Al Williamson
New Operation - More Income
It's good to occasionally take a balcony view look at your business model. It's also a luxury to have the time to noodle do so. So let me give you a head start... There are at least four different ways to hold an asse...
Account Closed
Fundrise and Tax Advantages
I am wondering if using Fundrise, or some service like it, would still allow for depreciation and other tax advantages that owning traditional real estate would give me. Would I get still get depreciation and the lik...
Victor Alfonso
Cash out Refi - Appraisal
I'm coming up on my 1-year anniversary of owning a particular investment property that I purchased with cash and I'm looking to do a cash-out refi (for more RE investing, of course!).
First off, I'm assuming that the...
Matt Quock
Series LLC as a Holding Company
Hi all,I am hoping to get some clarification on how you can structure a Series LLC as a holding company that owns traditional LLCs within it. I understand a Series LLC provides the option for multiples "cells" that ea...
Alisha Magwood
Are these Loan Fees About Right/ Typical?
So I'm looking for lending options and thinking about one in particular. Being fresh/new to all this i'm not sure what's "standard" or even if there is such a thing. So I would like some input on these fees outlined. ...
Paul Wakim
Closing costs with line of credit
Hey, just wondering if there is a difference in closing costs when you purchase a home with all cash from a line of credit versus when purchasing a property with a traditional mortgage.I dont know if it makes a differ...
Mike McGee
Multi-Family vs Multi-Unit Office
So far, all of my investments are SFR. Now I have a couple of opportunities: one is a multi-family residential property, the other is a multi-unit executive office property.For the sake of simplicity, let's say you ha...
Sergio Martinez
House Hacking in Palmdale/Lancaster CA
Hi Everyone,I currently live in LA working at an accounting firm and looking to buy my first property to house hack. I'm considering both Palmdale or Lancaster as homes are relatively more affordable. I wanted to get ...
Jessica Lawrence
ADU Appraisals in CA
Now that the new 2020 California laws are in full effect, is anyone hearing anything about a change to the way that ADUs are appraised? So far everything I've read has said that appraisals of properties with ADUs tend...
Nate Ginsberg
Redfin agents pros and cons
Who has used a Redfin agent to buy property? What was your experience like? Would you use them again? Would you use them to sell too?My wife and I are new investors and love the details in the Redfin listings for rese...