If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them?  I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...

I’m still in high school wanting to invest in the stock market long term, I was leaning towards Roth IRA.But I wanted to get some advice before I made the decision, 

As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...

Are you still putting your money away in a retirement account?
Are you maxing it out?
Are you getting the bare minimum employer match?
Or are you parking all your money in a liquid account to be ready for the next ...

Owning rental real estate offers many tax advantages. I don't think anyone that has looked into the strategy for more than 15minutes would be surprised by that.

However it does drive me crazy when pe...

I'm curious as to whether investors are viewing the early 401k withdrawal as an opportunity to gain access to pre tax dollars, pay tax on them now at a lower rate and move them out of the market and into real estate.
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Hi everyone…

I see people on the boards here speaking about paying off mortgages on their rental units, as if that is a desirable goal. What do you think?

My first influence in pondering owning rentals ...

Hey everyone! Been a while since I was on. I want to know what to expect come tax time. I started my L.L.C., and have a business checking account for it. For the entire year of 2009, I have been and will continue ...

Hi,I have access to foreign private money lenders (people with money that have invested with me in the past in Europe). Now I am investing in the US and a few of them have offered to lend me money at a set interest ra...

Hello everyone,
I find myself in a challenging financial situation and would greatly appreciate any guidance you can offer.
I have a pending income tax payment of approximately $200K for the year 2023, due by Septem...