Structuring a Real Estate Investment Business: Tips from The Small Business Administration Corporate StructureYou’ve been thinking about investing in real estate for a while now. Maybe you’ve even purchased your first investment property. Now it’s time to get serious about your plans. The first and most important step? Choosing a structure for your real estate investment...
Benefits Of LLC For Rental Property Ownership Asset Protection, LLCAs a rental property owner you are accustomed to solving many different kinds of problems. Ensuring you are protected in case something goes wrong is one of the problems. So we’re going to talk about the benefits of having a limited liability company (LLC) for...
Benefits of Forming an LLC (And A Few Risks) Asset Protection, Corporate Structure, Lawsuit, LLC, Real EstateBy reading this article you are either a real estate investor or an aspiring real estate investor. You have surely talked with people discussing LLCs (Limited Liability Companies.) One of the struggles investors run into is finding reliable information that they can...
How to Protect Yourself as a Real Estate Money Partner Asset Protection, Corporate Structure, Real Estate, TaxOne of the more elegant features of the real estate world is the way the whole ecosystem encourages symbiosis. Investors often are stronger together, especially in the face of an obstacle. For most investors, start-up capital or even cash flow to expand will become...
The Importance of Anonymity for Your LLC LLCThe Limited Liability Company (LLC) has more than fairly earned its reputation as an excellent foundation for asset protection. But even the trusty LLC isn’t the be-all and end-all of your asset protection strategy. LLC anonymity is another piece of the puzzle. True,...
Using Corporations to Manage Real Estate LLCs: The REI’s Basic Guide Corporate Structure, LLC, Real EstateIt’s important to set up your real estate LLCs appropriately. Not just for obvious business reasons, but because improperly established, noncompliant or mismanaged LLCs are pointless at best and costly at worst. Your entire asset protection can be undermined by one...
Manager-Managed LLCs vs. Member-Managed LLCs: What’s Best for Real Estate Investors? LLC, Real EstateWhen you establish an LLC, you must plan for its management. LLCs may divide decision-making powers among members or select a manager. If your LLC is single-member, you assume managerial powers, but multi-member LLCs must decide. To make the best choice, check out our...
Finders’ Fee Arrangements for Real Estate Investors: What You Need to Know Asset Protection, Corporate Structure, LawsuitFinders’ fees can have a few meanings in real estate, but generally the term refers to the chunk of change a “middleman” in your deal can take. Sometimes they’re gifts, other times it’s a commission or percentage. Usually, real estate agents pay finders’ fees, not...
Series LLC For Real Estate Investors In West Virginia Series LLCAside from getting to live in “almost heaven,” West Virginia investors really do have something special. And we’re not just talking about the local real estate markets. From an asset protection standpoint, West Virginia investors also have more options. For instance,...