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Tomoko Hale Utility bill under an individual name or an LLC
11 November 2025 | 2 replies
When you start utilities on the properties just purchased for STR purpose under an individual name but will be transferred to an LLC soon, is that better to wait the LLC to be done first then start the services, or turn them on as soon as possible to reduce the downtime to get ready and change the ownership to an LLC for the utility companies?
Rose McManus Anyone doing JV Partnerships on STR Purchases in SC MTNS,CA? Looking to Connect.
4 December 2025 | 11 replies
Think redlight therapy and sauna etc etc. a yurt counts as an ADU?
Zach Anderson Looking for tax savvy individuals with experience
17 November 2025 | 5 replies

Three questions: 
Say I'm living in my quadplex and I buy washers and dryers for all four units. Am I only able to write off 3 of those new washers and dryers because one is going to my primary residence? 
Say I'm b...

Christian Prickel Aspiring Investor in the Indianapolis Area
6 November 2025 | 10 replies
I recently graduated from Physical Therapy school in May and have been working full-time since August.
Eric Michiels Access to Bank's portfolio of REO properties
4 December 2025 | 3 replies
It is something larger investors have access to as well - but from individual investors its a big bonus 
Don Konipol The Mortgage Brokers who never Close a Deal
7 December 2025 | 2 replies
The Mortgage Brokers Who Never Get a Loan FinancedMore than in any other industry I know, the loan brokerage/note broker business seems to attract more clueless individuals believing they can “broker” loans or notes.
Bruce D. Kowal The Trap in Short Term Rental Tax Strategies. When 100 hours is not always 100 hours
3 December 2025 | 8 replies
Here it is in all it's glorious perspicuity:(3) The individual participates in the activity for more than 100 hours during the taxable year, and such individual's participation for the taxable year is not less than the participation in the activity of any other individual (including individuals who are not owners of interests in the activity) for such year;The regulation doesn't just require 100 hours of participation.It requires you to work at least as much as any other individual working on the property—including your property manager,.What does this mean in practice?
Phillip B. Closing on December 19 - time to hit 100 hours?
2 December 2025 | 6 replies
I googled it and found this.Notice this is for an individual, they are not adding 2 owners hours together.A cost segregation study itself does not have material participation rules; rather, material participation determines how you can utilize the accelerated depreciation losses generated by the study to offset different types of income.Without material participation, the losses are considered "passive" and can generally only offset other passive income.
Jimmy Mozingo Can anyone vouch for American Heritage Lending as a PM lender?
2 December 2025 | 9 replies
You will need an individual who would consider it but odds are slim.
Chris Wade Buying property married
28 November 2025 | 0 replies
Also I have seen married people buy property individually in a revocable trust, irrevocable trust, or an LLC without their spouses consent.