I just received an email from my accountant that basically stated the IRS has made some sort of change that will require investors to file a Form 3115 or they may be subject to a higher taxable income due to less dedu...

Bear With Me...And Please Forgive My Tax Maze Ignorance

My understanding is that the basis of investments is stepped up at the death of individuals who execute transactions in a tax-efficient manner. For instance, t...

I often hear people discouraging newbies from spending too much time on entity structure, business cards and websites. That makes sense. Actually do a few deals and then worry about the "secondary" pieces. That is the...

The BRRRR method: Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance then Repeat.
This investment strategy attempts to maximize return while deploying the least amount of capital. The idea is simple, put as little down as possible in orde...

After 9 years in investing in a 4 unit in DC with section 8 tenants, intense city govt regulations, multiple fines and tons of (painful) lessons learned, I am done. The tipping point is the recent DC Government legisl...

I was recently having a debate with my friend @Ben Leybovich regarding the best decade for quality of construction. For these purposes lets disqualify anything 1990+ and limit it to the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. Newe...

I'm in the process of building out a management company in Cleveland, Ohio but have no idea where to start with pay structure. My wife and I are among the best operators on our 2 units and we are completely confident ...

I had a caller come in via some mailers I sent out the other week and this guy has a fair amount of properties, 20+ I believe he said.  We had a plesant conversation discussing a huge number of things including that t...

Brand new to property investing and very close to closing on a duplex in south Denver.     I don't want to collect rent checks or watch my mailbox for a physical check.  Would love to do this online.   Considering I'l...

There is a lot of hype in the BP forums about the devastating effects the impending ‘crash’. It seems that this crash will have a negative impact on home buyers, but not investors. Do we really need to be freaking out?