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Of course we all understand that legal protection is a must. It is worth every penny to hire the appropriate professionals to make sure your business is lawsuit-proof and pays as little in taxes as the law allows. W...
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Hey All!Looking for some insight regarding the best way to approach a partnership. A friend and I would like to purchase a property together in order to ease into long-term real estate investing with less of a financi...
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Hi BP community - We have about 20 properties and growing, that we manage on MS Excel. Properties are a mixture of short and long term rentals. What software tools would you recommend that would help not only manage...
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So taxes and planning are finally getting outside my abilities I think. We currently have:
W2 income with 401k & live in CA
Slow Live in flip in CA that will done in about a year
Sole Proprietorship in CA-...
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Iv heard from some where before that as a real estate agent you have to disclose this when buying a property? Why is this, what kind of trouble can you get in with this, lastly do I have to disclose that my wife is an...
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I bought a house lived in it for 3 years, then rented it for 3 years, is it tax exempt? My CPA keeps using a complicated formula saying I owe a portion. Then I convinced him if it was my residence for last 2 of 5 year...
My grandfather and then my mom put my sister and my name on the deed to my grandfather's home. However, I want to purchase my own home. Will my name being on the deed of this inheritance cause me to miss out on usin...
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Hi,I am new to real estate investing but find the concept very interesting and would like to start a real estate investment company. I am a CPA working as an auditor for investment companies in the Securities and Futu...
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Hi, I'm planning another trip to the USA this year, and will be specifically looking for property to wholesale during my trip.
At this stage I'm not looking to start an LLC until I've completed several deals....
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Hello, I recently purchased my first property. It was in bad shape and needed some love and I’m a carpenter by trade so I did all of the renovations. It’s coming together great but I’m trying to figure out the best wa...