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Hi everyone,I was wondering if anybody has any advice on the following -I have been trying to get an FHA loan to buy a house here in Los angeles. The 3% down payment is not the issue, I have had a hard time qualifyin...
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Hello All -We are about a month away from getting completely out of all W-2 employment and going full time (hubby & I) in REI. We have been thinking about this for a while and feel like we are in good shape to do...
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I have a 4 plex I am working to fill and have an applicant with a criminal history. The applicant has good credit, money to pay rent with no issues, a good job, and good reference from last landlord. Issue is was con...
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Hi BP, I currently have Traditional IRA funds that are invested in stocks, but lately I have educated myself about going the self-directed IRA route. I met with a self-directed IRA custodian yesterday. However, give...
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I currently have a 401(k) with my employer. It does not allow me to use the funds for the purpose of investing in real estate property. i’m very close to changing employers, and they have the ability to discontinue t...
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Looking to go into business with two other fellas. What would be the best way to go about doing this? Start an LLC???
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how do I translate a 401k to a self directed Ira?
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What documents do you require prospective tenants to submit when filling out a rental application? I'm planning on requiring photo ID, most recent W2 and 1040, 3 most recent pay stubs.Does anyone require bank statements?
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I'm wondering how multi-state brokerages work. For instance, I'm assuming Redfin is a brokerage in all 50 states. Does that simply mean they employ managing brokers in all 50 states? Or is there something special abou...
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New landlord here.
Got served an ad for this tool that detects if paystubs are edited / fake. Says it’s free but not sure what the catch is?
Has anyone tried this?