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To Fellow Investors,
At what point in your business did you or would you choose to add part or full-time staff instead of using independent contractors?
What position did you or would you hire first?
Thanks for you...
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Hello, I'm developing a business plan for my REI and I'm wondering what credit score do most people use to determine potential tenants? 780,740,720, 550???? Is the score or the record what concerns landlors most?I pla...
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Hello BP members, first of all, want to thank you for the valuable info I get from this forum. I wanted your thoughts on my situation and mainly if I have to put my condo property in a LLC. I'm currently a profession...
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As an investor/agent, am I legally able to pay a bird dog a flat fee or a percentage out of my profits ? If it's possible to do so, how would I go about doing that ? Do I need to get a separate contract drawn up? I've...
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Hello All:I was reaching out to see if anyone had ever had any luck getting a list of names who are in danger of getting their water shut off? Not sure if this is public record or not, but i'm sure this type of list w...
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What is the best way to setup up bank accounts for rentals. I have my main personal account. I also have another bank account at a different bank just for closer convenience. I have a 3rd bank that I just opened up...
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I'm really getting tired of people calling me when my number is on the DNC. All brokers, realtors, wholesalers, etc... you need to check this list before you call anyone!!!! It is illegal (see below article). I real...
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Hi - I was just curious if anyone has used backflip as a hard money lender? From what I have researched they seem legitimate but the person I am working with is flakey, takes forever to answer questions so I thought ...
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Hi BP, I am in the process of working on my first real estate deal. The property is a commercial retail location with a long term (20 yrs) NNN lease structure. The numbers on the deal are pretty attractive and check...
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How do you go about transfering a property you still owe on into an LLC ?
And..is it even necesary for tax / legal purposes ? Meaning - I'm going to form the LLC for liability protection but wonder if I need to then...