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Posted almost 14 years ago

Protecting Your Investments

 


 

The Benefits of Establishing  a LLC.

 

If you are an individual that is seriously considering becoming a professional real estate investor, it's probably a good idea to create your own LLC to protect your assets especially if you investment strategy is to buy and hold properties.

LLC stands for Limited Liability Corporation and it gives you the benefits of a  corporation  without the disadvantage of being double taxed.

 

Here are the pros of setting up a LLC for your real estate investments:

  • Limited personal liability Creditors cannot come after your personal assets if you default
  • The tax benefits You don't have to worry about being taxed on the corporate and personal level ( double taxed)
  • Less paperwork than a Corporation
  • It

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