All Forum Posts by: David Lopez

Good morning all. I am looking for tax preperation advice. I am thinking of swithing from my CPA and doing everything online. I have never prepared my own tax returns. I have never used tax online software and it looks very useful today. I am a goverment employee and I plan to retire in the next few years. For the past 11 years I have  had a home based small business & own several rental properties in diffrient states. I have built a good realationship with my CPA and asked her questions from time to time and have had no problems. With all the great information provided for free online, i have seem to have less of a need for this service. I have looked at the software options and by the time I add up all the extras (home business, out of state rentals, ECT.....) to haddle my needs, it still looks like i will still be spending over $300.00. I curently pay over $600.00 now to get my taxes completed. I basicly track all my documents and fill in the information sheet (5 to 6 hours), and email it to her. There is a few follow up emails to finish up and I am done!!  Is it worth the few hundred saved to go to onlne? I always know i have  a backup in case  of any problems. Should i try it for one year? How would by CPA feel if cancel and i end up going back next year?

Thank you,

Dave

Only ten years ago.   Whole different network of people now.

thanks.

I am looking for a insurance company in AZ

Yes Greg. I agree. Two years ago we were just hanging on to renters. Now a lot more people are renting.

Hello, I live in CA. I have owned a rental property in AZ since 2005. I have seen all kinds of things.

has anyone tried this?

http://residentrewardsprogram.wordpress.com
http://www.mrlandlord.com/renttalk/

Yes Joel. we have to avoid the quick reaction that they have when they view the rental raise notice. They really don't see the total cost to move. Each property has to be looked at as an individual. There are many factors to consider. When i decide to raise the rent i want to make sure i do it fairly.

Thanks everyone.

Thanks to everyone for the quick responses. I will be doing this through my property management company. Any other guidelines i should know about? I have asked one of the companies about their style of raising the rent and they do NOTHING like this. I don't want to step on anyone toes but they do work for ME. How can i bring this to them nice way?