Akash Y.
Canadian investing in USA. LLC or personal name?
just like the title says should I purchase homes in my personal or under entities like an LLC.
I have read if I use an LLC I will get double taxed in the USA and in Canada
Does anyone know if this is true or not I a...
Jeanelle Ignacio
Strategies & Tax Implications for purchasing commercial property from parents
This is my first post for some insight on this great forum...and it's got a ton of moving pieces.My husband's parents own commercial property (free & clear/no mortgage) on a large lot that has a board and care (as...
Joshua Dorkin
What Are Your 2007 Real Estate Goals?
We're conducting a 2007 real estate goals group writing project for those people who blog about real estate. With that in mind, I thought it would be appropriate to ask our members to set their own real estate goals ...
Michael Swan
What is your Return on Equity?
Hi all,Has anyone here ran a calculation of your return on equity? To do so, you take the current cash flow and you divide that by equity you have in your RE. So your personal home has little to no ROE. Right? It i...
Francesca S.
Overarching Strategy: 100% Equity / accelerated mortgage payment
Hey all,I was reading Millionaire Real Estate Investor, and stumbled onto a story of a couple who aggressively paid off their properties. They would buy a single property at a time, use a 30 year loan, and pay it off ...
Gary J.
Aspiring investor in eastern CT
Hello BP!
My name is Gary. I have always had a dream of being a real estate investor, but until I started seriously looking into what it takes, I thought my goals were unattainable without massive cash reserves. Aft...
Justin Walker
Beginner to real estate
Hello everyone, this is my first post on BP and I hope to post more. I am a full-time college student in Scranton PA and I work part-time. Through investing in stocks and saving I have accumulated a little over $7k wh...
Martha Michel
Has anyone who has house hacked had children?
My husband and I are looking to buy but financially it would make sense to move into something that could also help us pay the mortgage. We however have children. It kinda bothers my husband that we would have tenants...
Justin O'Malley
Am I wasting my time with recently sold properties???
I'm currently shopping around the Denver / Lakewood / Golden areas of Colorado. The market here is so crazy that unless you have cash it is hard to get a chance at anything close to a deal. I have been racking my bra...
Ben Smith
Self Directed 401k/IRA Intricacies
Hello All,I've almost been getting more and more confused the deeper I go into the self directed Solo 401k/IRA information.I have 3 accounts from my past employment that include a 401k, a Safe Harbor IRA, and money in...