Hey everyone, I'm very excited to start this journey in real estate investing. The 1st thing I know I have to do is get the funds. I'm shopping around for a Life Insurance policy to take out a loan against the policy ...

I'm looking for arguments to help convince an investor to form an LLC before buying an apartment building for rental income. (He won't occupy the property.) He's more concerned with immediate tax/financial benefits th...

As an investor, turning over properties in under a year, how do you deal with the tax impacts?

I've decided to use lease options and subject to's as my primary investment strategy for residential properties. Since the deed stays in the sellers name until you cash the deal out, what kind of tax deductions are av...

In addition to property management, I do hourly work for a rehabber. Would it be better for them to send a 1099 to my property management LLC or to my personal name? Both are justifiable since I end up managing the ho...

Would it be risky to open and offshore LLC in order to pay less taxes on the profit made from flipping a house? Is that even possible? Please advice.

I am purchasing my first flip home. My plan is to reinvest the money into my next project and I will be holding the properties for less than a year. What sort of taxes should I expect to pay and what are the best ways...

Debating Tax lawyer or accountant for this and next year. Here are my situations:
1. I will be first time home owner this year (hopefully). 
2. I work in PA but lived 2 states (PA, GA) 
3. I have cash from oversee ...

Both seasoned and new real estate investors have a powerful tool: the 1031 tax-deferred exchange. This strategy allows investors to defer capital gains taxes when they sell an investment property, provided they reinve...

Good morning,I'm selling a rental property which is excluded from capital gains tax under the primary residence exemption. We have substantial closing costs on the sale, primarily transfer tax and realtors' commission...