I see a lot of investors get excited about depreciation because property values usually go up, but investors can report they went down on their taxes.I am skeptical this is actually an advantage.For example, commercia...

Hi everyone, I live in Pa, and I was wondering about starting up an LLC. So I’ve read I have to start an LLC in Pa because it’s where I reside, but I could create an LLC in a state, let’s use Wyoming for instance, tha...

HUD Home Q&A

What is a HUD Home?
A HUD Home may be a single-family house, a townhome, condominium or other type of residence. The properties were deeded to HUD/FHA by mortgage companies who had foreclosed on FHA-...

Hi BP members,I want to use my 401K for REI.  I looked into SDIRA but prefer to do a Roth conversion (pay taxes) and then invest in RE within the Roth.  I am able to withdraw without penalty.  Has any BP members done ...

I am noticing quite a few homes that are 2-3 years past due on their property taxes and none of them are mortgaged. They are up for a tax deed auction because they have 2-4 years of tax liens and some are rented out t...

I need to lower my rental income for this year due to some other income coming in.I know I can prepay certain expenses at the end of the year since I do cash based accounting. Now I am wondering if would work to have ...

Living in California I started investing out of state in 2010. At the time, an investor could invest almost anywhere in U.S. and pencil out a good return. I chose Texas due to what I felt was going to be an appreciati...