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Michael DeFrancisis Best Use Of Money for Direct Mail
9 January 2020 | 8 replies
You can youtube yellow letters mail merge to see videos on how to do this.I currently mail about a 1000 letters a month and only mail to tax delinquent owners in my county.  
Kim Meredith Hampton Service Animals, what's an owner to do?
18 August 2019 | 58 replies
My thought is that those that are trying to take advantage of it will not submit any doctor form and actually not continue with the lease process.Of course, there is the rest of the entire screening process too.Thanks.
Terrill Clark Any Minnesota Mentors out there?
15 March 2017 | 11 replies
Sorry if this isn't the correct place to post, but I have been reading lots of posts & watching some videos on YouTube and I really want to take a crack at real estate.
Robert Howard Making an offer on a off market house, still waiting on money.
1 March 2017 | 5 replies
I will submit my offer tomorrow and see what happens.
Costel A. Self directed IRA and hard money
28 January 2019 | 10 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.)
Benjamin Gonzalez HOA woes while trying to rent my home
3 March 2017 | 4 replies
If a tenant ever leaves, I have 30 days to find a new tenant and submit the paperwork for HOA board approval. 
Arthur Fuller II When do I apply for a Hard Money Loan?
2 March 2017 | 4 replies
I have submitted 4 offers on REOs today to start my 1st flip.
Aaron Linden Handyman/Maintenance Query for Out of Town Landlords
6 March 2017 | 4 replies
My concern is that some emergency will happen or a maintenance request will be submitted that needs attention before I will return and I will not be able to handle it.As a result, I have called numerous South Bend handyman services but none seem to offer 24h service or answer calls.My question is, how did some of you smaller landlords handle this issue?
Arthur Fuller II when should I apply for a hard money loan
2 March 2017 | 4 replies
I have submitted 4 offers on REOs today to start my 1st flip.
Brad Kelly Hello BP - Residential Realtor®, Future Investor - Massachusetts
5 March 2017 | 11 replies
They also don't want to submit dozens of low offers in the hope of occasionally closing a sale.