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Hello! I wanted to gather advice and general information on getting a real estate license. Do you think that it is needed/encouraged to become a real estate investor? I am curious on what you all think about becoming ...
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My wife and I have the strategy of owning investment properties under LLCs formed in the state each property is within and want to place all these LLCs within the ownership of one holding LLC. We live in California i...
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Hey there! Hope everyone is doing amazing.I am located in Charlotte, NC and I will be renting out my property for the first time somewhere around August. There are a couple of repairs that I will have to get done on t...
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Alright "tax" friends... I need some clarity. I just heard someone say on a podcast, that they hold all of their properties in an LLC, because otherwise, they can't claim the deductions such as Property Management, mi...
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Firstly, I want to share that my family recently inherited a house in San Francisco that we are renovating of which my father is leading the project. This event acted as the impetus of my new-found enthusiasm for real...
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I am sure this question has been asked numerous times on here, and I have read many forum posts. However, it seems like many of the answers come down to "what are you personally trying to do / what are your goals?" So...
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Has anybody used a factoring company before? I have yet to venture on developers developing tract homes, I have 5 of them in line. Would want to get ahead and see my options on payroll / progress billing factoring. An...
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I've spent a lot of my time handwriting letters recently and it's making me think, would it really make that much of a difference to just photo copy the same letter and fill in the different addresses and names? Other...
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I just completed my FIRST FLIP! The rehab took approximately 3 ½ weeks. The home is a 2bd, 1ba townhouse that is slightly over 1000sq ft located in Illinois.Numbers:Purchase Price with closing cost: $55,290.25Rehab Co...
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Hello BP!I tried searching on the forum for someone in a similar situation, but I didn't find much. My life story starts when I got a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance so I would have a resume tha...