Elliot Mould
Foreign National (Canadian) funding for LP
Good day,I am a realtor in Ottawa, Canada, and an investor locally. I am looking to branch out to the US with my investing. In order to avoid double taxation, I have been instructed to set up a GP LP structure, whic...
Desiree Board
Sole proprietor, LLC or Corporation?
Looking for some input...I'm working on educating myself more when it comes to various tax benefits and trying to decide what would be the best route for me moving forward. Ideally I would like to have at least 1 LTR,...
Micah Starbuck
ROBS -> Self Directed IRA -> ROBS?
I've been brainstorming on the best way to leverage my employer 401k to scratch out a living.I know there are limits on what you can do with each type of approach when utilizing retirement money. A ROBS is good to ma...
Yousef Reda
Summary of Canadians investing in US
Ive read several discussions here on BP and would like to summarize the learning points from them. As a canadian buying in the USA PROs:Access to a real estate market x 10 that of Canada. Much better rent to value dea...
Andrea M Duncan-Samuel
A Canadian Owning Real Estate in the United States
I am a newbie, considering multi-family real-estate and flipping single family homes in the near future. I was referred to Bigger Pockets as a resource to helping me get started. I just started the Ultimate Beginner's...
Shane M.
Entity Formation/Equity Partnership in Flipping Business
Hello BP members,I am a buy and hold real estate investor based in NJ. I plan to be a passive investor (equity partnership) with a friend who will find deals, manage the rehabs and flip. He will be doing business unde...
Joseph A Berrios
CPA advice
I know at this point I need a CPA. I'm seeking advice what to do after my flips to remain on uncle SAMs good side without killing my liquidity. All advice is appreciated , I'm sure there are many members in my same bo...
Marci Matejcek
Canadian looking to build US network and start investing
Hello, I want to shift my focus from investing in Canada to the US. I can't compete in this market here and I want to get started asap on increasing my investment portfolio. I'm wondering where the best markets are to...
Account Closed
Effects of depreciation and interest expense.
Anyone able to shed some light on how you personally figure in the savings of interest expense and depreciation on your investment? I have heard a ton about cash flow, but there is the other great tax benefits, altho...
Scott Tajima
Entity Creation?
Hello All,I'm in the beginning stages of starting my real estate investing career. I had a legal/tax question. Should I form an LLC, S-Corp, or something of that nature before I even start investing to protect my self...