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I am looking to do my first flip, what is something you guys look for in a successful flip? Also is there any way I can avoid giving all of my property to the government?
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Hello Bigger Pockets Friends! Looking for guidance on two questions related to single family detached rentals. 1.) If I sell a rental that I acquired using 100% qualified retirement money from a Solo 401(k) and immed...
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Hello BP,
I am in the process of closing on a commercial refi loan on a property. When i had bought the property cash, i had formed an LLC but ended up not using it as i didn't want to roll the property into an LLC a...
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I have been pondering cashing out my IRA to purchase rental properties. I am in my mid 40's but I think I can avoid the 10% penalty with the "equal withdrawments ". I am reading about two different strategies.........
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I am flipping a property in ca I bought in November 2015 . Escrow lady told me I have to pay 3.5 % franchise tax because property is under my name . Is there any way I can avoid this tax any suggestions will apprecia...
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Hello,
I'm Starting A Real Estate Business With A Friend, And It Will Be Member Managed. The Entire Business Will Be Rental Incomes. I Know That This Type Of Income Is Not Subject To Fica. Can We Avoid Fic...
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First, thank you for any advice or recommendations. We would like to buy a bigger house and move up.I am equity rich on my primary residence. Own free and clear with value estimate of 2.3 mil. My cost basis is 1.1 ...
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(This is not a due on sale clause question.) It's common practice to deed a property out of then back to an LLC during a refinance process in order to get better loan conditions. I'm considering this, but nervous abou...
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My area is experiences huge amounts of very fast appreciation. So much so that the 1% rule and deep dive analysis for on market deals (even far below asking price) dont make sense to BRRR...but many of them do make s...
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I am relatively new here but any suggestions or direction would be greatly appreciated. I sold my vacation rental in July, doubled my investment, and now have a decent amount of cash that I'm not sure what to do with...