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 personal itemized (Schedule A) deductio...

Hey everyone! I am new to real estate investing and wanted to run something by you. I am not set on it, but have considered making a 401k withdrawal to start investing in real estate. I own my house currently, but hes...

Which would you do? I am 63yrs old. Own about 1/2 my portfolio of 55 rental houses with no debt at all. I have also paid off my own personal residence years ago. And I like not having a house payment. But I took on a ...

Questions for you self directed IRA Gurus:Can I buy a property as the following:50% my own cash (under an LLC)50% of my self directed IRAs LLCIs this legal? And if it is, can my personal LLC withdraw 50% of the profit...

My neighbor passed away unexpectedly. He was a lovely man, but a real slob, and I am trying to buy his house from his next of kin, a brother & sister who are not as eager to sell as we had hoped. The place needs a...

Hello Everyone,Sorry in advance is this has already been talked about I haven't seen anything on this yet, but I'm new here. I am 26 and have always been very good at saving for retirement. I put 11% of my salary into...

Hello BP!I recently heard in a seminar and podcast that you can use credit card debt for a down payment on investment properties. Has anyone heard of this strategy or any other strategy where you can use your credit c...

A couple of questions that may lead to others, so here goes.  I have a single member LLC that owns rental property, and all of the rental income and rental expenses flow through that LLC.  At tax time, that profit/los...

My tenant is lawyered up so I need to make sure there's no tricks or traps the tenant can pull when I do not renew his lease.The tenant signed a one year lease where it stated it would end on a specific date. What kin...