Has anyone found any authoritative sources that indicate the 20% QBI deduction under the new tax act applies specifically to rental real estate properties that are considered as Passive Activities under current law? T...

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My client had a SBA loan discharged in bankruptcy over 3 years ago. They are scheduled to close on Monday (FHA) and yesterday the lender ran the CAIVRS report and they are on there. We have called the ...

What do you see as the impact on this breaking news from investor stand point!?

Rates on 30-year mortgages rose for a third straight week, striking the highest level in eight months and the30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.42 percent and the rates on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, a well-...

Are hard assets like real estate considered securities in the eyes of the SEC?

If a first mortgage forecloses on a house and it is bought at auction, it wipes out all the liens behind it (unless the auction price is high and then they would get paid in full or partially).Property taxes and HOA l...

What are, according to you, the top 5 growth neighborhoods in LA in 2019 ?

Hopefully this is the best forum to post this. If there is a better forum, hopefully a moderator could relocate this post.I was reading elsewhere online that, in context of private money lenders, if you were to bring ...

Hello, My parents bought a house almost 15 years ago. Over that time, the house has appreciated from 91,000 to upwards of 600,000.  They have not been the best at up-keep and the home needs some updates.What would be ...

Hi all. I understand that a typical strategy for an apartment complex is to do one LLC per building, and a separate bank account for each LLC (and so a separate bank account per property). I worked in a treasury depar...