When it comes to tax and financial planning I am dumb as a stump!

I always find out about tax consequences too late.

By way of an example, a few years ago I had a substantial amount of fully vested c...

I am a young investor and in the next year or two I will need a new car. I bought it in high school and it's running on it's last legs. So I run into a very interesting dilemma that has shown two very distinctive an...

Greetings again everyone! After a year of waiting for the right time, it seems time is ripe to buy my first airbnb. Actually I might be already quite late in the party-looking at market explosion in Florida! Last year...

So I have a bare lot I am selling. Lets say I get 100k for it. My plan is to 1031 this into a duplex. It looks like I can occupy one side of the duplex as long as when I sell the duplex that side isn't considered 1031...

In today's labor market, we are all hard pressed to find good, reliable, and affordable contractors to renovate investment property.  I'm certainly not a newbie, but open to ideas on how to handle a delicate/finesse p...

I saw a post earlier asking where in Philadelphia people should buy. Philadelphia is still quite affordable compared to the rest of the northeast and mid Atlantic. I know norristown has had some crime issues in the pa...

This occurred on Sunday.  Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away.  A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...

So, this is in the news now-days. Here are a few thoughts - feel free to jump in:I've often said that I think it's kinda naughty when people charge $30,000 for real estate education. My rationale is as follows:Real es...

Hi, I'm considering joining a mentoring program run by a successful local wholesaler to help me develop a wholesaling business. In addition to counseling and reinforcement, the mentor would offer me contract forms, ac...

Has anyone used the hard money lending company, 'Do Hard Money' before?  Is it standard for HMLs to ask for a one-time deposit of $3000 that includes: 1) evaluators going out to property to determine whether it's a go...