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I have a friend who is willing to cover the downpayment for a multi-family or apartment building, which is around 20% of the loan amount. I am also planning to apply for a commercial loan since a lender...
Now that you have an asset, let's talk about asset protection. Below are a few strategies I've ranked from worst to best, which offer varying levels of protection. Worst:
- No coverage, held in your name.
Bad:
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I have a single family home that used to be my primary residence and about 3 years ago, I moved out and have been renting it out ever since. I've learned a lot about real estate investing since then and am now questio...
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I just received an email notice from Fundrise, one of the CF portals I've enrolled. In order to provide confidence to their Investors and prove they stand behind their deals, they have begun pre-funding all their pro...
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Been kicking around the idea of REI for probably a decade or so. Had some post-college debt-demons that strapped me for cash, and numerous other excuses that caused me to never give enough thought to the notion of Re...
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Hey everyone,I am considered using hard money to buy fixer uppers and then convert to long-term rentals with ADUs. The goal is to rinse and repeat. Does anyone know if purchasing a property "cash" , but with hard mone...
I’ve (29M) about $250k saved up. Don’t own a home yet, but I’ve been planning to buy one for a while now. Instead of buying a single family home, I’m thinking of buying a condo outright in cash, rent it out so I can s...
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Hello,I am a new college grad from MIlwaukee Wisconsin looking to get into real estate. I currently live at home and am starting to research into next steps.I’m trying to decide if it would be best to live on my own f...
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PLEASE let me make my disclaimer on what BP is and is not: Bigger Pockets, not, Being Political. So, my intent is not to whatsoever divulge into party favorites, but, there is some context as to how politics could a...
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I currently have a SDIRA with a check book LLC. I have a couple of houses and mutual funds. I have just learned that I may or may not have overstepped my arms length vs personal involvement by occasionally providing...