by AZREIA Editorial Team | Nov 1, 2023 | AZREIA, Estate Planning, Newsletter, Phocus Law
By Michael “Mick” McGrirr | Phocus Law Once upon a recent market trend in sunny Arizona, two seasoned real estate investors, Optimistic Owen, and Hasty Harry, stood at the crossroads of life, pondering their legacies. Optimistic Owen always believed in preparation....
by Maureen Laupp | May 4, 2022 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Investing, LLC, Newsletter, Phocus Law
By Michael J. “Mick” McGirr, Esq., Phocus Law I did not make the title of this article a line from The Offspring just for fun. It is also sound advice for investors. The question I get asked more than ANY other question from real estate investors is some iteration of,...
by Maureen Laupp | Apr 1, 2022 | Asset Protection, Business Planning, Estate Planning, Investing, Newsletter, Phocus Law
By: Michael J. “Mick” McGirr, Esq. Phocus Law Typically, I write in this space about topics affecting transactions, contracts, or the nuts and bolts of different aspects of your deals. That is because I spend 90% or more of my time working on the business end of...
by Maureen Laupp | May 8, 2015 | 1031 Exchange, Business Planning, Estate Planning, Financing, Investing, Legal Procedures, Lender and Bank Practices, Refinancing, Self-Directed IRA, Small Business, Uncategorized
By J.P. Dahdah, Vantage Self-Directed Retirement Plans Being a “self-directed” investor doesn’t mean you have to go through your financial journey alone. In fact, very few high-net worth individuals would tell you that they reached their level financial success by...
by JP Dahdah | Apr 8, 2014 | Estate Planning, Investing, Land, Self-Directed IRA, Uncategorized
Raw Land Investing with a Self-Directed IRA: A Practical Overview by J.P. Dahdah, Chief Executive Officer Vantage Self Directed Retirement Plans First, let’s get over the initial confusion that you may have regarding the title of this article. Yes, you can buy...
by Dianna Jackman | Dec 16, 2012 | Estate Planning, Investing, Legal Procedures, LLC, Strategy, Title, Title Insurance, Title Transfer
Bank owned and short sale transactions have restrictions against selling to an entity instead of an individual, so there are concerns to be aware of when investing. When you take title in your individual name, there are some additional liabilities to consider. The...
by Mark Zinman | Sep 20, 2012 | Estate Planning, Investing, LLC
Many investors know about the asset protection that they can obtain by setting up LLCs in which to hold their investment properties. There are differing positions on whether each property should have its own LLC or whether an investor should have one LLC which holds...
by Kent Phelps | Dec 9, 2010 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning
By Kent Phelps, Attorney, Durfee & Phelps PLLC The estate tax issue may be closer to resolution today than any time in the last 9 years –at least for the next 24 months. Earlier today, President Obama held a news conference confirming he has reached a compromise...
by Kent Phelps | Dec 8, 2010 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning
By Kent Phelps, Attorney, Durfee & Phelps, PLLC Our play-by-play updates on the estate tax drama created by the deal between President Obama and Republicans continue. In a nutshell: the deal could lose Republican support if Harry Reid’s online gambling amendment...