This week I went to the Apartment Owners Association trade show and networking event. Lot of older rich landlords and tons of vendors for everything your land-lording heart could desire. There were engineering compa...

My wife is adopted but met her birth mom some years ago so we do have contact with her. The birth mom is a very shady person who does a lot of highly questionable things which is why I'm asking this question here.

Th...

A post in the landlording section inspired me to review and post numbers. One thing to think you are being honest with yourself, quite another to put it out there for critique by more seasoned investors.Putting my num...

Hi all - I have a question that is most likely for tax specialist's and attorneys, but I thought I would see if anyone here has any insight. I sold a property with a partner and we put the money into a 1031 and bought...

So I emailed about 7 lenders yesterday and got replies back from all of them. After reading 2 of the emails I began wondering about these fees and when they are due. This is an excerpt of 1 of the emails I receive...

Not sure this is necessarily a strategy, but more of an idea/dream I was thinking about the other day. It all started because I used to live in Vail. I love that mountain! I love to ski! I live in Park City, UT now, b...

My lawyer recommended talking to a CPA about my rental properties. I've never used one before (I've done the itemized deductions by myself once--last year, with Turbo Tax--for my rentals).

Do you typically have the ...

My first flip is listed on the market and should be selling soon. I was just wondering if there are any strategies or things that could be helpful to me on the capital gains. Im pretty sure in texas you have to own ...

I have a property should have been a winner but ended up being an ugly monkey on my back for the last 8 years.  It currently loses about $1k/month which is about what the principle payments are (yes, there are 2).I bo...

Hello All:I am trying to purchase a 4-plex using seller financing and the Seller's accountant is telling the Seller that they need to receive enough of a down payment to cover the depreciation recapture which is taxab...