Justin Owens
Forming an Arizona LLC
Does paying an attorney to form an Arizona LLC actually provide more protection than just filing the paperwork yourself? I don't have anything crazy going on just a couple units growing slowly over time.
Preston Gealy
Pittsburgh Contractor Woes
It takes more than a contract to protect yourself from a contractor gone bad. I recently had a contractor bail on Mr in the middle of two house flips. I suspect that he ran out of money. I talked to his electrician, t...
Lyn Green
Deductions for an investment with and without LLC?
I am converting my primary residence to an investment property and understand the benefits of putting it in an LLC from an asset protection standpoint. I do already have a large umbrella policy. I'm interested in unde...
Alvaro Tuchan Jr
Property management/LLC formation/Collecting rent
Hello, my father recently made his single family home and is creating a 4plex in Los Angeles, CA which will be done in approximately 1 month. I have offered manage the property, since I want to begin real estate inve...
Ather Taqui
First time investor. Best LLC structure for multiple properties
Hi,I am a new investor and just closed on my first rental property. Its in NC. Its under $250K.Its currently titled as "Joint Tenants by Entirety" with spouseI have been researching best way of LLC structures for mult...
Thomas Castleman
Cash Flow or Appreciation
What is the best way to invest in the Atlanta area market?
1. Cash Flow
2. Apprciation
Sharon Wu
Do I need to get a permit for flipping in San Jose?
We start our first flipping project in San Jose, we will hire licensed contractors to apply for electrical and HVAC permits. However, we are debating whether we should get the permit for remodeling as well. We need to...
Daniel D.
Structuring a private money + hard money deal.
Hey Everyone, I have a few multi-family properties that im working on purchasing at the moment, but im trying to minimize the cash I have to put out. I have a few private money lenders that will lend me the down payme...
Matty Wilkinson
Lead Paint, Liability, and Legislation
I've been trying to understand the pitfalls of buying old buildings ("old" as in built in the 1930s). I know there is the whole "we never tested for lead so we can't say for sure and also we don't want to know" game. ...
David Johansen
LLC Question
I have been reading through the forum posts on LLCs and I am still unclear on a few points.1- Should I use an LLC for my first property or wait untill I have a few and enough equity/cash flo to worry about? (That said...