Laura Reese
Buying a flat in Italy - Considerations?
I'm an American living in SE Asia and considering buying a small one bedroom flat somewhere along the Italian riviera. Why? The dollar is strong, and long term, I'd love to have a place we can go to for months on en...
Brian Orr
Any experts of Roth conversions? Custodians?
I'm trying to convert my Roth to a self directed to get out of the market... I've poked around a few online resources, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience? Any tips or recommendations on custodians? I'm in Flor...
Solomon F.
wholesaling
I found a couple of deals that look pretty good to me but they are bank owned and will only take cash offers. To do so i would need to show proof of funds. I want to "wholesale" or refer these deals to cash buyers sin...
Keith Thompson
Tax Lien Foreclosure & Lifting the Bankruptcy Automatic Stay
I’m headed to BK court next week to petition the court to lift the automatic stay, thereby permitting me to resume/conclude foreclosure on a tax lien certificate in Maryland.The property is an investment for the owner...
Kevin Owens
Freddie / Fannie Multifamily
If you are navigating an MF purchase or refi of $1.5MM or more, please reach out with any questions. I have closed on $2.5BN of agency business. Maybe you'd like to know how agencies look at expenses or to know what t...
Paul Amegatcher
This is how I buy zombie foreclosure properties.
Please contact a real estate attorney before purchasing a zombie foreclosure. This is a complex strategy that requires the right expertise.What is a zombie foreclosure?I would define it as a property that has been ab...
Kelly A.
Using Fidelity self directed IRA
Has anyone been able to invest in RE using a Fidelity self directed IRA?I want to invest in a private placement, but Fido says I can only buy from their list (I can ask them to vet a pp for their list, but you need at...
Elliot Tan
Rules for receiving funds for private money loans
Hi everybody! My partners and I are starting a REI company. We will be flipping and purchasing rental units. Goal is to slowly scale into medium-sized multi-family apartments. Our strategy for funding is to find pri...
Tony C.
Filing a 1065 Partnership return Husband/Wife vs Schedule E
We (husband and wife filing jointly) are looking for a CPA. While interviewing CPAs to file our 2012 taxes we are trying to determine if we should file a partnership return or listed all of our properties on our ...
Mark Spritz
Self Directed LLC IRA
I was talking with the guy at MySolo401K about trying to open a Solo 401K. I have a Sole proprietor LLC since 2009 where I was doing consulting and training. My business did really well, but almost 2 years ago, I star...