
10 January 2018 | 37 replies
Solo K give you ability to contribute significantly higher amount (up to $59K/yr per participant), eliminates the custodian and give you checkbook control, gives you the ability to access up to $50K in your account tax-free and penalties-free via participant loan feature should you have a need, not subject to UDFI tax on leveraged real estate, ability to contribute pre-tax or post-tax into Roth sub-account, and more.The decision to incorporate should be discussed with a qualified tax professional.
7 December 2015 | 11 replies
Again I mean “roughly the same” given all sources of income (including this new income) regardless of whether the rental business is profitable on its own.Yes, I could probably afford a modest house as opposed to renting someplace else, but I think I end up with the same result.

6 December 2015 | 1 reply
PROPERTY POLICY ($1,000 deductible)-Buliding: 150k-Rental income including extra expenses: 24k-Liability each occurrence: $1million-Liability General Aggregate: $2million-Personal and Advertising injury: $1million --(I don't know what this is)-Damages to premises rented: 100k-Medical expenses: 5kI was also quoted a $1million umbrella policy.I was referred to this broker by a trusted source and I plan to shop around, but I need some advice on whether or not this is the amount of coverage to shop around.

7 December 2015 | 4 replies
To that end I'm also hoping to get a more accurate picture of rehab costs so I can make sure the deals I source make sense!

25 December 2015 | 14 replies
Such as, experience and track record that is needed to convince the lender to make the loan, the sourcing of the deal itself and the associated local market knowledge and resources, the loan guarantees, fund administration, and of course the management of the asset and the investment plan, among other things.Promote aside, if the sponsor contributes capital then there would be further participation in the cash flow via the sponsor's pro-rata share of the equity stack.Things start to get imbalanced when the sponsor gets more of the deal than the equity partners.

6 December 2015 | 0 replies
I am interested in adding a water feature to a courtyard in a townhouse in the Miami area.Does anyone have a supplier to recommend?

8 December 2015 | 10 replies
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8 December 2015 | 17 replies
This is my favorite weekly feature.

12 January 2016 | 8 replies
The real estate is effectively inventory in a sales business, just like refrigerators or stereos.Passive sources of income such as interest (i.e. hard money lending), rents from real property, dividends and royalties are not subject to UBIT.This concept is documented in IRS publication 598.The ROBS program is an entirely different structure as compared to a self directed IRA.