Strategies to optimize your finances

Most people think their IRA is stuck in mutual funds. Wrong. You can buy rental properties with your retirement money, but the IRS rules are strict. Here is how to do it without getting penalized.

Selling a rental property can trigger a massive capital gains tax. Discover two powerful strategies—the 1031 Exchange and the Installment Sale—that can help you defer or spread out that tax hit.

It is the time of year every commercial property manager dreads: CAM Reconciliation season. We break down the process of true-ing up expenses without starting a tenant revolt.

When rates go up, the amateurs panic and quit. The pros just change their strategy. Here is how to keep buying profitable real estate even when the bank wants 7% or more.

Don't trust the seller's pro-forma. Learn how to calculate the numbers that actually matter so you can evaluate rental properties like a seasoned pro, not a hopeful gambler.

Thinking of converting your long-term rental into an Airbnb cash cow? Hold your horses. The tax rules for short-term rentals are a completely different beast that can bite you if you aren't prepared.