I have a friend who has a str in an area where it is prohibited, but he is one of those guys who shoots first and asks questions later. 

The city has cited him with a cease and desist for the short-term usage of th...

I want to create an LLC syndicate to purchase a residential property, and want to allow Self-Directed IRA participants looking for alternative investments. Are there any SEC/other regulations limiting those participan...

My wife and I are looking to purchase a new home, rent out our current house, and hopefully house hack with the new purchase. The issue that we are running into is that there are very few duplexes in the Phoenix/Phoen...

I'm getting ready to do a few deals and wondered what peoples thoughts were on private hard money funding. I'm in the process of developing what I like to call "Call to Investors." The plan would be to send out an ana...

Hi Everybody,Looking to hear from you seasoned investors on this one. I've picked up a number of properties on 30-year notes in my personal name, but as I scale up this starts to become a major liability issue. It sou...

We're in the process of purchasing our first rental property in San Diego (2 detached units with 3 beds & 2 bath each) and close at the end of April. We just had an inspection done and went back to the seller to s...

I am going to get a rental property here shortly. I have not began investing in real estate to this point. What would make the most sense in terms of maximum protection for myself. I plan on building up to multiple re...

Hello everyone! I am in search of a CPA in the Seattle area to assist with my financials and future investing plans. What are some of the things you look for when working with a CPA? Any advice or help would be apprec...

Are there any tax benefits to doing fix n flips where you sell the LLC that the property is held in vs. selling the actual real estate?

Example: Purchase and rehab a house in an LLC, then sell the LLC.

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For rental properties I know you can depreciate things like a new roof, new washing machines etc...although different things have different schedules of depreciation. I have one item that I don't know if it's an it...