Oscar Montealegre
The Los Angeles Nightmare
I’m a real estate investor based out of Los Angeles. I have been doing it for ten lovely years. However, what I am about to say truly pierces my perpetual LA pride. You couldn’t pay me enough money to invest in Los An...
Ciji Masser
Investors who started in late 30’s with multiple children
Hello All,Josh and I are newbies to real estate. We are absorbing as much information as possible and setting goals. We are currently in our late 30’s and have 4 school age children. Over the past year we have been ab...
Jack B.
Will housing crash in 2026 or has it already crashed? Expert called last two crashes.
This guy called the last two crashes, says there will be one in 2026 too. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-12...But we have the lowest demand since the 90's, even lower than the 2008 crash. Pr...
Scott Hubbard
Legitimate Self Directed Strategy or not?
I was talking to another investor who proposed the following as a solution investors looking for more flexibility when using their SDIRA.
Two unrelated individuals arrange to make a loan to one another using their S...
Alex R.
Your thoughts on what makes a property “in a war zoneâ€.
I’ve seen in posts and in books advice to newbie investors to find cheap properties in low income areas, but to stay away from properties “in a war zoneâ€. But these posts and books never quantify what the diffe...
Victor Olowu
How do I get to use this 60K?
I'm going to stop working in next few months, and spend the next 2 years doing my masters. I have about 60K in my current employers 401K that I will have an option to roll into an IRA once I stop working there. Sinc...
James Sinclair
Wholesaling (Against the Law?)
I have not wholesaled a house and finding one that would make a acceptable deal, for a buyer, is very difficult in our area. I have done two fix and flips and they are a lot of work and a fair amount of risk as well....
JR C.
Hereos Act will hurt landlords in a bad way
Forgive me if this has been posted before. A search didn't find anything. As you probably know, the Democrats in the House passed the Hereos Act, A part of this bill calls for a Federal Ban on evictions of any residen...
Brian Schmelzlen
Bad News for Buy and Hold Residential Investors
For the past 8 months, tax professionals have been studying Section 199A (the 20% pass-through business deduction) and trying to position their clients to best be able to maximize their deduction. However, we have be...
Eli C.
When does forming a multimember LLC count as a security transaction
I am looking at forming a multi-member LLC with some other investors. I would be the managing partner. My concern is that this may be considered a securities transaction.
- There would be less then 35 members. Probab...