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21 January 2025 | 10 replies
Finding trademen and contractors is much tougher if you're self-managing.
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20 January 2025 | 8 replies
So when I see an advertisement like this I feel like it would be a waste of my time and money, but perhaps interesting for others.
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25 January 2025 | 5 replies
Being the military, it had that definite institutional overtone to it, but the basic premise was the same.I recently toured a new senior's complex in which on end - for those who were still relatively self sufficient - had individual units (bedroom, sitting room / kitchenette ... effectively a bachelor apartment but without a full kitchen) clustered together in groups of 4 with their own common room / kitchen and courtyard.On the other side of the complex were units for those who required more assisted living.
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2 February 2025 | 7 replies
An LLC shields personal assets from business liabilities, while S-Corp taxation allows you to reduce self-employment taxes by taking a reasonable salary and distributing remaining profits as distributions, which aren’t subject to payroll taxes.
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28 January 2025 | 5 replies
Self-driving cars are potentially amazing, but they need to capture a lot of nuance and complexities.
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28 January 2025 | 4 replies
Sounds like this could possibly be a Schedule C activity so keep self employment tax in mind.
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2 January 2025 | 0 replies
I currently self-manage three properties in the Atlanta metro area and have learned a ton through trial and error over the years.
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18 January 2025 | 21 replies
I'm new to house flipping and feeling a bit apprehensive about moving forward with my first deal.
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25 January 2025 | 2 replies
Courtesy of Dodd Frank, its doubtful the self employed will ever be viewed by lenders as favorable as a w2 employee.
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5 February 2025 | 56 replies
You FEEL one, and you KNOW the other.