Josh Prince
Using non-professional QI (Qualified Intermediary)
Has anyone had any experience using a friend as a QI rather than one of the professional QI companies. In a standard delayed exchange, it doesn't seem too hard, and I know John T. Reed suggests not wasting money with...
Adam Cole
Cash Out Refinancing Question_ Beating a dead horse
Hello everyone!! We just closed on our 5th investment property and our first long term rental. The 4/5 are short term student rentals located in Flint, Michigan. Currently we don't have loans tied to any of the proper...
Steven Taylor
Advice on How To Buy Foreclosures
Hi There, Can anyone recommend some good background reading/books on how to invest in foreclosures? I am pretty convinced we are going to see a massive wave of foreclosures start to hit the market over the next 6-24 m...
Mythaniel Mix
Has anyone used Lending One?
Im Investing in Florida and currently have three properties and i am now running into problems with my debt to income ratio with my lender. I am considering using Lending One and was wondering if anybody has any exper...
Nathan Baker
Sell or Rent Paid off House
Hi,Bottom Line upfront: I am looking for a solution or advice on how to keep our paid-off house and rent it, but not be house poor by building/buying another house because we did not sell this house.My situation: My f...
Amaf J.
Short Sale Questions
Evening everyone,I was doing some research and it seems like short-sales might be a good avenue to pursue in order to get homes at a discounted rate. I did have some questions though about the process and post-purchas...
Jill E.
Property Management LLC for tax benefits?
Because I cannot take advantage of active deductions related to my real estate rentals, I am wondering if I can pay myself as the "administrator" or property manager of these properties? The IRS believes you can't ac...
Ben Johnstone
Newbie in West Hollwood from London
Hi Everyone,
My name is Ben Johnstone and I live in LA. I moved here from London 4 years ago. My acting career has been going well but work comes and goes. I've always wanted to fill my downtime with real est...
Reggie Maggard
Finding limited partners that aren't friends and family
I am in the process of upscaling my business. I have worked as my own property manager for a bit now and I officially have my 'system' in place. So now I want to 10x this business. This is where using other peoples mo...
James Tebelman
Invest less in Retirement funds to save for REI???
I am 30 years old and I have always put 5% towards my 401(k) (my employer matches 25 cents on the dollar) and both my wife and I max out our Roth IRAs each year ($5,500 each).One of my big goals is to retire early and...