Other Ways of Generating Cash for Real Estate Investing: Hard Money
Thursday, September 01
Hard Money is a term you will often hear amongst real estate investors because it is another way to generate cash for real estate deals. Hard money lenders are sometimes the only people willing or able to give you the money you need to get your deals done. Hard money is great for beginning invest...
Top Three Ways to Invest in Real Estate with a Self Directed IRA
Thursday, August 04
Investing IRA funds in real estate used to be quite complicated, time-consuming, and expensive. Deals had to be administered by IRA custodians every step of the way, complicating the process, and fees had to be paid to the custodian every time the IRA made a move. Although much of this is still t...
Entity Structure Questions & Answers (Part 4)
Thursday, July 07
This is the final part of our series on Entity Structuring Questions and Answers. QUESTION: “A client came to me and asked why he did not get any stocks from an LLC. I told him that LLC does not issue stocks. He told me that he once went to an attorney to set up an LLC. He keeps insisting that th...
Entity Structure Questions & Answers (Part 3)
Thursday, June 30
This is part 3 of our series on Entity Structuring Questions and Answers. QUESTION: I have a rental property in Colorado and have created a Colorado LLC to hold it. However, I bought the property under my own name and have a small mortgage under my name. The mortgage company won’t let me transfer...
Entity Structure Questions & Answers (Part 2)
Thursday, June 16
This is the second of a four-part series of Questions and Answers related to entity structuring. QUESTION: A few years ago I entered into a partnership with my brother and a couple of friends. We purchased a single-family house to rent out. We (over)paid around $127,000 for the house. The propert...
Entity Structure Questions & Answers (Part 1)
Friday, June 10
Selecting the right entity structure for your real estate deal can mean the difference between building and losing incredible wealth. It’s vitally important to incorporate correctly to protect yourself, your assets, and your wealth. I get a lot of questions about entity structuring, particularly ...