How to Choose the Right Entity for Your Real Estate Investment
Friday, August 05
"THE TAX SIDE OF ENTITY STRUCTURING"There are three main aspects of entity structuring: legal, tax and compliance.The goal is to find one that meets all three criteria. One size does not fit all. Structures can be changed. Ease of compliance - What are the compliance requirements? - annual filing...
Top Three Ways to Invest in Real Estate with a Self Directed IRA
Friday, July 22
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 ...
Self-Directed IRAs
Friday, July 15
Self-Directed IRAs – The Little-Known Secret That Allows Real Estate Investors to Create True Wealth!Many of America’s 45 million households with I.R.A.'s stick with stocks and bonds, but an increasing number are switching to real estate, hoping for more lucrative returns. Investors have always b...
Entity Structure Questions & Answers (Part 4)
Friday, June 17
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 a LLC. He keeps insisting that the ...
Entity Structure Questions & Answers (Part 3)
Friday, June 10
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)
Friday, June 03
This is the second of a four part series of Questions and Answers related to entity structuring.QUESTION: In 2005 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 property is titl...