After reading "The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor," I've come to the realization that our current CPA isn't cutting it. I'm looking for a tax advisor who has solid knowledge of the real esta...
I have a general question that I would sincerely appreciate some advice/suggestions. First of all I apologize for the long-winded question. I live in WA state and own a forty acre parcel of land in the state of Loui...
I have been considering for a long time investing in multi units. When I first started looking, I looked for a few years but just ended up buying a single family home that I currently live in and have for multiple yea...
I have a personal vehicle that I use almost exclusively for business. If I put 10,000 miles on it in a year, 9,500 are for business. I track my mileage religiously, but accountant always tells me I can't report all of...
I had a thought the other day and after asking around from a handful of agents, seems like this is possible. I am a REALTOR and have property that I am interested in 1031'ing. If I pay a buyers agent fee and sellers a...
Hello,New to the BP forum. My wife and I are just getting into the real estate investing world and are trying to figure out what niche we should really focus on. My wife is a real estate agent and I have worked in con...
We just bought a duplex in July. We are renting out 1 half, and living in the other. When we got the tenant, the amount was good. They just hiked our taxes and I fear rather rent amount just won't cut it anymore. We j...
It seems that a lot of the government's response has been to 'pass the buck' to landlords instead of equally distributing any hardship. Remember 'tough times don't last...tough people do.' I'm letting this whole vi...
I've been getting more interested in real estate investing in the last few weeks and have been fire hosing information during my day job. I'm working on building some capital at the moment but I want to get at least a...
I am 30 years old and I have always put 5% towards my 401(k) (my employer matches 25 cents on the dollar) and both my wife and I max out our Roth IRAs each year ($5,500 each).One of my big goals is to retire early and...