John Trout
Advantages / Disadvantages of holding a property in an LLC
I was once told an interesting "trick" by a seasoned RE Investor. He said if you could find an investment property (say a SFH rental property) that was owned by an LLC, that you could save lots of money on the purchas...
Jorge Vazquez
Advantages and Disadvantages of Section 8 Real Estate Investments
Section 8 housing is a controversial topic among real estate investors. The program comes from a housing law passed in the 1930s during the Great Depression. At that time, the government was focused on providing high-...
Travis M.
Tax disadvantages for transferring rental properties to S.M. LLC?
Are there any tax disadvantages to transferring rental properties to a single-member LLC with disregarded status? In particular, would this have any adverse impact on the stepped up basis applied to properties inherit...
Diego Carranza Anglarill
Foreign / non-american Investors | Do I have any disadvantages?
Heyy! I’m from Santa Cruz, Bolivia and I want to start rental property ingesting in the States, preferably in Florida. I don’t really know the differences that may be between a us citizen and everyone else... I’m just...
Samuel Watts
Advantages/Disadvantages of taking on a partner for flip
Hello, I have been flipping full time for a couple years now and now have a successful business doing it. Recently I hired an employee who is acting as project manager and also does a lot of the repair work himself wh...
Nature B.
Hard Money Loan - What are the Advantages and Disadvantages?
I am looking for an investment property and the local real estate group that I've networking with often suggest using a Hard money loan. Can someone explain to me how that really works? I've heard that they can be u...
Jack Zhuang
4 fourplexes or a 16 unit complex? Advantages/disadvantages?
Hi everyone, my name is Jack and this is my first posting to bp forum! I've been actively browsing the forum and today I pulled the trigger and upgraded to pro. Anyways, here is my question, if I want can pull togethe...
Erik Sherburne
Advantage/Disadvantage to owning properties with the same HOA
For those that invest in condos/town homes any opinions of the advantages or disadvantages of owning multiple properties in the same HOA? I have two now and looking at a third. I have two others in different associa...
Joseph Scorese
FHA 203k Rehab Loan: Advantages and Disadvantages for You
FHA 203k Rehab Loan: Advantages and Disadvantages for YouAn FHA 203k rehab loan is a great loan program that many people use to fix up houses. With a 203k loan, you get access to a government-backed loan program to ge...
Account Closed
Is having a business partner a wise decision when starting REI?
I was thinking about starting a real estate investment company with a business partner. What are the advantages and disadvantages?