Hey everyone,
I’m almost 30 years old and paralyzed from the neck down, living in New Hampshire. I rely on personal care assistants (PCAs) for daily help, which are fortunately covered by government benefits. However...
I'm thinking of establishing a Checkbook IRA / IRA LLC to make both real estate and non real estate investments. My question is does it matter which state I use for the LLC? I think the real estate properties need to ...
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Looking for ideas on how to make rentals easy to maintain and resilient to tenant abuse. Here are mine:Texture walls and paint with semi-gloss ( I standardize on two colors) to make it easy to clean and touch up.Use ...
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Hypothetically,
if a mix property (commercial main level and two apartments above)
only has $80k left on a $350k loan
and the property is worth $500k
and the taxes are $12k/yr
and the rents are $4k/mo
and the owne...
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I am looking for recommendations for online courses to pursue Texas real estate sales person license. Thank you in advance!
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Hey, I just stumbled across this forum in a google search and I am glad I did. There seems to be a lot of great information and intelligent people here and I look forward to learning a lot and hopefully giving back s...
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One of my tenants gave me a form from a non-profit here in the San Francisco Bay area offering free energy conservation measures to low-income tenants. It includes measures such as weatherization, new windows, or a fu...
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Are haircuts tax deductible for certain businesses? Also, how would Trump carry back real estate losses after the 08 crash? Wouldn't the real estate carry back losses have to offset other capital gains but not ordinar...
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I am curious to hear some of the pros and cons that experienced investors have had while also being a licensed Realtor...As a new investor, I (of course) have a ton of questions about the business, but one of the few ...
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I was speaking with my brother - partner in rental business - and his attorney (Real Estate lawyer) who recommended putting each property into it's own trust or llc.... I am looking for additional experienced advise i...