My wife and I door knocked last Saturday. A few days later we got a very receptive response from an owner who we had left a brochure at the door. They were interested in getting a cash offer. The next day all communic...

Hey everyone! I'm filing my taxes for the first time this year and I really want to hire a CPA to help me. I definitely waited to long, because everyone I called in my area last week is either not taking new clients o...

I have a property under contract, that my GF and I are planning to house hack then rent out entirely after a year or 2. While under contract, the property appeared on a foreclosure site I follow. The date of the forec...

Here's a question that must be a no-brainer to others, but I'm drawing a blank and thought I'd put it out to the BP community.  How do you handle tax reporting for an office space?  That is, how do I handle the taxes ...

I'm new to RE investing and have found an interest in Performing and non-performing notes and am currently trying to absorb as much as possible on the subject. I have been reading a lot of forum posts and listened to ...

I have a few commercial real estate loans which are fixed rate for 5 years on a 20 year amortization schedule.
My lenders assure me that at the end of each 5 years, I can get another similar loan with the prevailing ...

I’m an engineer (full time, W2) and a real estate agent on the side (Schedule C).  I have 20 rental properties (Schedule E) that currently carry a passive loss of 300k. I am purchasing another rental property and will...

This intended only to open discussions on the changes that affect investors. This is to help you know what questions to ask your CPA so you can do a better job of tax planning. I am not a tax guy or a tax attorney so ...

First, here is the situation - I'm looking to purchase another investment property.  Though I haven't settled on one yet, the high-end is likely to be $300k.  To get there, I'd do 1031 exchange from an existing house ...

We may be biased, but for us, real estate investing has been an amazing journey. Like anything worth doing, it has its challenges, but the potential far outweighs the drawbacks. For the right type of person, real esta...