Hello,I recently bought my primary residence located in Houston, TX (Harris county) in February, 2016. I would like to claim this property as my homestead. I have learned that there are two main advantages:1. I can wr...

I have an appointment to meet with a CPA on Monday, and am researching everything now to test his knowledge in real estate planning.  (any specific questions to ask would be helpful)I looked at all of the different ta...

For those who are lucky enough to make over $450k/year, what changes are you making?

From what I understand
1) tax rate goes up to 39.5%
2) you cannot take mortgage deductions anymore?
3) dividends from your corpor...

I own a 4 unit apartment building, live in 50% of the building and rent out the remaining 50%. I'd like to sell the building and do a 1031 exchange for the 50% share that is income property by purchasing a like-kind p...

I have what I think is a two-part question.  So here is the scenario and hopefully it makes sense.If someone were coming into money from the proceeds of their primary residence (qualifying within the 3/5 years occupan...

Hi all, 
I currently am reading a book that frequently mentions Homestead Exemptions in Florida (obviously due to the unlimited coverage) 
The reason for this post is, I am not currently located in Florida as of yet...

I've got a contract on a small apartment building in DC that is partially occupied. I'd like to eventually facelift the units and raise the rents. I'm aware of the TOPA requirements, and I have clauses in the contract...

I've been loaning businesses rehab funds for their projects and was wondering if my business activity requires a licence in Oregon state.  I'm in Washington and so is the business I loan to however the projects are in...

Hello everyone,I'm relocating to Texas on order (active duty) and am about to purchase a SFH which I intend to live in.  Can I file Homestead Exemption for this property given I get Texas driver's license?  What would...

At a recent real estate seminar I attended the presenter said that it is illegal to commingle funds from different private lenders to purchase a property. The example he used was borrowing money from 2 relatives (5...