Wasn't sure which forum this topic should be on or if this even fitting topic for these forums but hopefully someone can help me. I've been battling with my HOA for over a year now about leaks from my roof (April of l...

I regularly hire handymen off Craigslist and work with them on rehabs.  I keep their total pay under $500 and have done an occasional i9. I would like to know how to protect myself as lot of these people are unlicense...

When combining section 121 gain and 1031 exchange, can you take out the section 121 gain or does it have to be included in the cost of the replacement property?For example, relinquished property is sold for $800K with...

My wife and I have written a personal note (made a loan) on a real estate project.  This project is going to require more funding to complete.   I am considering providing a second loan, from my self-directed IRA (or ...

Hello everyone,

My magazine, WorkingRE has done a great interview with Kyle Lagow - the man who blew the whistle on Countrywide that they were involved in Fraudulent appraisals. He sheds light on some of the unethica...

I am consistently baffled by the complexity of the tax code in the U.S.

What percentage of the tax "savings" that you realize each year go to pay for overhead associated with preparing returns, planning, advice, etc...

So here's the story of the missing $1000…I work currently for a property management company and we have around 300 single family units.  You can imagine that the first of every month is crazy with people bringing in t...

Hi All,

I am in the process of wrapping up my first project. As expected, I had some troubles with the GC on quality of work, what was agreed to VS what was done, etc. I have met a lot of good workers in di...