
12 September 2017 | 198 replies
Senior year in college, with an acceptance to a Vet School for the fall, I was diagosed with adult onset asthma and allergies with the main trigger being animal dander...kiss that career choice goodbye!

16 April 2020 | 52 replies
@Jason Vandermark - Good point on setting attainable goals.

5 January 2015 | 47 replies
I am working on setting getting the time nailed down for Friday.

16 January 2019 | 14 replies
At the onset I was pulling my own list, printing out letters, writing in addresses on the letter/envelope, and sending them out as fast as I could (not nearly fast enough).

15 February 2018 | 1 reply
We are working on setting up a list of every single person needed to be able to manage a fix and flip remotely.

12 April 2022 | 19 replies
This is especially important if you intend on setting up a direct withdraw payment system, or if you want tenants to write you cheques in the name of your "company".

18 January 2018 | 7 replies
When it comes time to speak with the sellers, you may have to flex some negotiating muscles.
8 October 2017 | 2 replies
Following are the similarities and differences between the solo 401k and the self-directed IRA.The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k SimilaritiesBoth were created by congress for individuals to save for retirement;Both may be invested in alternative investments such as real estate, precious metals tax liens, promissory notes, private company shares, and stocks and mutual funds, to name a few;Both allow for Roth contributions;Both are subject to prohibited transaction rules;Both are subject to federal taxes at time of distribution;Both allow for checkbook control for placing alternative investments;Both may be invested in annuities;Both are protected from creditors;Both allow for nondeductible contributions; andBoth are prohibited from investing in assets listed under I.R.C. 408(m).The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k DifferencesIn order to open a solo 401k, self-employment, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is required;To open a self-directed IRA, self-employment income is not required;In order to gain IRA checkbook control over the self-directed IRA funds, a limited liability company (IRA LLC) must be utilized;The solo 401k allows for checkbook control from the onset;The solo 401k allows for personal loan known as a solo 401k loan;It is prohibited to borrow from your IRA;The Solo 401k may be invested in life insurance;The self-directed IRA may not be invested in life insurance;The solo 401k allow for high contribution amounts (for 2017, the solo 401k contribution limit is $54,000, whereas the self-directed IRA contribution limit is $5,500);The solo 401k business owner can serve as trustee of the solo 401k;The self-directed IRA participant/owner may not serve as trustee or custodian of her IRA; instead, a trust company or bank institution is required;When distributions commence from the solo 401k a mandatory 20% of federal taxes must be withheld from each distribution and submitted electronically to the IRS by the 15th of the month following the date of each distribution;Rollovers and/or transfers from IRAs or qualified plans (e.g., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

22 April 2023 | 6 replies
Hi All Looking to guidance on setting up LLC.

10 November 2017 | 16 replies
The first day a hammer is swung on site isnt the first day of work I may have 3 days already in on setting the job up . 10% wont cover the beginning of a job .