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Hi All,I current have a HELOC opened for $130,000 against my home (owned free and clear). The current rate is 4.94% last I checked (variable rate). I have a friend who has been flipping houses for a few years now and ...
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I have a duplex rental under contract. I plan to close in two weeks. I am set to purchase the duplex outright with my SDIRA. My current custodian is prepared to wire the funds. If time allows, I'd like to create a Che...
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I just received a weird request from one of my sellers. My seller is currently receiving Medicare. I just received a call from one of my buyers who's willing to buy the house. However, my seller asked if the purcha...
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Hello all Biggerpockets investors, I have been educating myself in real estate investment and would love to start putting in some actions. I'm finishing up my bachelor's in accounting and going for an one-year master ...
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This is a case of where my accounting MBA background plus what I read online is in conflict with my CPA's knowledge. In filing my business returns (S-corp), my CPA seems to think that renovation expenses should go in...
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a layman's explanation of how a 1031 exchange works. I did some searching in threads and many of the explanations are pretty complicated. Can someone post a simple step by step guide to t...
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Hi! I recently went to a RE conference and there was a company there called Platinum Trust Group (platinumtrustgroup. com) that told us about proprietary irrevocable spendthrift trust. Basically, they're saying that ...
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Hi -I have four rental duplexes - one in Northeast Philadelphia and three in Delaware county. My tenants in Philadelphia have always been late on the rent and keep the property in a nasty condition. These are the ma...
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Hello! I am going to give a quick run-down of my situation to see if what I want to do would be considered mortgage fraud or finessing the system
I bought property 1 in 2019 and lived in it for 1.5yrs. I fully rented...
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So today I stumble upon something new that you the reader of this post probably learned years ago. I burn some time on YouTube watching videos on paying less taxes.One popular real estate youtuber grant Cardone says d...