Every time we're preparing for a new administration, there's plenty of tax-related noise. The new President is going to do this, do that, yada yada yada.Unfortunately, a lot of financial and tax professionals join thi...

Hi everyone! My name is Calvin and I am based in Stafford, VA. I am recent grad from Purdue (go Boilermakers!) with a BS in economics and minor in mathematics and currently working as an internal audit/compliance anal...

Hi BP members. I am CPA that specializes I real estate and international tax. I am also an aspiring real estate investor I hope to connect with other RE investors and share some of my tax knowledge with you all. I’d l...

Just read an article that Fannie Mae has been doing a second credit check. This is obviously causing problems for some mortgages.

With the passage of the Financial reform legislation there will be a large number of ...

Came across this article from IPX 1031.  Is there a chance this could go away? https://www.ipx1031.com/the-republican-blueprint-for-tax-reform-poses-threats-to-sec-1031-and-real-estate/

Does anybody know if something comparable to the "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009" was hidden in the stimulus package?

I had a few weird emails this morning about gun control and thought...

This is a pretty crazy story of one man using the escrow accounts of 1031 exchange to fund his lifestyle. Only after $126 million later does it all come crashing down. The conman never admits to fault!  Many lost thei...

Hello fellow BP'ers.  I have a question for you.  When you are negotiating a deal for a SFR do you use the real estate contract when submitting your offer?  How many go about it more casually until a verbal offer is a...

Real Estate Investing Offshore!

If the sorry performance of today's investment markets has you wondering where to turn to make a profit you should consider the opportunities opening up in international real estate....

Hi everyone, I'm a new investor in Richmond, VA. I've been reading a lot of posts and blogs here. Now I'm ready to write my first post:)  I have a rental property in Seattle that has been paid off with about $600k equ...