What would be the best depreciation method when I am only planning on holding a rental property for 5 years?

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My wife and I want to form an LLC as e...

Can you guys tell me what depreciation does for real estate investors?  And, what is cost segregation?  As I understand it, you are supposed to divide the building value by 27.5 years, and 39 for commercial real estat...

if a property is quit claimed to me do I get the tax write off benifits when I fill my taxes?

Hi I have rental, operated under LLC. I also do wholesale and the wholesale business is operated under the same LLC.

Do I report both on Schedule C as business or do I separate them, rental in Schedule E, who...

I'm holding a performing note in the $50K range at 7.5% interest with 1 year of seasoning and a balloon payment at the end of 15 years.

I have no way of knowing the credit score of the home owner. He's an active inve...

Hey guys,
I have a two part question
1. Is passive income not taxed because it isn't earned income??? Or why is it tax free?
2. If you have a rental that is producing passive income. And you sell it, do you owe tax...