hello allMy husband and I are closing on a property this week. We want to close in an LLC we just created. My question is, when i go to create the EIN number, the IRS wants to automatically make us a partnership. My a...

HelloI just became a real estate agent a week ago in Houston Texas. I am still learning and would like to know what strategies did you implement to get your career started as soon as possible? Any suggestion on where ...

Is it customary for a property mgr to request a new tenant provide soc sec cards, birth certificates for all tenants on the lease along with recent tax returns & paystubs? 
Given issues around identity theft, the...

By Popular Demand, BiggerPockets Has Been Building Our Own Blogging System!

We've spent a lot of time thinking this out and are looking forward to launching a new era for real estate bloggers!

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Estate Planning / Tax Question located in CTMy parents plan on retiring over the next 5-7 years and have 3 rental properties with mortgages on them. They will have the ability to pay the properties off if needed. My q...

Hey allSo I am representing a client who sold his house to downgrade and try to get some rental income. He is older is currently not employed (has some social security income but that's it now). He is renting right no...

If one sets up a LLC and takes a salary/dividend split via their LLC does all of the money get counted to determine eligibility to continue to receive social security payments? Or....does just the salary portion get ...

I'm new to BP, and new to focused renting and REI. However I'm decades into both residential and commercial rentals. Up until recently, it has been a sideline or ancillary to my normal business. We have some residenti...

My Medicare premiums are being withheld from my social security check.Quick question:  Are Medicare premium payments pre-tax or after-tax?And if after-tax, why is the SS Administration not including this amount in the...

@Joshua Dorkin. Can I? And if so, how do I do it?