Don’t Make These Mistakes With Your LLC or Corporation By: Darius M. Barazandeh, Attorney at Law / M.B.A. A business entity can provide personal liability protection for its owners. The problem is that many people start business without proper instruction on how to run and manage agreements between parties, agreements with customers, […]

by Jeanette Joy Fisher Many websites offer free home valuation tools. Zillow leads the foray since February 2006. For the most part, these “free tools,” designed to either capture real estate client leads or to sell advertising, gave us little help in pricing an investment house. This is the result from my quest today: Bank of America The value of this property is estimated […]

Corporations and Limited Liability Companies (LLC’s): Charging Orders and the Differences in Protection!By: Darius M. Barazandeh, Attorney at Law / M.B.A. I always say that when choosing a business entity, you must evaluate the tax advantages and disadvantages BUT ALSO the level of liability protection. LET’S LOOK AT A COMMON TRUTH: Many attorneys recommend […]

I just checked the blog and realized it’s been over three weeks since I posted – shame on me. My excuse is that nothing much has happened on Worth street during the last couple of weeks. Things really slowed to crawl during the holidays. During the first two weeks of December the contractors completed the drywall, […]

Before You File Your Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC): 5 Things to Consider! By: Darius M. Barazandeh, Attorney at Law / M.B.A. POINT # 1: Many investors believe that they can create a limited liability company (LLC) or file a corporate charter with the state and always have liability protection. This […]

Limited Liability Companies (LLCs): Avoiding Disasters, Mistakes and Confusion! By Darius M. Barazandeh, Attorney at Law / M.B.A. I see it several times per day, everyday: An LLC disaster waiting to happen! No matter where I travel or with whom I speak, it’s clear that small to mid-sized business owners are not getting […]

What you might not know about credit. Some people don’t know about a loop hole in the credit reporting system. You probably know that a loan in your name gets reported to the credit bureaus. And this borrowed money shows up on your credit report. The more you owe on your credit report the lower your credit […]

Are you ready for the lesson that will put you ahead of 99% of all real estate investors? Here it is in a nutshell … USE AS LITTLE CASH AS POSSIBLE! The days of mortgage burning parties are long over. But you will still meet people who believe that it is good idea to pay off the […]

My goal on the rehab was to use a single contractor for the majority of the work.  I wasn’t too concerned with the timeline as I paid cash for the property, yet I didn’t want to manage a half-dozen contractors.  Sadly, a week before my interior rehab would have begun, the contractor I generally us […]