Kevin McGinnis
Tenant Screeing: Background Checks
I'm getting ready to start year 2 as a landlord. Year 1 went great, but tenants are moving out at end of month, so I'm in the process of showing my rental house, and getting lots of interest.Here's my question: based ...
Ali Sheik
Combining 401k with cash
Can one cover the shortfall of a self directed 401k for property purchase with a cash infusion?
Sean Wilkinson
NET WORTH/EQUITY or CASH FLOW?
NET WORTH/EQUITY pros: 1) Ability to leverage assets with current low interest. 2) tax free money which could become very valuable with the new administration.
CASH FLOW pros: 1) money without debt for real operatio...
Joe Kerner
Key Market Metrics
Hi everyone - just signed up for a bigger pockets account this evening.
I'm 24 years old and live in St. Pete, Florida - I am new to real estate investing, I currently have no properties.
I've been putting money a...
Changseok Kim
Cost for CPA service
Hello Biggerpocket members,I am living in Portage, MI. I have been working with a CPA for tax report. I have two LLCs, but based on the CPA suggestion, I am thinking to change one LLC to S-corp in an attempt to reduce...
Paul Jovaisa
Foreigner investing in US
Hi. I’m a real estate investor from Norway, looking to set my foot in to US market. Anyone from international investors can share their experience? I have questions: How do i buy house without social number? I read th...
Mack Fleming
Real Estate "Dealers", Installment Sales, Deferred Taxes, and the IRS
The IRS does not allow real property Dealers to use the Installment Plan method of accounting. This means that if the Dealer does an Owner Financed sell, he/she is responsible for the tax liability for the entire pape...
Calvin L. Todd Jr.
How to Position Your Real Estate Business for Success
Thanks to @BrandonTurner post regarding “The 100 Ways to Make Money in Real Estate” it is clear that there are numerous ways to get deals done in real estate. More importantly, there are a variety of ways to get fundi...
Paige Kehoe
Back office systems and tools for self property management
Have around 10 units self managed and looking to optimize my business systems to be slightly more scalable and automated. Not exactly sure where to look for this and have done some googling and asking around but don't...
David Fitch
My First Turnkey - Elite Invest, Chicago
I got a lot of value from Michael L's ongoing post about his experience with Elite in Chicago, so I thought I'd replicate that for others. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/16...I live in Southern Califo...