
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?

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.

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.

22 August 2017 | 6 replies
I've tapped into social media, revamped the site, and have a monthly newsletter going out.

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).

22 June 2017 | 5 replies
By certified mail or electronic?

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.

14 November 2015 | 5 replies
I've subscribed to his newsletter during several multi-year periods.

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.

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.)