I have 16 rental properties. I have one under contract now. My basis is $78k and my sale price is $190k. My carry-over passive losses are $147K from all the 16 properties. My MAGI is >$100K; so I am having carry-ov...

So here's a crazy story.

We picked up n REO to rehab. This home is a half mile away from another one that we sold in February for $111,000. The two homes are identical for all intents & purposes - 3/2 brick ran...

I have a SFH that I have rented out for 9 years. There is quite a bit of capital gain on it (about 500K). I am thinking about selling it now that I am about to retire (and the market is high). If I make my this rental...

We had a large Single Family Home on the market for a while and were not getting the right interest in the house. It's a rapidly appreciating area (One of the top ten fastest in the country!) so it's tough to gauge...

I am about to sell a house that I am rehabbing in the next 3 weeks it is going to be listed for around $70k and its going to be marketed mostly to first time home buyers. It is a 1850 sqft 3/2 brick house.It is going ...

Everyone has heard of the Federal Reserve "Stress Test" for large Wall Street banks, but many of the same principles apply to us as real estate investors. A stress test involves preparing for the rare "crisis," a once...

Hey fellow investors,

I have a few questions I was hoping to get answered.
1. What is a fair price to pay when it comes to a good CPA and real estate Attorney?
2. Can anyone tell me of any good CPA's and Attorney's t...

Does anyone have experience with contracting with large corporations to rent high-end residential houses? We have a new high end house that would be great for a corporate rental. Google opened a large campus nearby a...

Hi,  I’m looking for strategies to minimize capital gains on sale of partnership interest.  The partnership has been a long term entity holding land.  I understand 1031 is not an option.  Spreading the sale over multi...

Hey guys! I own a small design/build furniture company located in Seattle, and I have been thinking about using my furniture, and my design sense, to start staging homes.  Several of my RE agent/broker friends have as...