I am slowly strategizing my plan for STR. Most of my personal experience with STR was after a cancer diagnosis and I had to be in Houston often. I’m not a fan of hotels so STR was a blessing. Now looking back, I kind ...

I am hoping I can get the answer to this practical question. Yes, I know “if you can conceive it you can achieve it” and “always think positive.” I believe that and I get it. I want to know how many of you are actu...

Hi all,I'm looking into the tax implication of selling my current primary residence, which I used as a rental during a 4 year stint my employer sent me abroad. I'm interested to learn if there is any exceptions to th...

Hi everyone!I have a pocket listing brought to me by my agent. The owner is elderly and is wanting to sell her 3 bed/2 bath ranch style home for 300K (neighborhood comps are between 320-330K).  The house does need a c...

so i've been working with a mentor for the last last 3 years or so and i work for him from time to time. he is 77 and has always managed his own property and did his own work and he has a team of self employed tradesm...

Hi everyone, I'm super new here -- 1st post (I'm brand new).  I really would appreciate any insight / thoughts into my journey here.
I am an RN that had all but given up hope of home ownership in our area north of Se...

Does anyone have suggestions on how to determine if an area is a good rental neighborhood?

The questions comes from a house I recently looked at. Great condition, nice inside, recently remodeled kitchen. Nei...

Hi all,So I manage a retail strip (9 units, 2 are vacant now) in Cypress, TX.  In each of the lease that we are having with all of our current tenants we have a Landlord Prohibit Uses list below.  Last week we had som...

Hello everyone- I thought I found a great tenant but my upstairs neighbors have complained that the tenant’s guest smokes cigarettes and marijuana in the patio and the smoke drifts up into their unit. Per my rental ag...

I have the option of being hired as an employee or independent contractor. I am wondering if any local accountants or CPAs in the DC / DMV area have any advice as to which I should choose. I am going to a direct lendi...