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I'm looking to start investing into buy and hold real estate by next year June ( once I raise enough capital). My question is, how long before should i start opening up an LLC before I buy my first prop...
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We’ve all heard the saying, “It’s better to bet on the jockey than to bet on the horse” because a good jockey can make a bad horse run fast, and bad jockey can make a good horse run slow. The same is true when lookin...
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My wife and I are closing on our first investment property in 2 weeks. We used a bank statement loan given that we are both self employed. We plan to use this property as a STR but it's currently under our personal na...
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From what I know cap rate is calculated as NOI/Value of Asset (Down payment+amount financed). While the cap rate seems like an OK calculation, it does not include the part you pay for financing so it is possible to h...
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Our business has about 60-75% of the funds needed to make our first move into the STR world. Do you think it would be a good move to use a business line of credit to cover the remaining down payment and possible furni...
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Has anyone had experience using an AMEX Blue or other AMEX high limit card to help with leveraging a purchase?
Some friends of mine are at the James Smith seminar this week and basically said that all they have reall...
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Anyone familiar with using these structures for airbnb income? Seems like a lot of layers, but for me the most important thing is:1) Protecting my new assets from risky assets I currently have2) Anonymity (hence NV ...
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I recently formed an LLC for property management, as I intend to get into the business of STR arbitrage. I'm also looking to expand my investor portfolio, and recently turned my home into a rental. The lease agreement...
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Hey guys! Not a pleasant question but I am going through a highly contested divorce. Although I purchased a property 45 days before my spouse left, she wants to go into the property for an appraisal 2 years later an...
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I own (2) 4 families, (3) 2 families, (1) 2 bedroom short-term condotel rental and (1) single family (main residence)What is the optimum way to protect my assets? Should I establish a trust? Keep each property as an i...