Hi all (and thanks beforehand!)I am just new here and I am trying to run some numbers to start making sense of it on the areas I know, Dublin, Ireland, where I live, and Malaga, Spain, where I am from, and I find that...

We were just yesterday looking at some options for home warranty type of services and I think crowd-sourcing this one may help:The provider we were looking at specifically was HomeServe, however there are numerous oth...

Does anyone 1099 there contractors??

Finding an Investor Friendly Real Estate AgentAre you looking for the elusive creature they call the “Investor Friendly Agent”? Have you searched Zillow and Realtor.com only to find imitations? Is the realtor your b...

I have a $1m house paid off. 830 FICO.
If I cash out refi, I can easily get a loan for $300k to buy a fixer.
After spending $50k out of pocket to repair, ARV is $500k. I want to further leverage the increased equity...

I had a tenant move out after 5 years and the carpets are absolutely trashed. They were brand new when they moved in. I know the IRS assumes carpets are only good for 5 years so I am thinking I should not deduct this ...

Hello,
Which one wins on a 30 year horizon?
When looking at a long term real estate investment (approximately a 30 year rental property hold) that returns 8% annually compared to the stock market that returns an ave...

Years ago, I was at a CPA conference, and the lecturer finished 30 minutes early. Unheard of, I know, but it did happen. He asked us what we wanted to learn in the remaining 30 minutes. And 300 CPAs in the room almost...