Hi Everyone,Last night I went to a real estate invest presentation.I responded to an ad on Craig’s list and was invited to a presentation. The presenter was really entertaining, he went over the company (Renatus), off...

I am about to close on my first duplex and will be living on one side (top) while renting out the other (bottom).Is there any reason to put the duplex in an LLC?Just have the rent made out to me and have a new checkin...

Hi BP Carebears!My girlfriend and I are looking into buying the first of many income properties. We'll be taking it slow to start by doing the House Hack technique, but we would like to eventually build a nice portfol...

Just getting ready to post my 3 bed/2 ba home as an STR in San Diego. I'm wondering how do you all screen your tenants? I believe Airbnb and Vrbo dont do credit checks is this right? If so, how do you trust you're get...

Hi All! I had to share. Against all conventional advice and wisdom, I've just quit my job. My fiance's job brings enough for us to cover are needed expenses and I have about a year's worth of savings built up on top o...

I'm a real estate agent who has a seller offering financing on a single unit. We also have a buyer who wants to buy with seller financing. This is an area that neither I nor the seller have experience with. Because of...

We are new investors and are looking to set things up the right way.  Our plan is the buy one or two properties a year.  After talking to our accountant he recommended that each property by under its own LLC to protec...

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Is it really common as a real estate investor to get sued? If yes then how can you minimize the risk for getting sued. Have you ever been sued or know someone who has?

I plan on buying several properties for rent and fix and flip soon. The main thing I am running into is how to structure the company for rentals. I have heard I should put each property in its own LLC and then I have ...