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When lending private money is there a downside to having your own name on the recorded documents? I'm wondering if I should create a trust with me as the beneficiary to provide a level of anonymity. Although I'm not s...
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I have been a Real Estate investor for many years and I am interested in the idea of becoming a lender. Beyond my personal cash available to lend out I have wealthy investors who love the idea, but this is where my ex...
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Hello, I'm currently looking at purchasing a business and having a hard time determining if my advisor has a full grasp on what I'm doing so here are the details. I am buying a business for $700k (100k property, 100k ...
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I have a seller that has offered to seller finance a 6 unit apartment. I offered $180k and cash flow is at the low end of where I like it. Seller wants $200k. At $200k it drops the cash flow by $100 per month. Sin...
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Hi everyone, this is my first post on BP and let me say that the wealth of information contained on this site is astounding!
A bit about myself, I have been a professional merchant mariner for 10 years and a commerc...
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Hi Folks! Thank you very much for all the SAGE knowledge provided by all of you regarding DST. I am a Noob in this space.Found this entry in PPM of a 50% LTV DST offering and I would like to know what this specificall...
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Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum and diving into real estate investment for the first time. Recently, I've converted my home in Georgia into a rental property and I'm eager to expand. To kickstart this journey, I...
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So I have a tax situation that is unfortunately going to require me to have to terminate the services of a CPA and start over for tax year 2020. I am a MI resident, currently work overseas in Bahrain and take full adv...
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Hi,I want to understand what happens if a REIT pays 8% dividend, but then its price drops by 15% in the same year, because its traded on public exchange?This is not a fictional scenario. These are Starwood (STWD) numb...
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Economic Update
(Monday, April 26, 2021)
While the nation was focused on a Minneapolis courtroom last week, there was also history emanating from a Los Angeles courtroom. A federal judge overseeing a sprawling la...