Bryan Zdroik
Carpenter looking to go rogue
I'm a carpenter who's looking to branch off into the flip/real-estate game, but am not sure exactly what route would be the best for me to take. My wife and I bought a house over 2 years ago and I'm nearly done with a...
Hamp Lee III
Any Active Duty Military Real Estate Agents
Are there any active duty real estate agents?If so, do you have any tips for starting out or pitfalls to watch out for?Thanks!
Shafi Noss
How do you learn about a city?
Hi everyone,
I'm looking to do my first deal in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, and, it's a big place. I know that understanding the industry and hiring centers is important, as well as crime rates. But what's a good ...
Jerell Edmonds
First investment property
Hey everyone wanted to say happy holidays to everyone. So I have a question. My father is willing to sell me his house below market let’s say for example 160,000 but the house is worth 232,000. The house is in pretty ...
Colten Powell
Opportunity cost of college
I am 21 years old and currently taking online classes at a tech school to earn an associates in business/leadership. At the same time I am working full-time and I pay all the bills, while my fiancé uses her income tow...
John Pearson
Looking to invest out of state, need help
Hello everyone, I was hoping to get some general advice about how to pick a handful of cities to analyze for my first investment acquisition.I have put together a small pool of investors and we have ~150k in seed capi...
Chris Williams
Syndicating, Marketing to Self Directed IRAs
We just spent the majority of our capital on an apartment complex and are now starting to look at syndicating and raising funds from self-directed IRA's. As I have been researching this, I have come across some infor...
Roger Laughary
S Corp Instead of LLC for Rentals?
I searched for detailed information regarding this before posting, but was hoping for some more distinct answers. I have 8 units right now in Kansas under one LLC and have a W-2 job. I also have several friends (some ...
Ben S.
Pulling money out of Roth 401k to invest in RE?
Hi all,I am a newer member on BP and this is my first post. I am looking for thoughts on whether I should pull money out of my Roth401k from work to invest in RE? I know typical tax advisors etc would tell me no way b...
Gurpy Ont
LLC Partnership or Corporation structure
Hello BP members, We (two partners) are planning to purchase a cash flowing rental property under an LLC. From what I understand, LLC can be elected to be treated as 1. disregarded entity/partnership for pass through...