I was recently in Los Angeles and I saw all sort of posters in Korea town - which has a lot of hard working people who have brought it up from the 90s -- LA riots, slums, etc. There are posters that say "Housing is a ...

When rehabbing a property, at what point do the expenses become tax deduction? I realize that it will raise your basis, which will effectively reduce your tax burden when you sell.


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anybody read the article in yahoo news last night?

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/104340/Housing-Meltdown;_ylt=Ai901LEwyqLqzknB1gjFYe5O7sMF

Some "speculators" are calling for a 25% reduction in price ...

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