I have brought this up on other boards, but I still am not sure of the answer. I am a landlord who has acquired some fix up properties which I will lease to tenants. I have not yet made any of the houses rent ready....

Hello everyone,I have a bit of money in an IRA right now that I would like to eventually use towards the purchase of a rental property. I am looking for advice from other investors who have used their IRA money. What ...

On his current cross country tour, "The Burning Down The House Tour", no that's not the right name, that's somebody else's tour; its the "All Weather Tour"; says that real estate should NOT be part of your investment ...

Here is a question that I have for all the expert landlords out there.

My folks own roughly 50 rental units, in a small town of about 14,000 people. There is still a note on the rentals that has 4 years left, monthl...

I have a question regarding LLC partnership buyout tax implication. I'm making a simple LLC scenario for easy discussion.The LLC has three partners A B C. LLC did real estate development project: it bought a land and...

Currently I do not have any IRA / 401k, and I have been looking at starting and depositing into one before tax day deadline for 2011.
I have previously just bought stocks and/or mutual funds

However, the more I think...

I am considering purchasing a small handgun for protection when going to look at properties in unfamiliar areas. Is this something I can write off at tax time as a business expense?

I reside in NC, but my rental property is in NJ and in a NJ LLC. I am going to sell my rental and I am wondering if I will have to pay the Bulk Sales Notice or the Exit tax. Can someone please explain the bulk sales n...

I ask this question because there are real differences in what you are allowed to deduct, capitalize and report in these two situations.

Investors that are wholesaling and flipping are typically in the business of re...

I have a potential lease option wholesale deal in the works. This would be my first deal. I have a question about the sales price that the seller is asking for. The seller wants $100K for the property, but the comps d...