We have a great tenant that has always paid us a week ahead of time.  We always wait till the 15th (due date) to cash his check.  Today he sent a nice letter with his check.  You can't beat a great tenant!

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Just wondering where folk are up to regarding tax and the likely tax to be paid on your USA investments.

I am not talking 1 or 2 properties but 20+ SFH's with a $300,000 pa cash flow.

Some givings that are e...

I have a pool of tenants inquiring to rent and one of them is a 71 yr old senior citizen. What are the pros / cons of renting to senior citizen? What do I need to ask besides the usual stuff like income proof? If a...

Hi,
Just last month I have rented out my first property to a tenant. The lease was signed by one person and he moved in alone.
Now he is requesting to allow him to have a roommate (his friend), so that they can spli...

Will a mobile home, newly purchased from the factory put to use as a rental, that is not immediately converted to real property, qualify for the 2017 accelerated deprecation, since it's personal property ?  If the ans...

For background, I am not an investor. I am buying a home for myself.
My situation right now: I'm about 4 days away from close, and my lender has started treating me very poorly.
My understanding is that this LO is ...

I want to purchase a STR with family members as a second home so I can put 10% down. They want a place to park their money and see some appreciation and return, and I want to use it as a way to offset my w-2 taxes whi...

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I'm hunting for a local bank to refinance the balance I have on my HELOC and 401K that I used to purchase my 1st rental property and renovate it. The estimated market value is $165K and I have $130K outstanding betwee...

OK, tax pros, please answer these scenarios for a buy-and-hold investor that materially participates in their rental activities:

1) You draw down on your personal residence HELOC to finance a rental property. You d...