To finance a possible tax rate cut, some in Congress are eyeing the provision, which allows sellers to defer capital-gains taxes by reinvesting in other propertiesBy Peter Grant and Richard Rubinhttps://www.wsj.com/a...

Good Morning BP! I am new to tax deed sales and very interested. I'm currently in the position to start the bidding process (online) to attain properties. Any advice on how to search homes to see if they owe additiona...

Can someone help explain exactly what “Stay Alfred” is?

Hi BP friends,
I desperately need your help. After learning about tax sales and doing due diligence I found two properties I want to buy at an online auction a week from now. 
1. On the 1st property (vacant land, ra...

Interesting article about how the STR market may be doing nation wide.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/airbnb-may-have-just-told-the-worst-that-many-have-been-fearing-about-the-us/articleshow/1...

Hi, I am trying to attend CA county tax deed sale. Some property I see huge HOA liens before the Tax lien record. I am wondering if the Tax deed sale will wipe out these HOA liens after the sale? From California Reven...

Neighbor fell asleep with a pot on the stove and he burned down the entire 55 unit condo building. I own my condo and lived there for 12 years. I had great insurance but it only covered my living expenses for a year i...

How relevant are these books to x-border tax situations?I'm a Canadian, will be investing in the USA, and Taxation is the next step in my education process.  Don't want to pull the trigger on a book that doesn't relat...

1.  Fiance's parents bought a condo in 2006 for ~600k.  Only the mother's name is on the property.2.  Fiance lived in the condo for ~5 years with no lease.  Basically a grey primary residence for her3.  Now have the o...

Does anyone know where the 27.5 and 39 year numbers for deprecation schedules came from? They seem so specific, 39 instead of 40, 27.5 instead of 30, does anyone tax savvy know how these numbers got placed?