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I am a newbie to BP and just in time! I have declared 2015 as the year I begin investing in RE. I have wanted to break into the field for over 10 years but felt completely unequipped. I didn't know how or where to sta...
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I am at an impasse in my legal setup. My original plan was to buy 3 properties and then set up an LLC. I am now thinking more longer term. I considered a Series LLC, and I also considered just sticking with umbrella...
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I'm looking into setting up a SD-IRA with an old employer retirement account in order to get into a syndication but I have 2 questions:- I'm assuming that I will be subject to UBIT due to the operator/syndication gett...
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Looking for some advice on how to handle a commercial real estate transaction with out the involvement of a broker. I'm looking at a few different buildings, and talking directly with the owners about purchasing. The ...
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When protecting your assets, build a castle not a fence. You’ve made the effort to make your money, now keep it. You’ve built a fence to protect your assets by using an LLC, now learn how using the awesome power of Ir...
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I've been in this business for years and years, hundreds of units and untold thousands of tenants later, someone finally filed a lawsuit against us for their deposit not being returned.The story is the tenant was inhe...
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I have some private money I can use from multiple people. How should I go about managing it? Do I create one checking account and have everyone transfer money in there? Would this get flagged by the FBI if there's tra...
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We are Private Money Mortgage Lenders. We use a loan servicing software that has a monthly subscription. What are options for having our investors pay their share of this monthly fee? Thanks for any input.
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Hi! My wife & I started our AirBNB business in October 2021. We have received a few requests to have weddings hosted on the property. These requests are super flattering but are catching us off guard. We hone...
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Hello Everyone,
I am actually relatively new to real estate, but my father actually owns 4 properties under his name. He wants me to take over the business and I have been following Bigger Pockets podcast to learn ...