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Folks,Are there any other options for utilizing my 401k besides a SD-IRA? Here's the situation, I was laid off last week, so I'm jumping into REI full time. I have other capital to use as well, but I also have to cons...
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North Carolina, via statutory changes to the Development Tier Designations, changed the way NC Commerce identifies Tiers in their County Distress Rankings. The latest rankings show that a bunch of the coastal plains c...
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Hey,
I am planning on purchasing a multifamily property in Jacksonville, FL and one in Nashville, TN within the next few months. I however live in New York, and am not sure of what company structure is best. I would ...
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Hello! After passively using the forums for some time now I figured it's time to introduce myself.I was stumbling
through yet another failing Bumble date when I realized that real estate,
unlike the modern dating sc...
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Hi! I joined BP a few years ago; but, I haven't really done a great job of taking advantage of the forums and the content that is available here! I listen to all of the podcasts (Bigger Pockets, Real Estate Rookie, On...
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I’ll be doing my first BRRRR rental in Ohio and I live in California.
If I create an LLC in Ohio, what types of fees are involved? Do I need to pay CA their minimum $800/year LLC fee if I register it as an Ohio LLC.....
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Hey BPers,
My brother, @Joshua Smith thought of this tax strategy the other day, let me know what you think:
1. create a self direct roth IRA and transfer existing IRA funds to this account
2. use this account as e...
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Hi all,
I've been reading BP for a couple months now and love it. I have around $35-40k to invest in real estate and am looking at both Baltimore and cities nearby San Francisco. I almost closed on a sfh in Quad cit...
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Y do you open a business.................make money to pay for stuff.
Y do you buy stocks.........................make money to pay for stuff.
Y do you work................................make money to pay for stuff...
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I'm employed as a W2 computer engineer, while my wife works as a W2 software engineer. We have one short-term rental (STR) and two long-term rentals (LTRs). I'm curious about my eligibility for real estate professiona...