I’ve been down this road when I first started landlording and learnEd my lesson the hard way.

How do I identify if the real estate losses are non-passive? 

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I logged one stand in the NW Oregon area .. same area as AX man show logs in Vernonia OR.. and got over 450k net to me on that sale.. so it really depends on what you got.Even in CA.. you can still see 3 and 4 log loads going down the road.. big TREES  were as if your in plantation pine land there could be 75 stems per load.. in Oregon we averaged 20 to 30.. you want that tight cylinder 14 to 18 inch on the but and 10 to 12 inch tops no knots.. thats money.I have poked around at some timber ground in the east and you pretty much need to be looking at 200 acre plus type sales to have any real volume.. 

It's all situational.Quality location and reasonable rents when buying can insulate landlords some if a replacement is needed down the road in the future.

Hello BP,I need some advise on this one. I have a triplex that is in a SF neighborhood. It cash flows at the asking price. When I look at the tax assessment it is 100,000 less than the asking price of the property. I ...

The type of self-directed IRA that will best suit your situation and goals will drive the process of identifying the right firm to work with.A self-directed IRA custodian is a processing entity.

I'm weighing the cost of potential issues with the city down the road for not registering the property vs. an inspection that could potentially cost me now.This is a B property in a B-/C+ neighborhood.

My wife is currently obtaining her real estate license, so I'm sure we will need guidance down that road as well.

I don't think I want or need to allow that as I want to protect myself for any issues identified after they vacate the property.