Should I give them a receipt at all times or should I give if they ask for it? Tenant is paying by cash. I have a tenant that recently signed lease that starts on the 1st of this month. After discussion back and forth...

A cost segregation (seg) study is a detailed analysis of the components of a building so that the separate components can be separated and classified into shorter depreciation lives. By performing this study, building...

I've read that when you pay above your normal mortgage payment each month, the extra amount is deducted directly from principal. Is this true, and do all lending institutions follow this?

Hi, Looks like taking out HELOC to purchase additional investment property is not as beneficial any more (still beneficial! just not as).  The interest paid on HELOC to purchase investment property is no longer tax de...

Hey BP,I have converted a couple long term rental units to short term in 2017 and plan to convert several more in 2018.  I was hoping to get in touch with a CPA to work on some tax planning for 2018 as well as get a b...

Hey, I'm new to the investing world and just requested the 1040 Schedule E from the seller. As I was reading through it, all the numbers looked good to cash flow with, until I came to depreciation expense, which was $...

Can somebody fill me in on the key things to keep in mind when looking for a potential section 8 rental in the Cleveland area? I want to go multi family, and I want to know what sort of requirements need to be filled ...

Hi all-I was reading one of the blog posts on the Short Term Shop blog about Schedule E vs C, passive vs non-passive. In the blog, they reference, "According to Treasury regulations, vacation rental owners who rent th...

I reached out to Brian in September after having done some self-assessing of my real estate strengths and weaknesses. I have done about a dozen Sub2 deals up until this point; however, most were a last resort type sit...

Has anyone had any experience with getting around the seasoning requirements for rental income? With the properties we own, all of which are financed, we have reached our max debt to income ratio. From what we unde...