Brook Vosler
Why do REI dislike or avoid life insurance?
As a real estate investor and financial advisor I usually understand the mindset of other investors. Individuals in real estate are usually more willing to take on risk which is often rewarded. I understand REI’s usua...
Corey Dutton
What Are the Biggest Risks of Trust Deed Investing?
A loan made to an individual or a business can be secured by real estate or real property. This is also called real estate lending, or trust deed investing. A trust deed is recorded, putting a lien on the Title to the...
Account Closed
When buying rentals - Is Cash flow your only consideration
When purchasing real estate as a rental. Most of us will spend a considerable amount of time to insure that it cash flows. Not so many years ago I ran into investors that paid much less attention to cash flow and th...
Peter Seely
LLC or just Good insurance
Hi All,
I am a new investor who will purchase his first US property as a rental and I am wondering if I should open an LLC or would purchasing adequate insurance and an Umbrella policy do the trick to protect me.
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Peter Thielemann
Rolling a 401K to a self-directed IRA to invest in real estate
Hi Peter "newbie" here, I'm new to BP and looking for Pros and cons on rolling my company-sponsored 401k into a self-directed IRA to purchase rental properties. I understand you have to go to a Trust Company/custodian...
Will Barnard
Take the Tax Hit or 1031?
I have a problem and would love to hear some opinions on this.
Here is the scenario: a $1.5M tax exposure (net profits on sale of property) and a lack of desire to pay Uncle S. and CA 50% of that ($750k).
So the ques...
Carrie Giordano
Should I Get my RE License for my Own Personal Use?
As a bit of background, I live in Los Angeles, my investments consist of sfh in Ohio and one vacation rental here in California. Before I began investing, I got my CA real estate license (Its now expIred), signed on w...
Mike Huerta
Are my agent expectations unreasonable?
Definite noob here, and after scouring markets across the country for months, I've finally honed in on one I feel good about. I since located an agent using Zillow's "Contact an Agent" form. In the market I'm looking ...
Anna Brown
LA Property with lots of Equity
I purchased my Los Angeles (Compton) 4-bedroom home in 2013 for 240K; according to Redfin, it is now worth 686K. 2 years ago the entire house was completely renovated (Insurance claim) due to a burst pipe that caused ...
Gil Ganz
Buying properties with cash, selling them owner finance
HiNot sure if this is the right subforum, let me know if there is another one more fitting for this question.I have recently been exposed to a method of investing, buying properties with cash, then selling it quickly ...