Maureen Santibañez
Collecting rent from tenants
How do y’all collect rent from tenants?Me and my family recently came across an ad that seem too good to be true. It was for a rental on Craigslist. 3bed 2.5 baths all bills paid except water with a security deposit o...
Brian Jurvelin
Would you start a new self-directed IRA to hold long term real estate investments?
I came across this BP forum post from a few years back discussing the merits of cashing out a 401k to invest in real estate. http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/7460... There was some good discussion but the...
Doron Nisenbaum
How do you track and collect all the expanses?
Hi,I am about to have my first TAX report this year, and the CPA is asking for all the expense.During the rehab, I got tons of receipts and invoices. How do you keep track? Do you have some filing system?Thanks Doron
Troy Welch
CPA, Tax Advisor, Wealth Planner ????
I don't really know what I need. I think I am looking for someone to do taxes and give tax advice but I am 52 with a great job and would like some advice for investing / retirement planning. Right now with it being ...
Wave Taylor
Setting up an LLC for Multi family properties
Is it a good idea to hold my properties in an LLC? Should I set up a seperate one for each property that I purchase?
Christopher Middleton
Life Insurance used as a bank account
I was listening to some old podcasts from "The Real Estate Guys" today. They had a special guest speaking about using life insurance as a better bank account for REI's.
Has anyone used Whole Life Insurance as a bank...
Leah Woods
receiving rent electronically
Hi All,My tenants are currently paying rent with a check but have asked if they can pay electronically. What are the best options for this? and are there fees associated with receiving rent this way?thanks,Leah
Kelly Byrd
Why accounting software?
Not sure if this is the right forum for this, please move the thread if it belongs somewhere else.I'm very computer literate and I'm comfortable putting in the time and learning new programs. I've been a Quicken user ...
Drew M.
Santa Barbara Night Owl here
Hello everyone! I'm an attorney by day, real estate investing hobbyist by night. I bought my first house about three years ago. Although my only prior experience with rentals had been as a tenant, I ended up doing ...
Nick K.
Self Directed IRA Question
Do I am considering rolling my 401k into an Self Directed IRA to use for a rental property.The only piece of info I have not came across, is since the title of the rental would be in the IRA's name, and the rent check...