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All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

Account Closed has started 88 posts and replied 149 times.

Post: Where to find good accountant?

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Hello BP, so these past few days i still cannot find any good accountant. There isn't any good RE club in the country i wanted to invest and by asking my negotiators, hardly any of them know any professional. Any ideas where i can search for next? 

Post: Does Bank have all the members?

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Originally posted by @Ryan Dossey:
Originally posted by @Ryan Dossey:

@Account Closed

It looks like you're in Malaysia is that correct? I don't have any experience over there. But I would suggest a few things. First see if there are members on here in your area. Reach out to them. Buy them coffee and pick their brains. 

Secondly if I was in your position I would start talking to local title companies. They tend to know the "who's who" in your market. Also if you post some Craigslist (or equivalent) free ads those tend to draw in other investors vs actual clients. So that's worth a shot! Best of luck friend.

 I'm not sure there is a title companies in Malaysia (Done some google search). So any other ideas that you had not mentioned? 

 I wasn't sure that they would either. How are closings handled out there? 

 What i currently know is it is done by real estate attorney. (Sound too simple right?) Setting up a business entity is a different areas & just like many new investors, they bought property under their own name. So it not a surprise that getting advice from CPA, Attorney & etc are consider overdoing from what i been talking to some local investors here. Maybe i just been talking to non-sophisticated investors.  

Post: Does Bank have all the members?

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Originally posted by @Ryan Dossey:

@Account Closed

It looks like you're in Malaysia is that correct? I don't have any experience over there. But I would suggest a few things. First see if there are members on here in your area. Reach out to them. Buy them coffee and pick their brains. 

Secondly if I was in your position I would start talking to local title companies. They tend to know the "who's who" in your market. Also if you post some Craigslist (or equivalent) free ads those tend to draw in other investors vs actual clients. So that's worth a shot! Best of luck friend.

 I'm not sure there is a title companies in Malaysia (Done some google search). So any other ideas that you had not mentioned? 

Post: Does Bank have all the members?

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Hello BP, i been trying to build a team for a few days now and making cold calling & getting referrals are slow. I was wonder is the bank the next best source of getting a recommended Attorney, CPA, Property Manager & etc for a real estate investment team?

Post: Establish a LLC Expectation

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Originally posted by @David Dachtera:
Originally posted by @Account Closed:
Originally posted by @Patricio P.:

@Account Closed Are you under the assumption that when you start an LLC you must hire someone? That's not how it works. You simply hire someone if there is a need for their services and you don't if there is not.

What kind of employee do you need for your LLC and why?

Yes i'm under the assumption because i want to diversify my work. Such as book keeping & tax return are done by (Part-time?) CPA and lawyer (part-time?) for legal advice on the responsibilities running a LLC (as a separate entity).

 Ok. I see where you're coming from now.

"Hiring" those professionals is usually a matter of paying for services rendered, unless you are planning to keep them on retainer.

"Hiring", as most readers here will interpret it, may mean putting someone on your payroll as compared to a professional on your team whom you pay when you need them to do something for you.

 Oh so that where the confusion come from. So instead of the word "hiring" what is the appropriate word to use in my case?

Post: Finding Oversea CPA

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Hello BP, i'm going to be an Oversea investor and i'm having difficulty getting a good recommend CPA from the people that i had been networking. I want some tax advice & strategy in property & business entity, and currently i'm not such if i can hire CPA part-time to handle my taxation & book keeping. What do you think? Where can i find a good CPA faster and do you think they would accept part-time after i have a property deal?

Post: Establish a LLC Expectation

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Originally posted by @Patricio P.:

@Account Closed Are you under the assumption that when you start an LLC you must hire someone? That's not how it works. You simply hire someone if there is a need for their services and you don't if there is not.

What kind of employee do you need for your LLC and why?

Yes i'm under the assumption because i want to diversify my work. Such as book keeping & tax return are done by (Part-time?) CPA and lawyer (part-time?) for legal advice on the responsibilities running a LLC (as a separate entity).

Post: Establish a LLC Expectation

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Originally posted by @David Dachtera:

Don't hire any one until you need them and have the cash flow to pay them.

That said, a key team member will be an attorney who understands business entity structures for asset protection against liabilities and also understands US taxes in regard to you and your business(es).

 So advice from attorney in business entity and "CPA" for the taxation right? When you said don't hire anyone, u mean until i get a property that have enough cash flow to pay them...part-time?

Post: Establish a LLC Expectation

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Originally posted by @David Dachtera:

@Account Closed,

Yes - start networking and building your team...

...but if a great deal comes along, GRAB IT! It may even help you build your team faster when you have an actual deal to talk about instead of futures.

If you're going to set up a business entity do it sooner rather than later. The longer your entity exists the sooner it can start getting its own credit separate from yours, even though you may have to guarantee that credit when your entity is young. Lenders like to see a business in existence at least two years. Start the clock NOW!

 Now you are speaking my language David. Yes i believe building relationship and trust with a team is more important then just get out to find property especially since i wanted to establish a Land Trust, Business Entity and find team member who have me in their best interest. But yeah if a great deal come, i will grab it. If only i know a great deal when i see it, still new to this investment lol

Oh but regarding the LLC, who must i hire & can it be part-time?

Post: Establish a LLC Expectation

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Originally posted by @Peter Mckernan:

Hello @Account Closed

I agree with @Steve Vaughan. Focus on getting the properties first. Once you are about to close on the property/properties you can speak with your broker about a recommendation for management, or they could recommend a mentor for getting you on your feet while working with your new property/properties.

You might seek out a property management company that has a buy and sell side. This could help you get some management advice while looking for the perfect property, and they can broker the deal for you!

Good luck!

 So let me get this straight. You are asking me to get a property 1st (Obviously i need to educate myself before any recklessness) and then find the people, not the other ways around? I think there is too much risk involved especially since i want to do creative financing such as sub2 and seller finance (Which you can tell it does not or little involvement with the bank unless in the case of sub2 where i need to inform the bank i'm going to take over the title, paid for the mortgage and then may ask for some recommendation).