My spouse is trying to meet real estate professional status with the goal of offsetting my W2 income tax. 

W-2, 1099, etc.) with passive income/loss from rentals is to meet the IRS requirements for Real Estate Professional Status or REPS (this also requires material participation in addition to specific requirements to be considered a REPS).Once you have clarity on whether or not you can offset non-passive income with rental losses you can then explore cost seg to accelerate depreciation (and some of the accelerated depreciation from cost seg will impact year 1)...

Fortunately, we did not sustain any damage or flooding from the storm.It's great to connect with a design and architecture professional in Sarasota.

The appraisers are professionals and usually undervalue your property by about 15-20% just to avoid people complaining too much.  

As a professional property manager, it’s unsettling to think how many poorly drafted leases like this are floating around out there.

Hello everyone,My Canadian company owns a residential property in California and I want to sell it to my own personal name as I am closing my company.I don't know which professional to consult to help me do the transfer besides my CPA.Can I do the transfer of the deed myself (going to the County Recorder’s Office) and just check with my CPA for taxes due?

I finally got a professional in to finish the work, but based on schedule slip on my end and the cost of the handiman I ate into the margin I got on the purchase. 

If you were going to hire a professional to speak with, how would you know where to find the right one?

I can generate some anecdotal examples, but would really like to see a professional study, existing court case, etc.

The most deceptive content on the internet is half true and sprinkled with somewhat correct data and professional-sounding lingo to create an impression of profoundness.