Hey folks, My friend and former landlord is looking to sell his three rental properties. I would personally like to acquire them but I just bought a house this spring. Is there a way he could sell a house to me and ge...

There are some companies that allow HELOCs on investment properties. Likewise, a primary residence with a HELOC on it can become an investment property in the eyes of IRS if the owner did not reside in it for long eno...

If I found someone that is willing to sale me their property before it goes to a tax lien auction. Can I put it on a PSA contract and just assign it to a new buyer. Providing all the information on the contract statin...

Has anyone run into issues getting title insurance on a short sale? We seem to potentially be running into a problem.

I just closed on a short-saled triplex, that is full of tenants. Sounds good at first. However, at the closing, the previous owner said that there is one tenant that only paid half the rent for January and has not p...

Can anyone please help me solve this math question? I do not understand it...a bank gives a mortgage loan for 80% of the sales price at an interest rate of 8%. the interest portion of the first month's payment is $192...

I purchased a property under my name but have partners investing. How do I avoid paying taxes their portion of the profit.

Here's a scenario I came across:Say I own a house which I'd like to to sell and buy another one which I'll live in. Now say I've found a property with two houses on it, and it's subdividable so that each house will si...

I have a question regarding Canadian rental property for US taxes. As you know the foreign rental property is subject to a 40-year linear depreciation in US. Taking depreciation allows me to reduce my taxable rental i...

There are a lot of moving parts when purchasing a rental property. A good real estate professional who is familiar with the area will be able to help you navigate through this list.   Why did I create this list? A few...