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July 9, 2019
Abhi Golhar speaks with Garrett Sutton from Corporate Direct about asset protection. We also have a market update of Jacksonville Florida and Abhi lists out the best (and worst) college towns to invest in real estate. Plus, why are investors flocking to tech hubs in the event of an economic downturn? All this and more […]
February 18, 2019
Garrett Sutton, Corporate Direct, is on air with Abhi to discuss the law and real estate investment. They kick-off the show discussing sales taxes from state to state and newer rulings that you’ll want to hear about. They bring up quite a few states that might keep you interested, including California and Georgia. Whether you […]
December 13, 2018
Garrett Sutton, Founder at Corporate Direct, Inc., is on the show to discuss protecting yourself and your real estate investments. It is all about knowing your options and taking the proper steps. Learn how you can create a corporation or LLC so that you can keep your personal and business assets separate. There are important […]
April 23, 2018
Garrett and Abhi sit down to talk about difficult scenarios many REIs experience at some point, how to avoid them with proactivity, and how to take care of your investments for the future. Garrett is an experienced attorney, best-selling author, and one of Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad’s Advisors. Learn more about Garrett at Sutlaw.com.
May 8, 2023
Polk County, Florida, natives have memories of driving two-lane roads through deep green trees neatly lined in rows rolling up and down shallow hills. They remember the sweet, thick scent of white blossoms sprinkled across trees laden with bright orange fruit. It’s only a childhood memory now. Polk County is being absorbed in the path […]
April 26, 2023
Buying a property is one of the most significant investments you will ever make in your lifetime. Whether it’s a residential or commercial property, it is crucial to protect yourself from any potential risks and liabilities that may arise during the purchase process. In this article, we will discuss various ways to protect yourself when […]
September 12, 2022
In 1996, Delaware introduced the series LLC. As one of the newer entity choices, series LLCs are an interesting creation. The idea was derived from Delaware’s statutory trust law, which was popular with mutual funds. Under this law, an investment company could form a trust with separate series, each with their own investors. The implementation […]
July 22, 2022
Garrett Sutton is no stranger to starting new ventures. He’s a real estate investor, author, and film producer on top of running his law firm, Corporate Direct, which helps business owners, including real estate investors, start and maintain their business entities. In his career spanning more than 40 years, Sutton has started, failed, pivoted, and […]
July 15, 2022
If you invest in or syndicate real estate, what are your duties to your investors? You owe them a duty of loyalty. But how far does that go? The issue of corporate opportunities is important. I wrote a whole chapter on it (from which part of this is excerpted) in my newest book “Veil Not […]
June 3, 2022
You design a lot of things in your life—the layout of your house, the flow of your business, the requirements for your children. These and many more scenarios are all elements of conscious design. Asset protection is no different. There is an architecture—a cohesive structure—to your properly planned legal safeguards. Sometimes you try to do […]
March 10, 2022
A recent case has shed light on one of the riskiest retirement plan strategies offered by promoters. In McNulty v. Commissioner (157 T.C. 10), a U.S. Tax Court provided clarity to the scheme of using self-directed IRAs for personal investments. Although the rules are strict, they had become lax and were unenforced in recent years. […]
Fleeing NYC Zillow
April 5, 2018
In a city renowned for skyscraper-high real estate prices, property values in many of those skyscrapers are falling. According to a report from Stribling & Associates, median sales price for a New York, New York, apartment has fallen more than eight percent since the first quarter of 2017. Average sales price-per-square-foot has also dropped by […]
September 28, 2017
Hall and Fuller believe that successful investing hinges on consistency. Part of that “clockwork” relies on all parties in a transaction being clear about a couple key definitions. Turnkey Rental: a real estate investment purchased rent-ready, often with a tenant already in place and paying rent. Cash-Flowing Property: a property that is generating regular income at time […]