Hi everyone,I am about to become an investor renting out the condo I currently live in (Columbia/Ellicott City, MD area) and purchasing another house for my family. The condo was purchased in 2006 at it's highest ever...

As a high income earner, I have suspended passive losses accumulated from previous years.  As we buy more and more long term rentals (we have purchased 4 in the past 6 months), my wife will be able to claim the Real E...

I have some expenses which could go either way on de minimis safe harbor or to capitalize and depreciate to deduct. Assume i bought a rental house for $100,000 on Jan 1. Land is worth $10,000 so depreciation is $3,272...

Disclaimer: I am not a
tax professional, so it's always best to consult a tax advisor for your
specific situation.

Investing in real
estate can bring about a lot of financial benefits, but it can also have a
ma...

What are some good end of year tax deduction strategies (outside of increasing your 401lk contributions). I've read a lot of people will buy a property as an STR, put it into service then do a cost seg. I'm looking to...

Hi everyone, I need some tax and legal advice in my situation where I have been incurring a good amount of unexpected expenses, and after some research tax rules seem to allow up to $25K of write-offs a year, but is p...

I’ve read conflicting answers on depreciation and how or if it can be used against w2 income. I have decided to get started investing in rental houses and I’m trying to understand the tax side before buying anything. ...

Hi all - I have a question on depreciation recapture as it relates to syndications and calculating after-tax returns as an LP (I am mainly thinking about multi-family here). As I understand it, an LP will have to pay...

I will be paying cash. He will live in the house alone. I will be paying the tax and insurance. Hopefully he will be able to reimburse me for my expense by making monthly payments to me. I am unsure whether I should r...

I just bought my first multifamily property and I have been thinking about how to maximize my tax benefits on it. If i can write off property management fees as an expense, can I pay myself (either as a sole proprieto...