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Hey Everyone! I'm in the process of closing on my first investment property in California and I'm going to put it under an LLC. Does anyone recommend opening the LLC in another state with potential tax benefits, or do...
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Greetings Tax Sale Investors:
Yesterday, I received the following question:
"Which States have the most favorable laws for Tax Sale Investors?
The answer to this question is a bit complex because laws vary from s...
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Hello to the BP Universe. I have just started listening to the podcasts and have already learned a ton. I was wondering if anyone could help me out on my question. My wife and I have a single family rental home in Atl...
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We've been purchasing a lot of product lately on short contracts to be competitive in the Austin market. A closing we had recently got a bit chippy and the title company the seller selected failed to tell us we neede...
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Hello BP members and investors. I am an Asset Protection Attorney specifically for Real Estate Investors. I see lots of questions on this topic about how to structure your companies and protect your investments, but n...
So the other day I was driving around while my son was napping, and happened on a really jacked up vacant property, all boarded up and overgrown, in a fairly nice neighborhood in Collin County Texas. Lot is fantastic,...
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Hi. I’m in the middle of my first real estate investment which is a new construction build of a one family home. From what I understand, I can sell the property and reinvest the proceeds into a new property without pa...
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Can you manage properties held by your self-directed IRA? Assuming you do none of the hands on work? Same question for managing the rehab.
What if your SD IRA owns part of the property but you provide property man...
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I'm always trying to educate myself in different ways of learning about the real estate game. I stumbled on real estate tax liens and tax deeds. They claim is the best kept secret in the real estate game with high ret...
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Nice couple ; good work history ; no pets ; plenty of money ; but prior sex offender case 10 years ago (17 year old with a 15 year old)Possible long term tenant :Let me know your thoughts