I'm planning to go to an auction soon for a Trustee Sale.  I'm confused by what I'm bidding on though.  The Public Notice says " You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself".  I've run a title search and...

I am in a situation that traditional tax benefit of real estate investment is not applicable.

My wife and I want to buy a primary residence and rental properties within next 3 months and hoping to make this investme...

Which deduction do most rehabbers use when providing water, snacks, pizza, beer, etc for their work crews (family, friends, etc) on the jobsite?

I had always used the 50% deduction in other businesses, but ac...

We have a few investment properties for several years. One in personal name, others in disregarded LLCs. Thinking through different exit strategies which include 1031s (traditional,) outright sales, switches into over...

I have a number of private loans to me. I am paying interest on these loans, but since they are private individuals they wont be submitting 1099INTs to me.

How do others deal with this?

Hey everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets so forgive me if I am posting this in the wrong area. I am 23 years old, own an LLC with my father and brother, and live in California. We are about to close on our first inves...

While I greatly respect accountants, I want someone to explain why they're worth the fee for 90% of buy and hold investors. This year my refund was $3,800. My total tax prep fee was approx $4,200 (not unusual if you a...

Hi all...Has anyone actually used the Tax Lien Vault company to purchase tax liens and if so, what was your experience?  Last July I went to one of those house flipping seminar road shows here in San Antonio and while...

Hey all, I did a cost seg study on my short term rental for the 2022 tax year. I'm a financial planner by profession & really wanted to understand the nuances behind this topic more. I love comparing the hype vs r...

I've got a property that I've owned a long time and it's been depreciated down to practically nothing (condo, so no land). I'm selling and I have a buyer if I will hold the paper. Say I get 20%dp, interest only and ...