When putting together our first multifamily deal, we built in a cash reserve to be used over a five-year hold for such things like capital improvements and unit upgrades. We don't anticipate using all this money in ye...

I've tried searching the forums, but couldn't find an exact answer to this question. Depreciation reduces the cost basis of your property, and has it's own, 25% depreciation recapture tax rate when you sell. So if you...

I'm trying to track down some real world numbers or estimates of Schedule K-1 statements beyond the high level handwaving on Investopedia and the like. I'm going to make a huge number of assumptions and I want to be ...

I’d appreciate some feedback on taxes.

My mom owns two houses outright. She resides in one of the houses, and I rent the other which had belonged to my late grandmother. These houses are in Colorado....

I am going to take a loan of $25,000 out of my 401k for a house hack. My wife’s student loan is an income based repayment plan. As I pay my 401k loan back, will this in anyway help lower the loan payment?

I have a friend that recently received an insurance settlement that far exceeds the cost to repair the damage from a small fire at one of their rental properties. They made the repairs and now are left with a hefty wi...

If you were to receive a 400k bonus from a w-2 employer what is the best way to legally avoid as much tax as possible?

Take advantage of depreciation: Depreciation is a tax deduction that allows you to recover the cost of your investment property over its useful life. By taking advantage of this deduction, you can reduce your taxable ...

In a 1031 'partial' exchange of a rental property; where there is taxable boot (capital gain and depreciation recapture). Is the depreciation recapture amount required to be fully paid first and then the capital gai...

For purposes of reducing my personal taxable income, is it effective to run rental income & expenses through a business?  I need some of the rental income for personal household expenses which would be a salary (r...