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I'm considering setting up SDIRA LLC for doing private lending. Seems like that's the best way to invest that while avoid UBIT.My IRA money is in a traditional IRA right now. I know the main decision factor between le...
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I spend a lot of time thinking about how to apply my financial background (18 years as an independent financial advisor) to the choices we all must make about real estate. I'm talking about choices like renting vs own...
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As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea. This too...
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Hi,I am considering one of the properties to do a furnish housing. I want to know what it takes to make it a good model. Is cash flow really good or is it too much headache? What is a cash flow look like. I have a 3 b...
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I couldn't believe I read this.
I was in the magazine section of Walmart while my wife was looking for craft materials for her kindergarten students.
I was drawn to "The Essential Retirement Guide" (from Centennial ...
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I'm wondering if it's possible to do a 1031 from a normal long term rental property to a VRBO. I have one property I want to sell and do a 1031 one on hoping to buy another property in a different state that I do an A...
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Hi all,I'm looking to purchase my first investment property in Cleveland, OH. I plan on utilizing the BRRRR method and am currently feeling torn on whether to obtain the property with hard money vs. a traditional loan...
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Faced with strict building codes, a family finds ways to work ultramodern design into a storied setting.
What do you do if you want an ultramodern house in ultratraditional Kyoto, the cultural heart of Japan?...
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A little background: I operate a bookkeeping firm specifically targeting RE investors in Oklahoma. My goal is to apply my experience as an accountant to the benefit of my community, gain some knowledge about investing...
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Let's say one has savings in both their traditional IRA and mutual/index funds. Which one should they tap into first to fund their investment properties?