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Hello Mortgage Gurus,I opened up a book on amazon.com titled "The Art of Commercial Brokering" authored by E. F. Dupuy, and I read from it that someone can work as a Commercial Mortgage Broker or Commercial Mortgage O...
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I am thinking of building a shed in the backyard for rental purposes. I live in the bay area. If you are knowledgeable about various aspects I need to consider, please do share. The high-level plan is to build a cozy ...
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Is this strange?
The PM does not have employees, they only have/use independent contractors. So
A) there are no employees so none could be my responsibility? or
B) responsibility could be mine if the independen...
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I recently created a TX LLC to buy and hold rental properties. The LLC has 2 members and when I registered to get an EIN with the IRS, my registration got switched from an LLC to a Partnership. The IRS website mention...
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There is a property in Modesto, Ca that we are interested in putting under contract with the purpose of flipping the property. We are not going to be able to get into the property to inspect so we want to see if the ...
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We own rental properties in the state of Arkansas. We travel to Texas for real estate education. Our mileage was 300 miles each way. We paid $70 for each ticket. $150 ticket total, plus one day of travel expenses. The...
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We have been flipping, rehabbing, and selling our homes after two years of living in them for gain and tax purposes. We have done this for the past twelve years. I believe it is time to do the same for our current hom...
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I am thinking about purchasing a two unit where one side is oil heat and the other is natural gas. I would live in the natural gas side for unrelated reasons, but my concern is not being able to find a tenant for the ...
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Looking for some potential "boots on ground" for the San Antonio area. If you or someone you know is willing to do some legwork, I'd love to connect!
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Does anyone know if Texas requires a filing with the state and what that process looks like when using an out-of-state LLC? I know some states do and some do not.I appreciate the help!