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...

I recently became a dog owner after many year.  I had one when I was very young and remember the companionship they brought, this article was inspired by those memory's hope you enjoy! Building Trust: Dogs are experts...

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...

I currently own 10 units and intend to double that this year. I'm considering self-management and I'm in the process of setting up systems for it. Should I create a separate management company through another LLC and ...

Hey all. Have just broken into the creative financing space and am wondering for on market properties are you going through their real estate agent or finding sellers number and contacting them directly to present off...

We are having a problem with slow drains.  Had a camera put through the plumbing and discovered roots in the clay sewer pipe.  The plumber quoted $900 to jet it out, or $3500 to dig up and replace the pipe.I see there...

Hey Y'all,
I work as a professional handyman and have several rentals in the Northern Suburbs of Atlanta.  I see many posts on hiring handymen and contractors.  This is an area that is difficult; good contractors (a...