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12 January 2025 | 11 replies
Hello. I just put my house for rent but I’m not sure where to do background check and what exactly look for when doing them. Can you please share what you use it would be great. Thank you.
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15 January 2025 | 13 replies
Well, three top reasons come to mind:It will allow you to deduct their earnings on your own tax return.It is required by law for any person to whom you paid at least $600 in 2023, total.
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9 January 2025 | 15 replies
You might be able to get around the fact your entity owns the property by either transferring the property back into your personal name or by some personal guarantee or cross-collaterization agreement.
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21 January 2025 | 4 replies
I’m currently working towards another rental property (duplex or larger) but I know I still need funds.
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2 February 2025 | 5 replies
My clients are mainly real estate developers, PE funds and individual investors doing syndications and my core skill is in real estate valuation / due diligence across real estate asset classes.
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16 January 2025 | 6 replies
Take the proceeds and invest in a highly trusted Syndication or fund and enjoy the passive income.
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31 January 2025 | 0 replies
There are good relations with the neighbor so this likely wouldn't be terribly difficult to pull off, but I haven't ever developed a property from scratch so I would definitely like the opportunity to partner with someone on this to help ensure the success but first I want to finish the smaller property to have sufficient funding available if it is needed.
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3 February 2025 | 5 replies
They charge $1250 for properties under $1mm for a 1 to 1 exchange and if you have another property to move your funds into, they charge $550/additional property.
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7 February 2025 | 36 replies
And then what will your funding look like?
21 January 2025 | 4 replies
My question is where do I start with funding and how would I find investors if needed?