Joel S.
Need advice on Terms of a Deal
After searching for a real estate agent in Houston on Biggerpockets I keep getting responses from people from New Western Acquisitions. They are a wholesaling company and my understanding is that they work in Houston ...
Shari Peterson
Are you losing short sales because lenders are choosing foreclosures over short sales?
I read this post on Short Sale Daily News (http://shortsaledailynews.com/banks-make-more-money-on-foreclosures-than-short-sales/) that banks are choosing foreclosures because they make more money by making a claim on ...
Jeff B.
Short Term rentals (AirBnB-VBRO) business models
The business model for AirBnB & VBRO is becoming more and more risky every day. The problem is various cities are intervening with new codes restricting what is know as Short Term Rentals(str). Length of stay may...
Carlos Webel
Set up of first 1031 Exchange
Hi,Although I have several rental properties, this is the first time I will sell one of them in US. I'm selling a Condo in Florida to invest that capital in Houston. The plan is to set this up as a 1031 Exchange. I'm ...
Bill McGrath
IRA Rollover to Self Directed (IRA or 401K)
My wife and I are preparing to invest with a group in an LLC that is purchasing two RV parks. We both have IRA funds with different custodians, but would like to roll them over into self directed vehicles to invest w...
James Sedano
IRA withdrawal to fund investment properties, can a cost seg help to reduce tax bill?
Hi all,
As titled.. I did a IRA withdrawal of 300k to buy 2 condos in May/June 2024.
I didn’t paid the 10% penalty fee.
I’m not currently working so my income is basically the 300k + (28k gross or 15k net) from a...
Allison Littman
"Church" Purchase Creative Financing
I am currently trying to close on a church in Nashville (residential R6-A zoning) and convert it into my primary residence. Two separate property appraisers (at the direction of the lender) were sent out to appraise, ...
Bhavna J.
How to find Notes worth investing in!
I have 8+ years of experience in the real estate industry but am new to the Note investing arena.
A question for experienced note investors: What are some tried and tested ways of finding notes that helped you grow...
Richard S.
New Jersey Rent-to-Own / Lease Options
Hey everyone,I'm intrigued at the idea of offering prospective tenants/buyers my single-family homes with a lease-option or rent-to-own scenario. I don't know a lot about Dodd-Frank yet, except that it definitely appl...
Alfred Bell
Does anyone use a Checkbook IRA LLC?
I currently utilize a self-directed IRA. My IRA monies have been invested in a real estate project. I'm coming out of that investment soon and I now want to use those IRA monies for buying at trustee sales. This "Chec...