I'm thinking of converting a vacation home to a rental.  Obviously I can get depreciation advantages, but how do I do that?  Do I simply start taking depreciation on Schedule E?  Can I get retroactive advantages?  How...

Hello Everyone!I have a few questions in regards to LLC's.  Here's a quick backgroundI have one property right now (the one i live in) but will soon be moving out of state and renting it out.  I'm looking at going int...

Wanted to know if I can withdraw money invested into a fix and flip to fix the property?Ex I invested 30K into a home. This money was income I had earned and had already been taxed on. I just want to get the money bac...

Hi folks, I don't like how I am not compensated for my time as landlord when I am doing renovations/maintenance on my properties.  I guess maybe it just creates a convoluted mess of paper-trail, but if I created my ow...

The question is pretty straight forward....

We're selling our personal home with the plans of building a future long term home. In the meantime, we have the opportunity to live in one of our rental properties until ...

I had significant losses from the stock market from stupidly selling at the wrong time. Most were held less than a year.
This year I am selling an investment property. I’m trying to decide whether or not to do a 1031...

Hi, I am new to this forum.  My question is what is your average net income per door?  Excluding mortgages/loans.  

Me & my business partner are in the process of attempting to refi a property we own to pull cash out to acquire a multifamily property. One of our lenders pretty much told us that it may be hard for us to get a lo...

If you're a real estate investor looking to maximize your tax savings and boost cash flow, cost segregation might be your secret weapon. Here's a case study on a 6-unit apartment building that shows just how much you ...

I'd figure I'd ask here first before I ask my CPA.I know someone normally has to have income producing job, business etc.  From what I understand, rental property income is not put into an IRA.  Right now,  I have a n...