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My secret mentor hit me with an honest curveball!SDIRA Consultants, SDIRA Holders, Real-Estate Tax CPA’s, Attorneys, Chime in:First - my secret mentor is my attorney which sounds odd seeing that we have two differen...
Why?Didn't want to hijack the other thread but it seems like this is the question investors should be asking themselves. If you can consistently receive $700 rent on a $30,000 purchase then why doesn't the market bid...
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Hello,
My tenant signed the pet agreement (addendum to rental agreement) prior to getting a puppy without my knowledge. I just found out she got a puppy after signing the document and not asking for permission. Wh...
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Hello BP! Full disclaimer--I'm borrowing a friend's account as I'm discussing a job switch, and I don't want this information floating around the internet with my real name on it in the event that someone from my curr...
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I hear people often say that real estate is treated more advantageously from a tax perspective than other businesses. I frequently hear people say something along the lines of "I get 15% rate of return, and that's no...
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I am hoping someone on these forums can help me out with understanding what the best way to leverage but not become deeper in debt. My husband and I own multiple SFR's, condos and a few small (du,tri,4plexes) some of...
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Curious if North New Jersey investors are seeing better opportunities in Buy and Holds or Fix and Flips. Looking around it seems there's not many opportunities for multis under 300K other than Newark, East Orange, su...
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Arguably, one of the 1st steps in commercial is to have a seasoned LLC to be able to get financing. I've been researching the main differences between traditional mortgages for residential and commercial lending and j...
I'd like to get some opinions on debt. I'm 23 and have 6 figures on school loans, which don't bother me a bit, matter of fact I refinanced them from 12 to 20 years to free up cash for REI (cutting my interest in hal...
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I posted this in starting out but got no response. I hope this is the right forum. Still feeling my way around here. Before I sign on the dotted line, I would like to get ideas on the best use of the available seed m...