do Hard Money Lending so I have felt some pain over the years LOL ..