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20 February 2024 | 22 replies
He wants out of the business completely. he just wants to retire and enjoy the fruits of his labor.
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18 February 2024 | 9 replies
For me, it was my way of easing into the rental business and also a way for them to start living on their own.So I get less income than I could AND I lose tax breaks?
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19 February 2024 | 14 replies
I see former players from the 2000's coming back to the industry under different business names, and some of their prior work was less than stellar.
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19 February 2024 | 5 replies
I've been in the restaurant business way to long these 8o our work weeks are catching up to me lol
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19 February 2024 | 10 replies
Hi Venkata,Conventional products have 12 months seasoning, so a business purpose program like the DSCR loan may be more suitable for this refinance.
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18 February 2024 | 7 replies
im looking to get a HELOC on my primary home but I may need a lender who is friendly with Self Employed business owners.
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19 February 2024 | 12 replies
Hi Justin- I think a lot of it depends on your overall business goals.
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19 February 2024 | 7 replies
The only Retirement Account that allows you to purchase Real Estate, Crypto, Businesses, or any Alternative Asset Class is going to be a Self-Directed IRA.
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19 February 2024 | 4 replies
As others have noted - the "2nd Home Loan" can't work with an LLC since you are attesting that the property is primarily for your purposes, not a business-purpose
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18 February 2024 | 2 replies
I was wondering what is a better style of creative financing... the two options I am interested in using for my real estate investing business are either a lease-purchase agreement or a lease option.Which would benefit the seller more and which would benefit the buyer more?