Hello there,I am from south bay area, California.I have been listening BP podcast and other tools to learn RE investment over last few months. Now I think its time I jump in to start with moderate investment in single...
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Hi Everyone, I have a few tenants and would like to switch to a more convenient/efficient way of collecting rents. Does anyone have any recommendations on websites to use for collection of rent or any other efficient ...
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Hey all,
I'm new here and new to real estate investing. I just figured I'd say hi. I'm looking hopefully by next summer being able to buy my first house as a primary residence within the Pittsburgh area. I figured I...
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I'm getting started in the flipping houses arena and it was suggested to me to setup at least two companies as follows:1. A company that will do the actual rehab work - working with vendors, contractors etc2. A separa...
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I setup LLC in TX. What tax do I file? Franchise tax? I think the threshold for gross income is setup at $1,000,000. If I sold property at $1.5M, profit $200K, do I need to pay franchise tax on the LLC?
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When starting a Lease Option business:
Do you need a business license from City Hall?
What if Sellers want references, and you dont have it./I do not have a website, yet?
I'm leary about putting my name on contracts....
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Hey everyone,A buddy and I are interested in getting our feet wet with our first rehab project this spring. I feel like this should be a basic question but it's hard to find a definitive answer to.We'll be splitting ...
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Is anyone putting safeguards in place to protect empty properties, especially those with construction going on? We had a break in last night on one of our projects; fortunately, sheet rock is going in and loss was min...
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2 questions here:
My family owns a park which is in a pretty remote location. Because of this the city electric charges us one large bill for our meter and we are responsible for reading homeowners original meters, c...
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I am wanting to open a custodial account for my son who just turned 1. I am planning to invest $1,000 into an account for him and allow it to grow until he is 18-21yr at which point he can gain control of the account....