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I’m a real estate investor based out of Los Angeles. I have been doing it for ten lovely years. However, what I am about to say truly pierces my perpetual LA pride. You couldn’t pay me enough money to invest in Los An...
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I bought a duplex that I want to house hack. We just listed the downstairs unit and I’m getting a lot of people asking if we work with Section 8. Can I legally tell them “No” because of the ‘Choose your neighbor” laws...
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I understand as a shareholder of an S-Corp you are supposed to pay yourself a reasonable salary for work performed on behalf of the business. You cannot pay distributions until you first pay yourself a salary.
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I am excited to be closing on two refi's this coming Friday....both of which I applied the BRRRR strategy. These are my 3rd and 4th property, respectively. Definitely some things I learned that I plan to apply on #5...
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