382: HGTV Dream Home or Financial Headache? The Truth About Winning

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🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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What if you won the HGTV Dream Home? If you’ve heard of the sweepstakes before, you know what it feels like to watch the walkthroughs, read about the top-tier renovations, and imagine yourself soaking in the bliss of winning a mansion, tucked away in some of America’s most serene areas. But this dream may never come to fruition because the reality of winning the HGTV Dream Home is much different than most people think. To explain, we brought on CPA and tax expert Amanda Han. Amanda admits that even though she threw her name in for the Dream Home drawing, she has some reservations about winning. While HGTV promises a multi-million dollar mansion in the mountains of Colorado, the reality is far from a turnkey option. With so many winners either choosing to sell the home or take the cash prize, one wonders, “what really happens when you win?” If you decide to keep the home, you better have mountains of cash available to pay for it because this prize is far from free. But even if you don’t, you aren't entirely out of luck. Amanda highlights a few strategies that one lucky winner can use to keep the home, how to dodge an almost unbelievable tax burden, what to do if you opt for cash, and whether turning the Dream Home into a rental property makes more financial sense. We hope you win, and if you do, please send a housewarming party invitation to BiggerPockets at 3344 Walnut Street, Denver, CO 80205! In This Episode We Cover The 2023 HGTV Dream Home and why it’s a perfect Colorado wilderness getaway The MASSIVE tax implications of winning a sweepstakes and what you can expect to owe Taking the cash prize option and why this may be a better bet than keeping the home Tax saving strategies that can help you owe even less to the IRS How much you need to make to afford the upkeep on this $2M+ mansion Donating the Dream Home to charity and whether you’ll still owe taxes after Real estate professional status, depreciation, and turning the Dream Home into a rental for ongoing cash flow And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group BiggerPockets Forums Finance Review Guest Onboarding Scott's Instagram Mindy's Twitter Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Apply to Be a Guest on The Money Show Podcast Talent Search! Subscribe to The “On The Market” YouTube Channel Listen to The “On The Market” Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, BiggerPockets Check Out Mindy’s 2022 Live Spending Tracker and Budget Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-382 Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Bigger Pog its Money Podcast where we talk to Amanda Han and discuss whether the luck winner of the
0:06.9	HGTV Dream Home can actually afford to live there. Hello, hello, hello. My name is Mindy Jensen and with me as always is my HGTV
0:15.0	Sweet Steak Center in Coho's Scotch Trench. I did enter Mindy, but today I think is gonna be a reality check.
0:22.8	Scott and I are here to make financial independence less scary, less just for somebody else.
0:27.5	To introduce you to every money story because we truly believe financial freedom is attainable for everyone, no matter when or where you're starting.
0:33.6	That's right, whether you want to retire early and travel the world going to make big-time investments in assets like real estate, start your own business,
0:39.4	or figure out how to deal with the tax ramifications of winning a large sweepstakes.
0:45.1	We'll help you reach your financial goals and get money out of the way so you can launch yourself towards those dreams.
0:49.7	Scott, we have created a new segment called the Money Moment. This is the segment where we look at a Moneyhack,
0:55.6	Tip or Trick to help you on your money journey. Today's Money Moment, did you know that a lot of private auto insurance policies
1:02.8	and many major credit cards provide coverage for rental cars, particularly when rented for personal use instead of for business.
1:10.2	Check the policies to make sure, but chances are good that you can save money on your car rental and skip the expensive insurance
1:16.6	coverage the rental company offers. Some of the best travel rewards cards provide rental at car insurance
1:22.5	that may let you skip the rental company's collision damage waiver.
1:26.2	If you have current car insurance that includes collision, comprehensive and liability coverage,
1:31.4	your auto insurance policy likely will cover you in the event your rental car is damaged in an accident.
1:37.2	Of course, you should check with your insurance company to make sure before you wave that policy from the car companies.
1:42.9	And, Mindy, in my case, both my auto insurance and my credit card have coverage here.
1:49.4	So there's no reason for me to sign up for that insurance option when renting a car.
1:53.8	Yes, same with me, but make sure that you rent the car with that credit card.
1:58.7	Otherwise, you are out the ability to use that coverage when you, it should you have an unfortunate accident.
2:07.3	All right, it's got today. We're talking to Amanda Hahn about the tax implications of winning the HGTV Dream Home.
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