I have focused on saving for my retirement through my 401k for my first few years of work after college. I managed to save up $100k to invest and have decided that I will no longer contribute more than my employer mat...

Currently I do not have any IRA / 401k, and I have been looking at starting and depositing into one before tax day deadline for 2011.
I have previously just bought stocks and/or mutual funds

However, the more I think...

Hi Guys,
If we received  36 k as a rent  on a house located in California . Mortgage was 24k. The repairs were minor, so it’s negligible. How much would our state taxes be? (My husband keeps waiting for the bill from...

Hi - I'm a new investor and I’m trying to figure out what a good, hypothetical, Buy & Hold deal is in Austin to get cashflow. I'm struggling to see what I could realistically buy that's profitable (even if I hustl...

The 800k have all been cashed out from stocks and are all short term gains. Should I buy several multi family houses in this economy that might experience a recession, and cost segregate it to lower my taxes? Or shoul...

I am deciding about starting to invest in syndications, does anyone have resources that discuss the depreciation benefits? My primary goal in investing in real estate is to lower my taxes.

Hi everyone,
I am very new to real estate, in fact, I haven't even begun yet. I have been a BiggerPockets fan for years! I listen to the podcast and attend the weekly webinars in order to learn as much as possible.
...

Hi all,I posted something similar in the general financing section but some fellow members suggested I posted in the Canadian section for more specific answers as I am Canadian.I am very new to real estate but am very...

I've had my duplex for about 5 months now and it's working out really well! I want to get my second property as soon as I can. I have a few questions I am hoping somebody can help me out with:1) I have only about $10,...

Hello BP community,I am in the process of looking into purchasing my first investment property (SFH) and i know from listening to the podcasts and reading the forums that a good deal would be to purchase a property ut...