We have been contacted by a priest who is working with a family that is in desperate need of a place to live. If we give them a huge reduction in rent from the amount we would charge, is that tax deductible as a chari...

At BP Con 2021 there was an auction for folks to participate in exchange for the generous donations received  A hand full of BP members donated their time to the winning bidders.
Today I have the pleasure of the winn...

Considering a transaction in commercial real estate, a CVS in Waukegan, IL. I read mixed messages on Waukegan as an investment location. I'd love your thoughts if you know this market. 

After two years of being a member, I just wanted to say thank you to this site. Everyone here is so generous with their knowledge and expertise that I can't thank you enough. Josh, this is a great site..Anytime, I a...

I just received my FIRST social security check! Only $704 because I didn't pay enuff taxes over the 42 years of filing returns.
Anyway, I took the retirement early and this is what I receive each month. Wifey and I d...

Our nonprofit company collected the donation to purchase a property for charity use. However the seller only sells the property to individual. Once the individual buys the property with the donations, what will be the...

Just curious if anyone here has any experience with investing in conservation easements as a tax shelter?  I'm considering using one, and I understand the concept and the risks, but am curious if anyone has first-han...

I've tried researching this without luck.  Seller plans to donate most if not all of the sale proceeds to a particular charity.  Can buyer and/or someone on buyer's behalf agree to make a donation to same charity as p...

HiMy church needs some updating done to it but "we can't afford it" is always the response, so it is brought up at the quarterly business meeting and nothing gets done. My investor mind is wondering why we can't do a ...

So we know the following:

1) A loan officer, title rep or other ancillary service provider cannot pay a RE agent a "kickback" or otherwise provide items of value as part of an ongoing business relationship.

2) An R...