Hello everyone. Please forgive me if the terms and use of them are not accurate as I am still learning. With that said, I may be looking too far ahead but I like to plan as much as possible so that I can avoid slowing...
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Happy New Year! 2016 is here.One of my new year resolutions for 2016 is finally do my estate planning and living trust.I've got some questions for who have recently gone through this themselves.#1 Are most probate/est...
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Hi, I know that this is likely a "speak with your lawyer/CPA" type question, but I figured I'd give it a shot here in case folks have personal experience with this. I do plan to deep dive with my lawyer when it's time...
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I am looking to purchase an investment property ($500k purchase price).
I have 5 private lenders to provide $100k each.
Each will have a separate trust deed - in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th position.
Since I am pooling...
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When protecting your assets, build a castle not a fence. You’ve made the effort to make your money, now keep it. You’ve built a fence to protect your assets by using an LLC, now learn how using the awesome power of Ir...
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BP Community--Happy Thanksgiving!I am about to close on a property in Chicago (in two weeks). I just asked my lender if there are any issues with purchasing the property via land trust. He researched guidelines for co...
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BP Nation,I'm looking for some help on how to properly configure a Series LLC for asset protection with Land Trusts for anonymity. My understanding is that this is the best modern method for holding a portfolio of inv...
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1. I am very interested in investing in Fractional First Trust Deeds. I am based in Northern California.From the Internet, I signed up to receive fractional trust deeds offers, however, the interest rates they offer v...
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Did some snooping, LOTS of info on LLC and Umbrella policies.....
Honestly still cant pick which one is the better (no one seems to agree), but recently was suggested to try a trust....
The lady mention her parents d...
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Hi All,I currently own one condo in an apartment building, with the plan to add more properties soon. How do you all protect yourselves from potential lawsuits? Do you put your properties in a trust? LLC? Somethin...