This is a hypotethical question for me that I did not see answered.  As I understand it, buying a property with intent to flip it quickly, for a profit, makes one a 'dealer' in the eyes of the IRS.  Dealer is someone ...

As investors, I am sure most of us try to minimize our tax liability and increase our profits. I do a few quick rehab flips and thus pay a big chunk of it to taxes. I wen to a seminar (I go to many and have never bo...

I own a primary residence in CA that I’ve lived in for >2 years. It has a 30 year fixed mortgage and low interest rate. My sibling/business partner would like to give me X amount for 50% ownership and we transition...

My husband and I are new to this community but we have been buying, renovating, and selling homes for 28 years.  We buy, live in it and then sell.We literally do it all! The find, the design, the demo ( I love demo), ...

Guy's I'm in class currently to get my realtors license. However, I'm starting to have second thoughts on the benefits to this as an investor; specifically a flipper. The primary reasons I wanted my license was to get...

Hey all!My father has recently passed away leaving his modest portfolio to my two brothers and I. All of the properties are paid off, however due to the recent passing of Prop 19 we are unsure of how the tax burden wi...

I’m working out off market deal with seller that is worry about capital tax gain (NY). However his odd situation might plays on his favor.. some background: He owns the place since 1990 (bought for $14k). Lived at the...

I purchased a property in Portland, Oregon in 2013 and lived there for about a year. I moved during 2014 to California where I now reside. I've kept the property as a rental since moving. The rent covers the mortgage...

My father owns (3) 2 family units. Son and daughter manage the properties. He does not want to deal with the properties anymore and wants to transfer them to our name. Im not sure if that's a good idea. Son and daught...

I currently own a property in an LLC and a separate rental in my own name. I am planning on selling the property i own with my LLC and doing a 1031 to purchase another property. However, I was wondering if when I buy ...