Mark Sleeper
finance, development, management
Mark is a seasoned real estate professional specializing in the acquisition, disposition, finance and management of commercial and residential properties. calBRE# 01364471. Based in Los Angeles since 1997, he has comp...
Billy Zhao
Property Manager Interview Questions and Screening Process
It seems that every successful real estate investors say that an effective property manager is the key. And yet, I haven't seen a comprehensive metrics to measure what makes a PM better. I've seen countless anecdotal ...
William Henze
1099 Contractors through LLC
Does anyone here who operates through an LLC 1099 their contractors for flips and or rehabs for rentals? I was talking with an accountant friend of mine and she mentioned this form. She is not involved in real estate,...
Jered Noland
Need to know if getting a realtor license would help ?
My wife and I are about to dive into becoming real estate investors. We’ve been remodeling our current home in hopes to sell for a profit. With that money we want to start investing . We are new to BiggerPockets and w...
John D.
Entity Creation, Bonus/179 Depreciation, and Offsetting Same Year Income
We need some general input on getting started from the ground up with a decent amount of money to initially invest from the current tax year. We operate a professional two-owner LLP unrelated to real estate (other own...
Ryan Kraemer
Partnership agreement nuances
Hello!I am looking to enter into a medium sized multifamily deal with a total of 4 partners. An attorney will be used to draw up the legal documents and I have a list of stipulations that are to be proposed/entered in...
Matthew Crane
How will building RV/Boat storage impact my W2 taxes
I'll make it quick. My W2 income is >$550k/year, if I build an RV/Boat storage facility, will my storage business expenses/losses be able to reduce my W2 taxable income? Or do I have to have REPs status for this si...
Sean Starkey
Apartment complex investment
I want to be involved in a large unit apartment deal and be involved with the daily financial and day to day processes of the investment. Does anyone have a deal like this that I can be involved with?
Nathan Williams
Should I be worried about the UBIT / UBTI tax and an SDIRA?
Hi All,I am interested in transferring funds from my IRA held at a brokerage firm to a SDIRA with a custodian. I've done my homework on SDIRAs and I am aware of the benefits and the restrictions. However, my tax attor...
Kevin Powell
Advantages Of Getting License Other Than MLS Access
HI BP. I am in northern California where wholesaling and investing is very competitive. But doable. I have been considering getting my license, and other than MLS access I'd like to know what are the advantages of bei...