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I’m new to the whole of real estate investing and was wondering if anyone can point me to a good real estate attorney, closing agent, and a real estate agent. I live in hemet ca or southern California so anyone who’s...
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Reminder: professional credentials don't mean much if one doesn't specialize in real estate. Me and this colleague of mine have identical EA credentials... Same goes for the CPA credential.
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Our goal is to reach people around the country that have practically no access to afforda...
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When you are looking for a CPA or other tax professional to prepare your taxes for you, naturally you want someone who is well-versed in real estate investing.
However, if I am investing out of state, should ...
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Hi All, I’m just starting out and, following the advice of a mentor, I’m trying to find an attorney who deals with real estate transactions and issues. I’ve reached out to a few attorneys and set up a few introduction...
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My family and I live in CA and we currently have four SFR in Idaho. Technically those four properties are in the name of a deceased family member, as his sole and separate property. We are the beneficiaries of the dec...
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Hello, Bigger Pockets community! Should I set up a DBA as a sole proprietor and open a separate business bank account for paying my mortgage and all property-related expenses?
I am in-contract for a multi-unit proper...
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Hello BP!Long story short, I've hired a law firm to form a single member LLC for the sole purpose of investing in rental properties. However, when electing to be taxed as a sole proprietor (IRS default for single mem...
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As a young professional (mid 20s) I’ve spent my last 5 post college years working my butt off for a large corporation. I’m finally at a point where I have a good amount of capital saved up and have done enough researc...
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Hi everyone,
I'm curious what careers others may have had before becoming an agent or REI.
Manish