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Hey all, first time posting on here. I have a quick question. My wife and I are thinking about buying our first home soon but I was wondering what your thoughts are about buying your first home before your first inves...
Looking into a self-directed IRA with Guidant Financial. Is anyone familiar with the tax regulations and process surrounding purchasing a property through a self-directed IRA and transferring the property into an LLC ...
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Hello Everyone,I am looking for opinions or stories/experiences that any of you have had with the Property Management services of RENT to RETIREMENT.I am seriously considering using them to purchase my first long dist...
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Hey everyone,I am trying to reduce my dependence on vrbo/airbnb, by using furnished housing sites in addition to the "vacation rentals" platforms.I see corporatehousingbyowner.com ($230 to give it a try), sublet.com (...
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Hello!I personally like multifamily investing because of the cashflow, value add, and a little easier on the pockets if you have vacancies. I close on a 4 plex in Oregon this month, im currently looking for other mult...
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Hi all, My husband/business partner and I own 3 rental properties in NC. We're getting ready to invest in another property and wanted to know if we should consider setting up an LLC now. Some places have said to set u...
Hello everyone,
Starting my first wholesaling deal soon. Well technically in the process of it. If there’s anyone who can give some tips and some what to do’s and what not to do’s would be great!
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Hey BP Community!As a real estate investor is there an advantage to working with a buyer's agent? Rather than a dual agent or seller's agent? Also, is the buyer (me) the only one who could cover the buyer's agents' co...
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I have a free and clear property in my personal name for about 6 years and I want to take the equity out. I also wanted to know would it be best to transfer it into my company name or have my company buy it from my p...
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Anyone have experience with mixed use properties? I spotted a building with a leased first floor retail operation, and two empty apartments (wonder why) above.What are some of the advantages, and disadvantages with th...