Hello, I have a family member who makes a significant amount of money a year and he hates paying taxes. He just got a very large check in which 50% is likely going to go to taxes. Would it make sense for him to start ...

This might be the wrong group to ask, but I wanted to ask what many of you self employed real estate pros are doing for health insurance? Anyone know about any way to get into a "group" of some kind to save money on ...

I am squarely on the fence of whether I should convert my existing SDIRA to Roth, and would love some input from members.A bit of background: a while back, I rolled over funds from a previous employer's 401(k) to an S...

I'm looking to do my first 1031 exchange for my duplex in San Diego, CA and buying a property or properties in Panama City Beach, FL. Since my top unit in the duplex was rented the entire time I owned the duplex I wil...

We purchased an ocean front 4 bed 4 bath condo on the Space Coast of Florida 4 years ago for $620,000.  Our interest rate is 2.8% putting our mortgage at only $1,880.  HOA dues are $1100/mo but expecting them to incre...

In our almost 30 years of time in the 1031 Exchange business, we have had at least a half dozen serious attacks on Section 1031’s existence. Although the 1031 Exchange has been in existence for almost 100 Years, it is...

I own a condo in flagstaff and a house in Colorado. I want to sell both to buy a house in New Mexico. How do I do this without taking a huge tax hit?

I've tried searching the forums, but couldn't find an exact answer to this question. Depreciation reduces the cost basis of your property, and has it's own, 25% depreciation recapture tax rate when you sell. So if you...

I picked Las Vegas because it’s close to me and California is out of reach. I see lots of properties on the market but almost none of them makes the .5% let alone 1% rules, so why would any investor buy them? In most ...

Can you take full depreciation on rental property as well as deduct maintenance, repairs, upgrades if you are renting out two rooms and living in a third room oaks  primary residence? Are property taxes and HOA tax de...