Miriam Gaddis
Attorney says Birddogs are illegal!
Please help. I am an investor and I advertised for help from birddogs, and offered a finder's fee for them to look for FSBOs and represent me. I was sent a cease and desist letter from an Attorney with the Northeast F...
Brian Utley
Marketing a tenant-occupied property
I made a cash purchase on a rental property almost 2 years ago without a clear understanding of how to access what a good return should look like & how to leverage money. I haven't lost money on it but the more I...
Arron Paulino
Update on Out-of-State Properties For Sale
I had to remove four of my out-of-state properties in order to refresh the listings and start anew. I will be lowering the asking price and seeing if that will help in the sale of these properties. Looking to either s...
Austin Hendrickson
Opportunity Zones - new potential PERMANENT tax savings?
Hi Everyone,As a CPA who specializes in real estate I have been doing some reading on the new Opportunity Zones (OZ) passed effective 1/1/18 with the new tax law. While guidance is still a bit unclear and more researc...
Tyson Cross
House still empty after Trustee's Sale
So tonight, I finally researched an empty house near me that has been vacant for over a year. In doing so, I see that the notice of default was filed on 8/15/2012, the notice of trustee's sale on 1/4/2013 and the ...
James Brown
Birmingham, AL and Memphis, TN Tax Sales
Does anyone have experience with the tax sale process in Birmingham, AL or Memphis, TN and the schedule that it takes place? I am currently located in Nashville, TN and the tax sales have been flooded with investors ...
Bill Patterson
Condo HOA - No Signs Covenant
In a condo development that I am building and that is still under developer control, the condo docs do not allow signs (other than developer signs) that are visible from the street. This is common in our area (Michig...
Paul Paoletti
Preforeclosures
Is there a strategy for purchasing foreclosures or do you have to wait for them to become an REO and be listed?
Paul Ryan
Depreciation recapture/taxes on a syndication investment
Hi all - I have a question on depreciation recapture as it relates to syndications and calculating after-tax returns as an LP (I am mainly thinking about multi-family here). As I understand it, an LP will have to pay...
Devin Harris
Possible rehab deal in junction city Ks. Need a partner, or advic
So there’s a property for sale in Junction City Kansas for 20,000. It’s after repair value and comparable sales are between 70,000 and 80,000. The thing is, I’m an aspiring investor. All I have is zeal, a bit of knowl...