Cameron Hillebrand
When to use crew do and when to hire contractors
Hi! I am in the St. Louis area. I'm working on an old brick house. Gut rehab. I have been hiring one fulltime "employee" (friend who takes cash). This is an experiment for me to decide if I want to get a crew with gu...
Paul J.
LLC structure and property management
I bought my first rental property over the summer and have been operating it remotely from out of state.
I have a very old friend of mine who, like me, is new to Landlording and Real Estate investing who is...
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Establishing an S corp
Hi there,
Another newbie question. We are newly investing in some properties out of our home state of California. We are being advised that we would have to establish an S Corp in every state where we are investing...
Keegan Mulholland
Retirement Investing Decisions
Hello, My name is Keegan and I'm a newbie investor from the Syracuse, NY area. I currently do not own any properties, although I plan to purchase a duplex and house-hack for my first investment by this time next year....
Tyler Durbin
With Multiple LLCs - master bank account or individual accounts?
I have 3 rental properties all in individual LLCs. My intention is to continue to add to the number of total properties over time. Which LLC/bank account structure is best practice?A) All LLCs have their own bank acco...
Alan McCracken
Advice on re-directing 401k to investment in real estate
My wife and I currently maximize contributions to our employers 401K plans investing $30K per year above the amount needed for employer matches. I'd like to re-direct this money to invest in rentals rather then mutua...
Neal Collins
Can Portland actually become the metro we think it is?
There has been a lot of chatter about low wage growth and lack of employment in Portland. For years now we haven't really seen much of an uptick in wages and while we may be gaining population, there doesn't appear to...
Steve Vaughan
My wife was laid-off today. 3 lessons.
After 14 years, my wife just got laid-off indefinitely along with probably 50% of her colleagues. Shes in the aerospace Industry and Boeing was their largest customer by far.
I'm not predicting gloom and doom for a...
Philip Briskin
Employment Verification during COVID Times
I have a rental that is turning over the end of May. I listed the house for rent on Zillow, and have received several inquiries for the house. Some have gone as far as to pay (through Zillow) for an application whic...
Evan O'Brien
Determining Employment for a Market
Is there a certain website or resource that is used to determine what the major forms or employment are in a rental market? Any information would be greatly appreciated!