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Niyi Adewole What To Collect At The Closing Table
15 December 2016 | 3 replies
Tenant Contact Information (All the application information pertaining to the tenants)Tenant Leases (I have two of them electronically, i need all three)Tenant Payment History (I should have asked for this during the due diligence, read a post about it after the due diligence period had expired) Pro-rated rents for this monthSecurity and Pet DepositsAll keys and remotes for the garageWarranties on the appliancesContractors and handymen contact info (this person has been investing in the area for a while, and agreed to share his vendor list with me)Warranties on all the appliances Am i missing anything? 
Emmit Giddings create flip portfolio
3 August 2017 | 1 reply
I would use a PDF that shows a picture of the house, if it is electronic then I would include before and after pictures.
Carrie A. Home Warranty Plans, yay or nay??!
24 April 2019 | 26 replies
You can file that warranty in the garbage can along with the extended warranty for your car, your refrigerator, and your electronic device.
Michael A. Flexible lease end dates....thoughts?
30 June 2017 | 3 replies
I used to stagger rent since I rent to mostly a non-electronically-apt demographic, and it turned into them always needing until the end of the month anyway (my dates were like the 25th, 26th, etc). 
Quynh-Chi Nguyen What is the best way to return security deposit?
22 June 2017 | 5 replies
By certified mail or electronic?
JoAnne McNamara Buying a rental property with tenants/do they need to me notified
9 November 2015 | 1 reply
Lastly, I ask them to send me an email with their updated contact info so that I can be sure that I have a way to reach them and for my own systems, I do almost everything electronically so I want a good email address to reach them.  
Tracey Thornton Currently own 7 renatls, but looking to expand
26 September 2016 | 9 replies
Lots of LLs on here (myself included) use electronic rent collection - I use Cozy & erentpayment, at the choice of the tenant. 
Bradley Shive Self Directed IRA's - anyone have experience?
30 September 2016 | 20 replies
Any sweat equity work like repairs has to be done by a non disqualified party; therefore, you cannot do repairs on real estate owned by her IRA.The lenders listed on the following link will loan to an IRA or a solo 401k. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3441/51027-nonrecourse-loan-debt-for-self-directed-solo-401k-investment  Following are the similarities and differences between the solo 401k and the self-directed IRA.The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k Similarities Both 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 (self-directed 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 2016; the solo 401k contribution limit is $53,000, 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.)
Alison M. Besides Mailers, How Else Do You Market?
22 October 2014 | 9 replies
Other than direct mail, we do:1) Pay-per-click (Google Adwords, search marketing)2) Add your business to "Google My Business" - this makes you show up ON THE MAPS.https://www.google.com/business/3) Outdoor - electronic billboards are more affordable for RE investors4) Door hangers and Post-It Notes5) Car wraps - way more effective than simple car magnets6) Sponsoring events where we get a booth with banner, etc.7) In markets where allowed - Bandit Signs8) Flyers on cars in parking lots...
Mike Sedlacek Discussion on froeclosure fraud.
17 May 2015 | 7 replies
It is nothing more than funny money done electronically.