Hey - I thought I was in the clear - but perhaps not (was about to file my taxes . .  ).  here's the shortest version on my situation:1) bought a house for mom in 2005 - she lived there til 2011 (not nearly long enoug...

Search engine optimization is the most important, and most underutilized strategy for driving leads and sales online. After years in the industry, its apparent to me that SEO is often overlooked by real estate and pro...

Once upon a time, I ventured into the realm of real estate with boundless enthusiasm and unwavering determination. In the beginning, it seemed like the stars had aligned in my favor. With over six transactions under m...

I own and live in a 1B/1B condo near a cute, thriving suburb of Chicago. I travel a lot, live minimally, and I am strongly considering offering my personal residence on AirBnb whenever I am out of town. Does anyone el...

Couple things in mortgage news:
NPR ran a story this week about #veterans not getting the forbearance promises made and they are in foreclosure.
Eight days later the VA halted, stopped foreclosures for #VA loans unt...

I have heard of a case where the lawyer was able to somehow poke holes in the LLC that enabled access to someone's personal assets.  I have also heard of a case where the tenant sued the LLC that contained several oth...

I just started looking at foreclosed / pre-foreclosed properties in Boston and getting really excited. I want to temper that excitement a bit because I understand there's a considerable amount of risk involved. I just...

BACKGROUND: I own 6 properties in 3 states (CA, AL, and TX), plus I moved to UT this year. This means 3 state files (nothing for TX) plus the federal. I can handle all that in my taxes as I have for years... BUT I did...

Hi, I am currently house hacking a triplex. It's my understanding that an individual is allowed to deduct up to $25,000 in PASSIVE losses against ACTIVE income if and only if that individual earns less than 100k MAGI ...

I'm under a contract to buy a fixer and the title company notified me the property has liens and the seller need to bring in additional funds around 20k to close it. The seller does not have the funds to cover the lie...