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Hi all! I’ve been debating on whether to post this or not....
My fiancé has been unsupportive of my real estate journey. I start talking about real estate and he just tunes me out And doesn’t say anything. I told him...
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Hello everyone!! My name is Travis. I've been browsing these forums for a while as well as doing my own reading/research about real estate investing for quite a while. My wife and I have decided to do this as a side...
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So this is the first year that I have not had a traditional job and w2 income to show at tax time as well we own 4 rental properties (one in which we live in one side of a duplex). We also did a short term rental on A...
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Just got done reading Wealth Protection Secrets by William Bronchick. The book came highly recommended by REI. Anyway, in the book the author recommends using a Land Trust in conjunction with a LLC. In essence the ...
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Hi Everyone! Has anyone had any experience with Spartan Invest in Birmingham, AL? They recently gave a presentation at a real estate summit I was at and was very interested in their turnkey rentals. Are there any t...
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I just closed on a flip today and spoke to the attorney about setting up an LLC. Ive done several flips now and have rentals so i think its time. They suggested i do two LLC'S so that i have one for my rentals, and on...
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What is an asset protection trust? Who needs them? Where do you set them up? Lets jump into this.
Lets start with the need for asset protection and why asset protection works. Asset Protection works by removing the ...
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I formed my LLC a few months ago using a service, and received the Articles and Operating Agreement by mail from them.
The service advised me to make the LLC "Manager Managed" (with myself as the...
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Hi everyone,When first starting out, what did you do to keep track of your expenses, revenues, receipts, quotes, numbers, numbers, money, money, etc...? What software or programs helped you the best? Also, what were s...
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I just started managing one of my rental units after a several year hiatus (it was managed via a property manager during the interim).
I'm screening applicants for a vacancy, and I noticed something odd. I pulled wh...