I am seeking a couple properties and looking for ways to avoid capital gains. The costs of homes are too high to roll over money through 1031 exchange. What other ways are there to avoid the capital gains

I have a chance to rent out a large room for $2000 a month in my primary residence where I live (Key West prices). I am unemployed, my wife makes about $65,000 a year working, for our healthcare we are receiving Obama...

Can anyone explain the pros and cons to using my first rental property as leverage to purchase another rental property, 

I have an 8 unit apartment building and currently the water, sewer and trash is included in residents' rent. Each unit is a 2 bdrm and the rents range from $540-$575. The water is billed based upon usage and it contin...

This thread in the context of new fees on VRBO/Homeaway prompted me to think of creating this one.I wonder how investors analyze a vacation rental property. Do you try to find a ROI high enough to cover potential pitf...

Hello BP, I am a 19 year old in the Austin, TX area. I have been interested in real estate and reaching FIRE for a few years now. My first focus after graduating High School was to find a way to quickly increase my in...

Hi, newbie here. One of the things I’m uncertain about is whether or not I should pay off personal debts before making investments. For example, in about 1 year both my car loan and student loan will be paid off. Woul...

Hi BP Family,I live in California and am about to start investing out of state. I have a CPA that I've used for years but when I brought up the investment to him he said my wife and I combined make too much money so t...

I've been eyeing a property that has a ton of curb appeal but for a long list of reasons has sat unsold for a while (needs moderate renovation but is very unique - historic/size - and probably not for all spreadsheet ...

I'd like to find out if there is a maximum amount of mortage interest that one is allowed to write off of income taxes in any given year.

I'm a newbie and here's my situation:

I'm a farily new lawyer (48 yrs old, un...