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I am tired of reading about real estate investors seeking advice on where they should incorporate or how they should structure their entities for anonymity. Anonymity is NOT asset protection. To lay it out as simply ...
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It's been a while since I posted on this, and I get a lot of questions on it, so here goes:
1. Location matters. Gatlinburg is ground zero. You will pay a premium to be there, but it will probably pay off in the l...
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Hi all,I'm planning to buy my first long term rental, a single family resident in the next 3-6 months. I'm in the Bay Area houses here are very expensive for me to start with. I have relatives in Houston, TX and did t...
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We would like to purchase a 2nd home, Caribbean, Florida, Gulf Shores, North Carolina...you get the drift. What we are hoping is that renting this on Airbnb, Vrbo, etc will pay for the mortgage. Now we know that it's ...
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Hi all! I am just starting out in REI and am looking at every option of saving and building capital to invest. I am 25 and contributing around $100-$200 a pay period to my 401K. I have only begun contributions last ye...
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Looking for advice on how to select/choose a QI during a 1031 exchange? For those of you that have successfully completed a 1031, did you use a 1031 company or did you work directly with a QI or did you work with bank...
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hi,
I'm hoping someone here can provide some insights...I'm reluctant to divulge this information to just any "advisor" whom I don't know well (for reasons which will become readily apparent), so I thought posting it...