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If I'm purchasing a rental property under my name should I still set up my own business in terms of collecting the rent and handling any problems? I want to go into this being as professional as possible while still ...
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Hi guys, I'm actually selling my condo in Gaslamp qtr in Downtown San Diego. Accepted an offer through VA and the appraisal was 120k less from the asking price. The reason, just because it doesn't have parking. Not h...
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BRRRR investors: curious to hear how you guys are finding deals and in this market. We are looking in the Chicagoland area and working with a great realtor but can’t find any properties on the MLS that give us the ret...
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Long story short my mother has worked as a hair dresser for 36 yrs and its time to retire. Social security is a joke but we have one card to play. Based in NY her primary residence of 40 years has appreciated exponent...
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Loan Depot is by far the most incompetent lender I have ever dealt with. I started a refinance on Sept 9, 2019 with an appraisal that had been completed on July 2, 2019. The staff said we could use the appraisal bec...
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Hello, I plan on retiring in the next year or so, and I am considering buying a condo in the Destin, Florida area. I plan to live in it in the winter months (October - Apr), and utilize it as a vacation rental in the ...
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Hi BP! We are starting out and would like your advice. We have been reading that there are definite tax advantages to having your properties (as their associated income) contained within an LLC. As we haven’t establi...
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Hello BP Community,I've been reading the BP forums (and others) regarding forming LLCs, and oftentimes the information in one post/article negates what's in the next. My confusion lies in the varying information conc...
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If I buy a single family home to rent out in my name with a mortgage in my name, then quit claim the deed to my real estate LLC with the homeowners insurance for that property in both my name and the LLC's name, will ...
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My market is pretty competitive, so brokers and rehabbers came to us to get a leg up on the competition. While I love direct mail, the sellers have almost become numb to it because there are so many new "investors" en...