Any opinions on how many "buy/sell" transactions it takes to make you a "dealer" in the eyes of the IRS?

just what the topic said and not to be to personal just wanted to know how many units people on here acutally owned for themselves..

 Not sure what fortum to post this is so just dropping it here....just had the wonderful (sarcasm) discussion of how my elderly mom can  best pass her house to her children when she passes. :(so im looking for info to...

So a total newbie here, I've done zero deals but am looking to cut my teeth in real estate and looking to make this a career move. I've found a deal, I've run the comps, it all looks great. The deal was on the MLS fun...

The tenant l am thinking of getting is in construction.  I do  need to change the flooring and I cannot afford that right now. It’s 3 k Sq feet house .  The quotes and getting is anywhere from 5 to 10,000 from other c...

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Hi All, Has anybody made any purchases in Belize? I'm looking at a hotel development where I would buy a unit and the hotel would manage it. Does anybody have any experience with that kind of thing? Any experience wit...

I apologize in advance for the long post but I want everyone reading this to have the details. I have a turn of the century triplex in old town that is fully occupied.  My sewer line for this property exits out the ba...

I have an opportunity to purchase a mobile home park with 16 rented lots. The owner doesn't want to price the park. He wants me to give him an offer. I want to make sure I don't give him too low where he wouldn't want...

Has anyone seen Property Wars on Discovery Channel? Investors are bidding on properties w/o seeing the inside. They make their decision based on comps in the area. Some get burned and some hit the jackpot. Do any inve...