When entering information on my Turbo Tax Premiere software I see a screen that asks the following:  If this business shares common ownership and operates co-operatively with another business, you may want to report t...

Hi everyone, I get business cards from hard money lenders at meetups all the time, is there anything I should be aware of with these people or anything “sketchy” that they can do if you work with the wrong ones? T...

We are selling our family home in the SF Bay Area. We expect to receive multiple offers, maybe as much as $1 million. Choosing the highest offer is simple, but I want to avoid two things: (1) a buyer who can't qualify...

While checking out a roofer to do some roof maintenance on a flat tar and gravel roof, I discovered that the license number that he Gave me belongs to a roofer in Los Angeles instead of San Francisco where we are loca...

The tenants ‘boyfriend’ leaves the property and oddly enough, another male shows up for a short amount of time. This happens regularly, according to the on-site care taker of the property. There’s either drug dealing,...

This roofer has done a big project for me before. Lots of good reviews. Licensed and insured.

I signed a contract for putting in a roof for 12800 total and 7000 down. I paid him 7000 via check. Received this email ...

Yes, this is an angry kind of post. I don't have much patience or sympathy towards the annual flood of "Terrific End-of-Year Tips to Cut Your Taxes" webinars, podcasts, articles and whatnot. You want a sample of this ...

New here, but have been reading the forums for several months as I consider real estate investing, but am having a hard time convincing my spouse the potential "hassle" of a poor tenant is worth the benefits.
Our sit...

I have an opportunity to assume a loan at 2.5% in a HCOL SoCal community.  Even at that rate I will still be losing about $800-$1000 per month with a renter due to HOA & Mello Roos.  I'm ok with a negative cash fl...

This is a revision of my popular post from 3 years ago. See, the older I get (don't ask), the more annoyed I get with the endless "I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO CUT YOUR TAXES in DECEMBER" emails, posts, webinars, podcasts, ...