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Amanda Moore Feel like giving up!
23 September 2016 | 40 replies
ANY title company can provide (frequently for free) a monthly list of NODs and NTS.I ask for an electronic email distribution and that could be fed into Excel
Chris Pasternak Dog urine hardwood floors with Pictures - Suggestions requested
15 September 2016 | 6 replies
There's an art to it, but a good finisher can almost blend those stains away - but you will have to have a dark floor. 
Chris Webb New member from Sacramento CA
21 September 2016 | 14 replies
Check out the meetups on Meetup.com for a great place to meet and network with more people in the RE world from Sacramento (if you haven't already).Also, way to go on your photography skills, it's definitely an art to do well!
Phillip Driesler New Member
16 September 2016 | 3 replies
Of course, being near Nashville is great for people who love a city with a unique identity, innovation and entrepreneurship, culture, music, food, art, nature, etc, etc.It's more challenging to find good deals in the city now, as it has been a really hot market, but there are still deals to be found a little farther out.Congrats on taking bold steps to improve your life!
Talmadge Lawing Setting up LLCs and self directed IRAs
23 September 2016 | 7 replies
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 (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.)
Kathleen R. Closing on my FIRST building....
25 September 2016 | 24 replies
If you want to offer electronic payments , tell them what they need to know to make it happen.  
Dakoda Spencer Hello All from WV
25 September 2016 | 4 replies
If you are interested in having a 22 year old kid come work for you cheap so you can teach them the art of REI, then message me right now!
Tim Coppola What matters more in terms of HVAC systems?
26 September 2016 | 15 replies
A company may make the heat exchanger but not the electronics, pumps or compressors.
Jeremy Motte Allonges Missing
8 April 2021 | 3 replies
Some of them are on a separate page, some are on the note itself.If you're serious about buying this note but you're not sure, you can have a company like Richmond Monroe review the electronic collateral for you.
Benjamin Barredo wholesaling in Knoxville Tennessee
23 January 2017 | 10 replies
I know there's an art to this.