Upon completion of a multifamily building renovation - do you usually sell the entire building, or refinance it to get the equity and hold it for the residual cash flow?As far as a business plan, I am struggling with ...

I'm a relatively new, small-time investor (a duplex "here", vacant acreage "there") who has lurked and learned here forever without posting...until now.  Target "niche" is small multifamily properties in very particul...

What online savings account is everyone using?  I have been using Marcus by Goldman Sachs for a couple of years now and have been happy with it, but have recently started to wonder if other online banks offer better r...

If your 401k provides a low rate of return and you know you can invest your money at a higher rate of return than the fees associated with withdrawing your money plus the opportunity cost of leaving your money in the ...

I am thinking about an SD IRA for the purchase of a rental property and my question is, I know that all of the rent payment goes back into the IRA but once it is paid off does the payment continue to go into the IRA o...

I’m 26 and I’m all about personal finance and investing. I have a good amount of money that invest in stocks and I also max out my Roth ira every year. My job provides a pension and annuity for retirement so this woul...

Colleagues and friends,The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of new creative tax planning strategies, i...

My mom bought a condo for 150,000 over 10 years ago. Probably worth 190 today. She has rented it out for several years and now wants to give it to me. Shes figuring she will have to pay about 30,000 in capital gains t...

Bonus depreciation is a powerful tax benefit but even some of the most seasoned real estate investors have never heard of bonus depreciation. Why not?
It’s traditionally been a tax benefit reserved for developers tha...

Hi everyone, in April 2020 we purchased a 4-unit property in Los Angeles where the seller financed a 2nd mortgage. The seller stayed in the property as our tenant after close. We are attempting to pay off the 2nd, whi...