I have a friend who's parents own some real estate investments. I was speaking with his father the other day and he was talking about wanting to sell some, but doesn't want to get hit with capital gains. One of the pr...

So a piece of property in terms of capital or ordinary treatment, relies heavily on the items intended use in the taxpayer's hand.It can turn an otherwise capital gain into an ordinary one. It may even disallow previo...

Couldn’t keep up with my wife.  She’s out  doing more trips through the Munich Xmas marts.  I’m killing time in the foyer and bar area, decided to do a post.  If you ever get to Munich stay at the Platzl Hotel.  Three...

I'm looking at doing a 1031 of a property later this year into 3 new properties and have been toying with the idea of instead simply paying the taxes on the proceeds and investing in notes.  That got me to thinking ab...

Pretty much every Phase I or II environmental site assessment I've ever seen references past studies, and not just studies done by the same company. Does anyone know where they find that information? It would be reall...

Hi, my property manager does not have a license (but is in the process of getting it). What risks do I have as a landlord for both my long term and short term rentals? 

I am on the fence on signing up for this course: https://courses.propertymetrics.com/join/iaf/I'm in a highly active and regimented education-focused period right now and one of my big interests is leveraging some per...

Newbie here, bought a new residence and plan to offer my older home for rent or lease to own.

House value is around 170K, owe 120K and rent comps are between $1300. It's been completely rehabbed. If I decide to g...

I have a property I would like to sell:-Market value: 450,000-Purchased in 2020- Mortgage has $153k left at 4% (conventional)The market is slowing down a bit and since I no longer would qualify for conventional loans,...

I have started to run across a lot of Fannie Mae properties that have been classified as "Improved Properties".   Check their website at Homepath.com to see what it is all about. I have seen the before and after on so...