Angus Brooks
Tax Implications for Refinancing a Property in an LLC and Distributing Funds
16 January 2025 | 12 replies
Each has their own tax implications.There are some alternative methods of calculating how much of the distribution and therefore the interest expense falls under this category, but the bottom line is that it is very important to keep track of.
Hank Bank
Starting My Real Estate Journey: How Can I Leverage a Paid-Off Townhome?
24 January 2025 | 11 replies
I think this is the method I would like to go as it fits in line with what I envisioned.
Llamier Guzman
Newbie Here (Duplex/Sfh)
10 January 2025 | 23 replies
From there, you can move on to the BRRRR method with single-family homes—buying undervalued properties, rehabbing them, renting them out, and refinancing to pull out your investment for the next deal.
Kay Kim
What’s your experience with Wagner Nolasco B2RDirect
2 February 2025 | 178 replies
BBB has them at a D- rating because previous similar bad outcome 3- If you are really in the same boat as us, you need to start a class action lawsuit that involves all the investors in that project and/or sent a complaint to the attorney general in Florida that involves all of us get him to liquidate his assets, pay us back and get him behind bars.
Vidit Maini
Starting my small business
2 January 2025 | 14 replies
@Vidit Maini Starting your business as an LLC taxed as a C corporation offers flexibility but involves double taxation unless you elect S corp status, allowing profits to pass through to your personal return.For tax savings, deduct startup costs, track business mileage or vehicle expenses, and consider a home office deduction.
Jacob Thorpe
Tax liens - what do you know?
14 January 2025 | 5 replies
In the Bigger Pockets free book, "Real Estate Rewind", as one of the 11 co-authors I wrote about one such Tax Sale purchase and made money but not enough money to warrant the risk involved.
Erika Andersen
Advice on working with a home buyer's RE agent using an hourly rate?
4 February 2025 | 17 replies
I've seen buyers leave $500k on the table and tell their friends they got a good deal by not having an agent involved.
Ken M.
Creative Financing and Some Things To Know
13 January 2025 | 1 reply
My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if anything goes wrong.Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal levelLearn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are neededKnow everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.
Rene Hosman
WTF is a land swap?
16 January 2025 | 13 replies
I was involved in two small infill developments in Michigan (about 15 houses in total) so two very small parcels.
Marisela Arechiga
To ADU or to Purchase Another?
14 January 2025 | 8 replies
Leverage magnifies return. 3) The effort involved in adding an ADU is comparable or larger than a rehab associated with a BRRRR.