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This is a stupid question but do you count things like cars, jewelry, watches, etc. towards net worth
I am very much an aspiring investor in Grand Rapids and West Michigan and am checking off my list of needs (CPA, PM, capital, lending etc) but one area that keeps tripping me up is asset protection (i.e. umbrella poli...
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Hi All,My name is Alpha,I live right outside of Philadelphia PA (Suburb) area and just getting started in the real estate industry. When is the best time to set up an LLC or if there is any other entities better and...
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I just checked all my properties against the latest FEMA flood maps here:https://msc.fema.gov/portalNow sometimes your county may also have a layer of this in their GIS system.In any case I noticed three of my propert...
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Would you be willing to accept this new fangled idea of tenants offering #fintech surety bonds or deposit insurance or rent guarantees instead of a refundable cash deposit Here's an article https://www.axios.com/2022/...
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I am currently working through buying my first STR and am looking in the Destin, Smokey, and the Branson, MO markets. Out of these markets which one do you believe is best in terms of the greatest monthly return on in...
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I understand the reasoning behind placing real estate in an LLC: for the owner to shield himself/herself from personal liability in the event of legal action.
However, is one LLC enough? Say an investor owns 10 prope...
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Hi all,I am recently getting into real estate in the form of trying to understand every aspect a home owner must consider before buying rental property. I’m hoping someone can help fill in the blanks of things I might...
Hello - I’ve partnered up with a friend and we have purchased our first property together which we plan to use for short term rental purposes (Airbnb,Vrbo, etc). The mortgage for this property is under own names due t...
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Hello,
I'm very interested in a piece of land that's come up for sale not far from Quebec City. It's 23 acres of forest on the water front:
The land is zoned A-14 so can't be subdivided and only one reside...