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Diane G. MF worth half of the asking price?
7 February 2017 | 15 replies
When I buy an MF property, I look at the P/L to see hard costs like property tax, insurance, utilities, etc., but the majority of soft costs or turnover costs are largely irrelevant because how the owner manages the property will be different than how I will, whether that is for the better or for the worse. 
Michael Ristom Air BnB and/or Short Term Military Room Rentals
7 February 2017 | 2 replies
Originally posted by @Arianne L.
Mickey Powell Advice on strategy with GC Father-in-Law in OC, CA
10 February 2017 | 14 replies
In the long run, I'll want to be able to monitor a crew even if my F-I-L isn't the GC or isn't around at the time. 
Syed Firoz Should i evict Tenant?
11 December 2018 | 8 replies
@Syed Firoz make sure you already served him his three day notice, once that has expired-file eviction
Kristopher Smith Using 401k to invest in real estate.
9 February 2017 | 5 replies
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.)
Account Closed whose responsibility to get extra keys made
11 February 2017 | 3 replies
The spirit of cooperation will serve BOTH parties well. 
Damon Oubre Need help, first commercial deal
10 February 2017 | 4 replies
In commercial, you absolutely must have a P&L, otherwise how do you know it's a good investment?
Benjamin Kelly New Guy Intro from Tempe, AZ
11 February 2017 | 11 replies
What branch did you serve in?
Christian Sifuentes Tenant not moving before we close on property
10 February 2017 | 5 replies
We amended our purchase agreement with the seller to cover the price of an eviction - 3 months rent and the cost of a lawyer to serve a 3-day notice. 
Maggie Jones Los Angeles Area Eviction
2 October 2018 | 6 replies
We have an inherited tenant in a fourplex we purchased 15 months ago who was served a 60-day notice to vacate after his lease expired.