Pace actually answers his DMs, which is almost unheard of at his level.

Actually, to allow access it is an authorization. 

@Matthew Samson, The conversion into a rental and then 1031 can actually be used with the primary residence exemption as long as you watch your dates.Your parents move out for a year and convert the property to investment. 

Your mortgage has nothing to do with your taxes.Here is a very rough starting point, however the actual calculation will involve more details:1.

That was right up until we started purchasing rentals.We have an LLC so we actually pay $400 per year for our LLC to file and then another $150 for us to have our personal taxes done. 

Some will actually charge you to use your own unit, so be careful.

I can't remember the last time I read a forum post about an actual transaction...the posts are almost all about "the market".

If you’re interested in investing in real estate, you can consider doing so with a Self-Directed IRA to defer taxes on capital gains until you actually withdraw the funds from your IRA.

Dennis' dad and I actually tripped over something similar back in Chandler.. we learned to tap into city planning websites and even call the permit offices directly to get a real sense of their backlogs.

This particular commercial property value is going to be based primarily on the income it can generate (actual or projected) to the buyer.