Jay Mitiguy
Ground up development; apartment or senior living complex
Hello world of BP. As you guessed from the title, I'm looking for insight on how to dig into a potential ground up development opportunity I was presented with yesterday. A little background on me: been investing for ...
Peter Hynes
New Real Estate Investors - What Entity?
Hi folks. New to the site and new to real estate investing (although I just finished with The Book on Rental Property Investing).My uncle (age 57) and I (age 48) want to start investing in residential single-family r...
Gary Parilis
Guidance needed for forming partnership (or JV)
I'm looking for some guidance on partnership or JV. I've been communicating a lot with a potential partner, and we're very compatible (dispositionally and in our objectives), and we've built up a good deal of mutual t...
Mike Cartmell
Structuring Partnership w/Realtor for flip
I would like to partner with an experienced investor to flip a property. I have connected with a Realtor/Investor who is willing to partner with me for my first flip. He has flipped many homes in the past by partner...
Ryan Luby
50/50 Partnership Structure from top to bottom
Looking for anyone to share experiences based on how they set-up and run their own partnership business.I know how I would like the business to run, but I of course get confused with the legal & accounting implica...
Clifford Pala
New Member from Chicago Area - McHenry, IL
New Member from the Chicago Area - I just wanted to reach out an say "Hi" to everyone on Bigger Pockets. I am long time fan of BP and have enjoyed every podcast that has been released. Keep up the excellent work Josh...
Troy Williams
Property Management Software
Hello BP family. I'm currently looking for a comprehensive property management software for a fair price. A few of the guest speakers on the BiggerPockets Podcast have mentioned Appfolio and recommended that softwar...
Olga Zelenko
LLC California Franchise Tax
I just discovered that if I live in California and I have an LLC (in or out of state) I will be required to pay Franchise Tax in California (annually 800$) for each LLC.My first plan was to create for each property it...
Bienes Raices
Making a loan to an LLC
What would be the rationale for making a loan with a promissary note from your personal name to your LLC instead of just making a capital contribution? Is there some tax advantage to doing that? It seems simpler to j...
Martha Codio
How to start a business with your spouse
Hi! My husband and I are starting a business together. I need advice on how to separate private vs personal life and is it a good idea to do business with your spouse ?