Michael Plaks
Now, about those "proactive tax strategies"
This post was prompted by a discussion with an investor who approached my firm for tax strategizing. The investor was particularly concerned about receiving proactive tax advice. As opposed to, you know, retroactive t...
Weronika Jedrak
CPA for newer investor
Hello, I am looking for a CPA who works with newer real estate investors. My husband and I started investing in January this year. We have LLC and we've done one flip, and a novation deal - both profitable. We also bo...
Delina Ortiz
Enforcing Rules at a Complex that is known to have issues...
Hey ya'll! I work at Real Property Management (RPM Agile) of San Clemente as a property manager and agent. I just onboarded an 8 unit apartment complex a month ago and it is now time to begin enforcing rules and regul...
Roonaj Kanganathan
Buying property in LLC's name
Hi, any help with answering this will be appreciated. Suppose that there is an LLC that has me as a member - LLC (A)LLC (A) is listed as a Manager for LLC(B).I am the equity investor in this whole thing.If I want to b...
Daniel H.
Purchase Offer
Making my first purchase offer without using the assistance of a realtor. The listing agent told me the realty company to make the deposit check out to. How can I make sure this money is going to be handled properly...
Brandon Sowers
The Future of Security Deposits
As rents continue to rise, this in turn increases the cost for tenants to move in to a rental property. It is not uncommon for us to list properties for $1500 per month. This can end up costing a new tenant over $3k t...
Marina OLeary
How to Vet a hard money lender when investing my money
I am interested in investing with a hard money lending firm, as in investing my own money to fund deals through them. What steps should I take to vet this lending firm?I've spoken with them, seen examples of previous ...
Nikol Noll
Deal feels Squirrely
I would like to bounce a situation off y'all. I am currently under contract on a commercial property that is 11 residential units. This is only our second multifamily property so we are far from experts. The seller...
Emmanuel Cano
Do I need an LLC to get my second property?
One block from my house there is a property that I think is a very good deal, and my idea is to rent my first house and buy that property and move there, that way I could apply for some government programs and just pa...
David Jones
IRA and 401k for buying real estate
Did you know that you could use a self-directed IRA in order to purchase real estate? I have spoken to a couple of different companies that specialize in this. Before I start referring clients to them I wanted to k...