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Hello everyone! I am a former "career management consultant" (Deloitte, Booz Allen for 10+ years) that left/escaped the Washington, D.C. area in 2015 and moved to lovely Vero Beach, Florida with my family. Our initial...
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I have been asked many times "Why don't you create a consulting business with all the experience you have?" I don't know where to post this idea on BP or know where to get offline advice to get direction to offer ...
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Hey Everyone!Came across something very odd recently. I recently had a client in negotiations with a seller on a pretty solid deal. Won't go into the details but great cash flow. He brought this to another investor fo...
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Hello BP forums,I've been looking for some advice on the optimal legal entity structure for the real estate business I intend to build over the next 5 years, and I've come across a few firms that charge for a consulta...
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If I own an LLC that sells engineering consulting services for, say, $20,000 in a year, can I use that $20,000 to make a downpayment on an investment property, and then tell the IRS the LLC had $0 profit?
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Me and my husband would like to purchase a property - single family house 3 -4 bedrooms to do airbnb in San Antonio, Texas. However, since we are staying out of the country, we would like to look for a reliable airbnb...
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Hello my name is Jenna .I was working at a car dealership 12 years ago when the owners decided to build a commercial real estate portfolio and get into other businesses then just the dealership. I stayed and managed a...
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Originally posted by Nikko Lawson:I was recently contacted by a private money broker who works for a group called Kingdom Financial (website listed below) and we're working to get a MHP deal funded. Everything seemed ...
Hello all,i'm looking for an architect for a 2 homes project in the Malibu area.The plan is to build 2 nice different modern homes on 2 lots side by side.I know architect fees range in the 10% area, however, given the...
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Hi! My name is Mike Scheerer, and I’d like to get more active in the BiggerPockets Community so I can build relationships with other investors and real estate professionals that have the the same passion for real esta...