Of all things to prosper in this economy, who would of thought that Americans are rushing out to buy SAFES.

There is a run on safes in America.

It makes sense, really.... a place to save our money, our valuables, ou...

Carl Fischer had reminded me of an article I wrote two years ago.  The gist:  Wholesale deals in retirement accounts will get crushed by the IRS once they get around to auditing them.The Mazzei Roth IRA Case – An End ...

10 years as a Realtor and there is still so much to learn! As a member of my local Economic Development Council, I recently started learning about Opportunity Zones. It was a little hard to grasp at first, but after a...

Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a weekly frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, no A...

Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm an aspiring real estate investor, but I am a bit alarmed with how many people are investing. Is there a problem or will there ever be a problem with too many RE investors? I also wan...

Hi again BP Community! I thought I would post my weekly thoughts on all things Real Estate. A brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and/or financial markets.
Today we’re talkin: Homebuilder profits and c...

I hear people often say that real estate is treated more advantageously from a tax perspective than other businesses.  I frequently hear people say something along the lines of "I get 15% rate of return, and that's no...

If a homeowner wants to sell her home and she says the house is worth $80,000, but other homes in the neighborhood have sold for much more, do you tell her the real price?

Hi all! Thought I would continue sharing my thoughts on the market. This time for week 2, November 2023. Today I'm talkin’ prices of everything, housing market positives, home builder incentives continue, and is this ...

I wanted to describe a situation and see if anyone can tell me what the tax implications are:

You get your real estate license to help with your part-time investing business and don't use it as a typical agent would....