When it comes to investing, there are many different options and it can become hard to decide on the best course of action. Stock investing and real estate investing are two very prominent choices for long-term and ev...

I am still a bit confused about the whole topic of tax benefits from having rental property. Can anyone take a look at this example, and let me know if I am doing this correctly?

An investor has a full-time job makin...

Ok, so I find this potential property, ran my comps and is ready to make an offer and is at a pause.  Why because I the investor found this property without a realtor.  Now I do not have any contract with any realtor ...

Novice here, looking for investment property (no rentals) w/in 6-10 months.Areas of interest in Central NY - West, South, and North-West of Syracuse, and East side Auburn.Question:First time home owner; to buy first f...

I was just in the process of streamlining the painting process (when it comes anyway), so I started doing what J Scott does and gathering a list of paints I like. One question, to help me out, for you all is how many...

I own a three unit Medical/Dental building built in the early 1970's.  It's actually in great structural shape, and it's up to date on medical office codes and special needs accessibility.  Last tenant in one unit too...

Stockton Deal Analyses – Estimating CostsA while ago I wrote a series of posts ranting about the current state of the residential income property market in Stockton, CA. In each post I highlighted a current listing an...

I have been doing research to set up a corporation. I think that an S-Corporation would be the best setup, but I see that no more than 25 percent of the gross corporate income may by derived from passive income. I als...

I have a solid ROTH IRA and I was interested in using some of the contributions as the down payment on a property.  That money has already been taxed (as per the definition of a ROTH IRA).  However, once that money ge...