In determining whether a deal is a good deal or not, what matters most CAP RATE over ROI or ROI over CAP RATE?

I put $50,000 down on a property that I am buying through the owner.  The closing is in January.  How can I deduct this on my taxes?

I was recently explaining for an investor the difference between investing in Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) vs Direct Real Estate.  I see this topic in 2 buckets:  rental properties (hands-on) and REITs (hands-o...

I'm curious to know if I can do a 1031 exchange with my primary residence to purchase a portfolio of rental properties that are already cash flowing.  My primary residence is worth about $265,000 based on an (exterior...

My partner and I are unmarried and just purchased our first rental property. We live in California, but the property we purchased is in Kansas City. We're working with a property manager and I want to ensure we get ou...

So I am trying to think of a way to make a difficult situation work for me. I have a property in an estate that I am the administrator for and sole ultimate owner of, no other heirs. Property is paid for but in bad di...

What can you do if you have more than $500K in equity when selling your primary residence? Can you "1031" the balance or any other restructure to not pay tax on the gains? 

Any ideas on how to make money off of land without putting too much money into it?
ideas i was thinking about are: horse stall rentals on property 
semi truck / trailer space rentals.
any other ideas ?? 

Hello,  I have a question. Say I have a net loss of 20k.  4 properties each have 5k loss.  The allowed loss for each is 3k and unallowed is 2k.  for next year am I allowed to carry over the net loss 20k? or just the u...

I'm considering quitting my W-2 job to focus full time on my real estate business.  We have enough passive income to live on and would supplement with house flips, etc. Does anyone have experience with how this would ...