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Greetings everyone,I'm new to BP and would like to introduce myself and pose a hypothetical situation in hopes of gaining some valuable insight and maybe help others along the way. Personally I have dabbled in real es...
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It sounds like any other Self Directed IRA.What's different?Google led me to an Entrust website. Any other good information sources you'd like to suggest?Alan
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Thank you for taking the time to read my post. My wife and I are purchasing a duplex and I was wondering if anyone was willing to critique the deal. The basics: Purchase price - 175kGross rent - 2000/monthTaxes - 2300...
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My house by is worth roughly $385,000 i owe $233,000 on the loan. I bought the house in March, 2015. So if i were to sell the property today then my capital gain would be roughly $152,000. I lived in this house as my ...
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Last week we had a tenant move into a new property, now I think we can agree as fellow landlords that it's pretty standard that when someone moves into a new place there is always something that needs fixing. So I was...
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When you do your accounting for your PFS, business books, etc. do you carry the projects at historical cost or mark them to market? If you mark them to market how do you determine "true" market value without cheating...
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I bought a duplex from a local builder in New Braunfels, TX. Right before the expiration of the 1 year warranty, I hired a professional inspector to inspect the units. The inspector gave a list of items to repair. ...
Hi,This is Sohel. I live in California but increasing house price here is making me think to purchase a rental property first instead of buying first primary residence. I am interested in Phoenix area apartments, cond...
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Hi,
I was wondering (this is a question for those who have already established their real estate business):
How far out of state would you go?
Of course, knowing that the profit and everything (hotel, rental car, etc...
This will likely be an easy question for some of you.So, if I generate 3 LLCs, 2 of which hold 1 rental home in each, and the 3rd which is the main LLC that owns all other LLCs under it...How do I make that true? Wh...