So as my understanding goes, the IRS does not know what "LLC" means. It understands Sole Proprietor, Partnership, and S-Corp, but not LLC. One of the interesting options is to take an LLC and ask the IRS to tax it as ...
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I've found an area I'm going to pursue a few states away and am moving there in mid-May. I searched the forums and found similar discussions about relocating and subsequently getting bank relationships back up to spee...
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Happy Father's Day to all our BP fathers out there.I am getting ready to transition from active duty military to self-employed civilian. I have run into a complication I was hoping I could avoid. I am having some tr...
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According to the FIRE ratio I'm extremely close to 100% but then I have to consider things such as insurance when I no longer have an employer and it pushes that percentage back quite a bit. I'm wondering if there's a...
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My W2 income is spotty over the last 3 years. I have taken breaks to work on other projects but have always gone back to the same employer. I do not have two years of steady W2 income but I do have two years of income...
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I am looking to rent a home. What source do you use for:
- screening criminal background
- how much they make
- any step by step that would be good to get them in.
Thank you!!
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I am looking to become a new first time investor and am working with a great Realtor out in the Cleveland area. He just sent me a deal that checks a lot of boxes (Newly renovated, cash flows according to the 2% rule a...
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Could some help me out to understand this. I saw somewhere in one of the forums last night about this. Correct me if I am wrong but you use you IRA or 401k as collateral without actually move monies from it?
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I have been trying to educate myself on the advantages of a Self-directed IRA vs Roth IRA. My curiosity was peaked when I listened to a Podcast recently about a gentlemen that purchases "investment properties" with h...
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Does anyone have good experience with a company that offers Self Directed IRA accounts? I have an account with Equity Trust but there fees are high ($350/year) and the service is marginal.