I was strictly replying to Steven's claim that managing ones own rental makes piercing the corporate veil rather easy (look at the part I quoted).

Yeah, there's programs that will let you sign a PDF.I wouldn't personally, just because I'd worry the tenants have a feeling it's less "real," they might try to claim it wasn't them, etc.

I am new to real estate so please fill me in as much as possible..

First off can I write off meals if I am talking about Real Estate? Pf so is it only my meal or if there are two of us can I write of both of them?

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However a friend of mine claims he just refied his primary residence (loan around 420k) and the loan originator (not a portfolio lender) paid the closing costs.

And an investor,or broker, is not a one time customer.

ok so I have a property under contract and I have and end buyer what contract do I use to get the end buyer locked up. and will this contract be the same if i want to assign it or quit claim it. any info would greatly help me I want to secure a deposit and I need to know how to handle this and seem professional in doing so. thanks you guys are great and have helped me so much already

But it's important to know the rules and limitations of deductions for business trips; i.e. what constitutes a business trip, what is deductible, and what you need to support your claims.

Sad to say but many property managers claim to screen and let anyone in without checking.

My point was that anyone could say they are doing such a service and charge an up front fee, then claim it was unsuccessful.I didn't write down the name of the speaker or his company because I figured it was a scam from the start.

Why are you beating your head against the wall to get the seller to admit there were claims?