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Hello my wife and I are about to sign our first tenants on September 1st however we just called our utilities company and we're told that we cannot have tenants transfer the name under your utilities this is our first...
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I'm helping my Dad set up a self-directed IRA so he can do some real estate investing. He will want an administrator/custodian that is 1) Reputable2) Responsive & helpful regarding organizational structure and all...
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Hello BP Community,
Can anyone suggest on-line (paid and no-cost) sources to research/locate property owners of record. Seeking solution to reduce "cycle time". I've tried Realtors and title companies but I n...
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Hi all,Can anyone provide some guidance on how income from private lending is typically taxed? My understanding is that if I'm NOT considered in the business of loaning money, then the income is considered interest in...
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Hello BP Community,
My wife and I are getting ready to start our real estate investing journey in the general Phoneix area and wanted to reach out and see if you could help answer our questions. We are wanting to bu...
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Ok so to everyone that has experience in this side of the field, igot a couple questions hoping that yall can guide me with some good advice. 👍
So igot banned from airbnb like 3 years ago, not exactly sure why and i...
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Does anyone have professional guidance regarding how taxes work regarding private lenders or hard money lenders? I was on both sides of this question last year and have not yet filed my taxes.Two scenarios to conside...
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A 1031 exchange attorney in NY tried to rip me off in my opinion. Even other attorneys and the LPO at escrow said they had never seen anything like this. I only got the money back after I threatened to call the FBI an...
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We are new investors and are looking to set things up the right way. Our plan is the buy one or two properties a year. After talking to our accountant he recommended that each property by under its own LLC to protec...
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Has anyone done private lending on real estate deals on a short term basis? If so where do you find credible burrowers?