Company is getting purchased and all stock is getting cashed out. Payout will be over 100k and taxes will about 33% I believe based off married income. Are there any real estate strategies to help reduce the percent...

I'd like to solicit the collective wisdom of BP for advice on deciding between two scenarios to invest a small windfall.  I have an existing cashflowing duplex with great tenants, and I live w/in earshot of, w a note ...

Hi all! My husband and I are just getting acquainted with this awesome board and were hoping to get some advice. We moved to the Bay Area a few years ago and live in a new three bedroom townhome we rent for 3900/month...

Speaking with many
buyers in the Boston area, a lot are unfamiliar with Boston's Residential Tax
Exemption. This is a great tax exemption to take advantage of for an owner
occupied unit.

A quick few points:

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I'm bad at hiring contractors.

I'm working on fixing that.

Often I tell myself "I could save X number of dollars by doing work myself".

My dayjob translates into about 40/hr, so I figure if I hire...

Hello everyone, I am looking to get into REI and am taking a hard look at my financial and credit situation to set real goals that will help me purchase my first property.  Although I haven't been analyzing my finance...

I am planning to purchase a foreclosure this week for $161,000 and put $20,000 into it with the hopes of it appraising around $250,000. My original plan was to flip the property and sell it for a quick $40,000 or so. ...

I’m looking to purchase a duplex and can do a 30 year loan at 5.375% (monthly payment is $1114) or a 20 year loan at 5.0% (monthly payment of $945). Are there any tax advantages of going with the 30 year loan? I don’...

Here’s how that works:Depreciation is the act of slowly deducting the initial expense of an asset against your taxable income. Generally this is over a 27.5 (residential) or 39 (commercial) year time frame. So each ye...

I'm super confused as to the pros and cons of each of these entities.  I don't have money of my own to invest with so I am starting out by Wholesaling.  I've taken a class and have been made aware of 3 options I can s...