Gregory Moton
Is selling real estate a Conflict of Interest as a bank employee?
I work for a commercial mortgage lender full time. The mortgage company is owned by a national bank. I sell real estate part time specializing in 2-4 unit multifamily. When I was hired, I was told by management that t...
Ben Skove
"Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say"
I know this will come as a great, great surprise to everyone. /sarcasm
http://www.propublica.org/article/bank-of-america-lied-to-homeowners-and-rewarded-foreclosures
Kevin Smith
1099 employee thinking of starting and using S Corp to buy house
I am a 1099 “self employed” musician out of Nashville. I’m wanting to house hack ASAP but I show so little on my tax return that I would not get approved. I’m looking into starting up an LLC taxed as a S Corp to relie...
Jesse Stephenson
How much do I pay my first employee of Property Mangement Co.
I have a small but growing Property Management Company. We (my wife and I) currently manage 50 homes but want to grow to a couple hundred. I am thinking about hiring an employee (and family member) to help grow the...
David Breitzmann
Do you suffer in silence at work to be a "good employee?"
In an environment with few defined benefits, zero pensions and crappy 401ks when will we begin to value productive employees?
My sister and I were discussing work ethic. She is salaried and ask t...
Dan Zhao
Physician Loan for New Dentist, 1099 Employee with 3 month on Job
Hello BP community,Does anyone know of a good lender that lends to new doctors with less than 6 month experience, and is 1099 and not W-2 employee? Property is in Texas and property is a lakefront lot with mobile home...
Julian Sanchez
Unit count about to triple, how to's of first full time employee
Hello BP. We're in the Cleveland market, (specifically Lorain county) and with the two properties we currently have under contract we'll be at 98 units in this county across 6 properties. We'll now need a full time ha...
Trevor Bond
I am stressed: can I get financing as a 10-99 employee?
Hi everyone,I am 21 and graduating this May and accepted a job as an independent contractor and will be a 10-99 employee. I have been told that it will be harder to get a mortgage because I am an independent contracto...
MiKall D.
Remote Employee: Should I request my employer change my primary work location?
Hello, I am seeking expert advice on any (dis)advantages between two scenarios.Context: I am a full-time employee who works from home, I do not report to an office.My employer (HQ in Portland, OR) employs hundreds of ...
Joe Dvorak
Using a 1031 exchange to buy employee housing for a small business
Hi,
I'm a real estate agent in Western Wyoming and I have a client interested in buying a property to be used as employee housing for their small business. They have an investment property they are looking to sell...