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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $182,000
Cash invested: $74,100
Sale price: $335,500
We acquired this property off MLS. I loved how it turned o...
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Hello, I'm young individual who is interested in long term buy and hold multifamily real estate. I personally have no connections with anyone who is involved in this niche and I'm wondering how other people have start...
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How did you scale your landlord business?How did you get financing?
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Par for the course, the pundits are wrong again. The down turn was going to keep people working. When you are 59 and laid off, your best bet is to retire.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-retireme...
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Hello!TL:DR What income do loan officers look at? Total, Adjusted Gross, or Taxable Income?More in-depth: Should I file as sole-proprietor and reduce my tax liability by reducing my adjusted gross income (pays more SE...
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I've read that a business owner can hire their children, then fund a Roth IRA for them since they have earned income. Are there any reasons this would be a bad idea?
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Anecdotely speaking, it appears the turnkey operators are taking advantage of the uneducated investor. I have no stats just my impression.
Do you think a turnkey company that could JV in the deal would be...
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I've been studying and learning REI for about a year now. I am wanting to start with a few flips to generate some more capital to be able to get into some buy and hold properties. I'm building my team now - RE Agen...
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So this is the first year that I have not had a traditional job and w2 income to show at tax time as well we own 4 rental properties (one in which we live in one side of a duplex). We also did a short term rental on A...
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Has anyone borrowed from their life insurance policy or used it as collateral to invest? I've had a few people that said this is a great strategy and to make sure I have the policy setup correctly. Working on getting ...