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I am just curious to see what experienced real estate investors do in terms of the timing to form their entity? For example, do most people form their entity prior to their first deal and pay the fees associated with...
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Hi folks,Was hoping someone could provide a good referral for experienced attorneys specializing in helping real estate investors protect their assets, specifically through trusts and LLCs. TIA!
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I am in the process of obtaining my first property and after review, I believe that I should form an LLC. I have read reviews of some familiar corporation service companies (Leagal Zoom, The Corporation Co., etc.)...
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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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I am 1 person don't like to get my family involved, how can I structure an LLC to utilize the Trump new tax deduction and legal protection when california don't recognize 1 member LLCs and loose all the LLC legal prot...
Is anyone working with Self Directed IRAs? I took a seminar and I was told that putting your properties under IRA SD, SOLO, Goldern, HSA, and Coverdell and that this provides great protection for your assets and lim...
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Hi there! I was wondering whether rookies (like myself) decide to buy their first property with an LLC. From my research, it looks like getting financing is more difficult under an LLC vs a personal loan. My worry is ...
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Fellow BP Members,This post is looking for inputs (or links to other threads I may be missing) regarding three inter-related issues (I do have an Attorney, Mortgage Broker, and Accountant...but sometimes I gain more c...
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I'm planning on purchasing an investment property in the range of 30K-50K, instead of using my capital looking to borrow from a private money lender. This private money lender is an investor with many properties and i...
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I own a vacation rental property that I had to quit claim out of my LLC into my name when I did a cash out refinance. So for asset protection & anonymity, I'm considering transferring the property into a land trus...