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27 January 2015 | 6 replies
Ultimately, you need to confer with your accountant to see what you can write off immediately versus what you can write off over time.
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26 January 2015 | 1 reply
As for selling the LLC versus the home...this is another technique that folks use to try and receive capital gain treatment on properties versus dealer treatment.
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27 January 2015 | 8 replies
His expenses are ridiculous versus mine at almost nothing.
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27 January 2015 | 5 replies
Weigh the costs of doing so versus just returning the materials (or selling them to surplus stores or something) and make a decision from there."
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3 February 2015 | 19 replies
It's my evening you should be a real estate entrepreneur versus A real estate investorReal estate entrepreneur works in the field of solving problems with real estate oriented businessesLooking for opportunities to solve problems and create a real estate creative solution can take some time to learn but thinking outside the box for solutions is the number one skill set for the real estate entrepreneurBeing a buy-and-hold real estate investor with 20% down conventional financing I think is serious limitations
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27 January 2015 | 0 replies
Hello Hive,I am a first time home buyer and investor. I am buying a duplex and will be renting it out for a long haul. I would like to seek advice on whether to avail of 30 yr Fixed mortgage or 5/7/10 yr ARM. At this ...
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12 October 2015 | 3 replies
I was wondering if there is a difference between "assuming a loan" versus taking over a loan in a subject to.If I do a subject to deal where I take over the loan of the current owner and they transfer the deed over to my name, how can I prevent the triggering of the "due-on-sale" clause?
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29 January 2015 | 7 replies
Someone posted a blog yesterday suggesting that you inspect your properties every 8 months versus every 6... the reason, season changes.
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16 November 2015 | 17 replies
One of the enamels is "washable"... gives you the opportunity to just scrub the walls versus repainting the entire home between tenants.
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31 January 2015 | 11 replies
Versus if I had an LLC, S-corp/C-corp or even a DBA?