Hi all,Im wondering if it makes sense for me to try to set up my own legal entities... I just got quoted $1500 per entity not including filing fees to set up an LLC, and was also told to set up an S-Corp management co...

Hello BP'ers, I read an article by Alan Cowgill about how if you're gonna use a private lender for your project, you need a disclosure statement..He said in the disclosure you have to put that there's a risk invol...

Met with attorney last night to discuss issues re: first investment. One item was forming an LLC, which attorney said he could do for a bit less that $1000. Today, met with banker (Wells Fargo), and during the co...

My fiancee and I are in the process of purchasing a 2-flat with a coach house in the back of the lot on the north side of Chicago. Our lender requested a zoning certificate for the appraisal and discovered there are o...

Joe,

Bad news – Texas has a law that I was not aware of that prohibits wage garnishments. Please see the attached.

I’ve done a little research, and this seems to be a bad law, or at least a bad interpr...

I’ve been personally investing in tax lien certificates lately.
If you don’t know what tax liens are, basically when a landowner or homeowner fails to pay the taxes on their property, a tax lien certificate is issued...

Hello BP Community;I'm ready to go on "live" with my first property, my niche' is student housing. I was wondering if anyone has electronic payments set up with their tenants. I was looking for a system which I could ...

So whenever I visit my father for our "weekly meeting" I always go on about real estate investing. He always has only 2 responses:
1) you cannot do that here (i'm serious)
2) what you're trying to do is rip someone of...

Hey all, I've been studying real estate for about 2 years and just finally was able to put together my first deal. I found a nice townhouse in Flagstaff, AZ about a mile off off the NAU campus. I know personally that ...