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Waiting to hear back from the state (CA) to take my exam. Although residential seems to be the direction most people take, I am intrigued by commercial and wonder if I’d like that area of real estate better. Any input...
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I have a chance to purchase a 12 unit apartment building in another state. It would be my first investment in real estate outside of a residence and I do not have an LLC set up.Should I set up an LLC or would a sole p...
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My question is what is the proper way to screen/credit check a business who will be paying for a residential lease? I have a potential renter for a single family property where the company they work for will be payin...
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Hello!I am a student of Architecture currently going into my final year of undergrad at Kent State University. A couple of college friends and I wanted to startup a business by doing small jobs together on the side wh...
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I got a few questions for direct mail. I have learned the drive for dollars strategy, but as far as getting a list for direct mail where do I go? Also what would be a professionally written example of a letter when yo...
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BP Community: I run a real estate business and want to put a process around creating content. As many experienced multifamily syndicators can attest, a good content marketing strategy can help create an economic moat ...
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Do I need to get an LLC and/or separate business accounts for my finances when doing a rental business in order to protect my assets against potential lawsuits?
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How to look at your property like an investor is not always easy. You need to always treat your property like a business. I can say this because an investor myself who’s owned both Single and Multi-Family properties o...
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Hello all and here's the scoop,
I plan on forming an LLC with my father. Hes in upstate NY, and Im here in South Jersey. I plan on getting my first rental properties in upstate NY closer to my father because the ar...
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My day job is a photographer and cinematographer, I have an LLC for that work that files taxes as an S-Corp. I generally pay myself a reasonable W2 salary (about half of Business income) but 2020 was a bit different....