Patrick Snoke
Business- Personal anonymity / Professional Appearance
How important is separation or anonymity between my business and personal when I'm using my home as the registered place of business for my LLC, and using a work cell phone for investing. It was never an issue in the...
Todd Powell
BP post got me fired!
5 months ago I posted about creating $7000 of additional cash flow in a 4 year period and I also mentioned wanting to hang up my high paying W2 job. Further, a month later I posted about Oregon rental laws in March du...
Ezra Nugroho
(How) Can I buy my own note with self directed IRA?
Hi all,I am considering doing a small private lending which would provide me a 1st position note on a property. Closing is expected in 3 weeks.I'd love to be able to service the node using my IRA money, however it is ...
Ben Bakhshi
Using a Property Company to Save on Tax
I found a great article here: http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/using-a-company-to-save-tax-on-rental-income/ (hope I can post links, not my content)
But it is only relevant to the UK. Is there such a g...
Kyle Hussey
Roll 401k to Self-Directed IRA
Good morning BP Community,The company I work for was recently bought by another company. As I understand it, I have to roll that 401k into something...either a new 401k with the new company or an IRA . But I was thi...
Jennifer Pifer
Question about Self-directed IRA
Can anyone suggest a good customer service oriented Self-Directed IRA Company? I have just spoken with Equity Trust and in addition to their annual fees, they charge additional fees for such things as wire services. ...
Christina Swaby
What are your "qualifications" for a tenant?
My husband I and purchased our first rental at the end of May. We are wrapping up the renovation and are putting it on the market in the next week. What guidelines/qualifications do you use when considering tenants? i...
Randall Jacobs
Realtor Rant
First thing I will say is that I know that there are good dedicated realtors out there and this is about those who aren't. I have numerous SF rental properties in the Houston area. I frequently am approached by realt...
Natalie Wells
Investing with your 401k
We have a decent amount of money in my husband's 401k (around 100k, maybe a little more). My question is, have any of you taken money out of your 401k and taken the tax hit (which I believe is around 25-30%, possibly ...
Account Closed
Career advice: Real Estate Agent Vs. Home Inspector
Hello all, I have decided I want to get into the real estate career field, however I am torn between becoming a real estate agent or doing home inspections! I understand that being an agent probably has a higher salar...