I'm new to BP and REI. I'm going house scouting potential neighborhoods tomorrow, and would like some suggestions on which neighborhoods are the best. I intend on living there while completing any necessary renovation...
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Hi everyone,
Since it's year end (or the new year when you're reading this), I was thinking about contributing to my existing Roth IRA or at least moving some money from my traditional IRA to my Roth. I wanted to be ...
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Hello everyone. I am an international student working in Civil Engineering on my OPT. Is there anyone who bought real estate and generated rental income on their F1/H1B visa that I can speak to?
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Newbie here.I run a small business and it's generating healthy revenue.Looking to invest in my first investment property and was wondering if I should purchase with my personal income or buying it through corp?I am co...
I have yet to actually move forward on any potential real estate deal because up until recently, I did not feel confident about my knowledge base or financials. Now I am ready to move forward and I have been making it...
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Hello fam, BP newbie here. 👋I used the calculator to try and analyze a purchase I'm considering as my foray into house hacking. The property has an 810SF separate unit that I plan to use for short-term rentals. I was ...
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If someone is a "real estate dealer" and can't report profit as short term gains from developing or flipping property, then wouldn't the best option be to buy and sell through an S-corp since they're a business?
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Would a Self Directed IRA be subject to UBIT if I invested in an apartment building with 2 partners, all bringing equal equity and no debt to the deal?
Example, the 3 of us form an LLC, buy a building, I use $60K of ...
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Hello all, I sort of a newbie. I own a 4 plex and 2 sfh generating cashflow overall. I would like to take the next step to but not really sure what direction to take. My possible choices are, keep buying SFH and /...
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Hey BP community!My wife and I live in LA and are looking at buying real estate. We’ve got a decent chunk of liquid reserves and credit scores above 800, but we can’t get a loan because our income from 2020 and 2021 w...