Originally posted by "**********": You made me think though, maybe being a contractor can be an advantage for me!

Just make sure you take advantage of the opportunity to invest when it comes up.

First things first,:welcome: bikerbarbie1Should people assume that you are a female in the construction trade?

Not all of the investors are going to take advantage.

Is there any advantage to taking out a loan to cover both the purchase and improvement, vs. taking out a mortgage and a second shortly after?

There really is no tax advantage to having multiple LLCs.

The advantage is that most of these sites allow you to download the info via a csv so that you can make a database.

Internet media and newspapers have advantages and disadvantages.

When lenders look at the whole picture they look at the years it’s been in business whether or not income has been generated or not but its part of the whole picture and people pay for the ability to buy this history or you can simple wait around a couple of years to obtain it or you can take advantage of purchasing a shelf corp in order to leverage you self into that next deal sooner.

I am learning about the "proper" way to take advantage of leveraging equity using rentals/apartments/leases and holding the properties for an extended period of time, i.e. for years.I have an industrial property I purchased using some of the equity in my home.