Asset Protection
From legal protections and insurance to proactive maintenance and seasonal safety, dotting your i's and crossing your t's will protect both your assets and your business. Here's what you need to know to get it right.
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Asset Protection
From legal protections and insurance to proactive maintenance and seasonal safety, dotting your i's and crossing your t's will protect both your assets and your business. Here's what you need to know to get it right.
Back To: All Topics | Operations
Find Your Next Deal for Far Below Market Value
Foreclosure properties offer larger margins, but be mindful of the risks. Whether you’re a homebuyer or real estate investor, foreclosure properties offer you the opportunity to purchase real estate at below-market prices. You can potentially save thousands of dollars, and this process often provides immediate equity and excellent investment potential ...
Federal Rule Reshapes Real Estate Closings
Financing methods and ownership structures are under the microscope in a sweeping federal update. In August 2024, the federal government’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a new rule that affects residential real estate that is transferred to a legal entity or trust but is not financed. Once in effect, ...
Is It Wise to Use a Quitclaim Deed?
The right deed safeguards all parties and prevents future legal headaches. Real estate laws are designed to protect both buyers and sellers, and anyone who has been involved in a real estate transaction knows the process is very thorough. What everyone wants to know, however, is whether there is a ...
Winterizing your rental property pays for itself in tenant safety and prevents costly repairs. As winter approaches, it’s important for rental property owners and managers to proactively prepare for the many challenges colder weather brings. This is especially true if your property is in an area that experiences extremely cold ...
Safeguarding Your Real Estate Investment: Legal Protection and Disaster Preparedness
00:43:03 | Protecting your real estate investment from legal pitfalls and natural disasters like hurricanes, fires, and other hazards requires a strategic mix of preparation, insurance, and mitigation tactics. By adopting proactive measures, you can significantly minimize risks and mitigate the impacts of legal issues and natural disasters, ensuring the ...
How to Protect Your Investment in Recessionary Times
00:44:47 | Protecting your real estate investment during recessionary times can be challenging, but there are several strategies you can employ to mitigate the risk and protect your investment. In this session, we will discuss the impact of surging inflation, buy and hold predictability, and cash value. Other Replays for this ...
Protecting Yourself When Purchasing a Property: Tips and Tricks
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 ...
Due Diligence and Measuring the Impact of Inflation
00:47:13 | In this session, subject matter experts discuss the impact of inflation and the due diligent needed to protect your assets. They will cover how to measure inflation, create lead generation and secure profit margins, all impacted by inflation. Other Replays for this Event ...
Know Your Investment: Risk-Reward Analysis, Observation and Exit Strategy
00:44:21 | In this session, subject matter experts will discuss all the caveats to knowing your investment. They will cover risk-reward analysis, liquidity, and exit strategies for specific investments. Other Replays for this Event ...
The branch of law dealing with asset protection ...
A collection of laws, strategies, and practices that make it difficult for one party to abuse the legal system to take things from another party ...
Are Series LLCs a Good Choice?
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 ...
How Can I Lower My Homeowners Insurance Rate Living in Tornado Alley?
Most states have certain natural disasters that they’re prone to. In California, it’s earthquakes; along the coastal cities, it’s hurricanes and flooding. And then there’s Tornado Alley. Although it’s not formally defined, Tornado Alley is commonly understood as areas in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska, with ...
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 ...
Insurance for Your Perfectly Designed Investment Property
You’ve decided on your first, third, or hundredth new investment property, and now the real work begins. Is the property turnkey ready for tenants? Does it need some cosmetic rehab, or maybe some more extensive work? Is it a ground-up construction project? The answer to those questions will help you ...
The Ins and Outs of Real Estate Investing Insurance
Real estate investing moves fast. Especially in today’s market with rising interest rates, and supply chain issues, you don’t have time to waste. If you find a deal, you need to close—yesterday. Understanding the ins and outs of investment real estate insurance is one way you can avoid delays and ...
Design Your Asset Protection Plan With Diligence
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 ...
Unfortunately for real estate investors, separating fact from fiction when it comes to land trusts can be difficult. A land trust is a simple tool that has been around since King Henry VIII ruled England. Its purpose then, to hide ownership of land (so a commoner would not have to ...
Tax & Asset Protection Strategies for Real Estate Investors with Clint Coons
01:02:20 | Clint’s presentation focuses on educating real estate investors on how specific entities and tax elections can not only reduce risk and minimize taxes but also make your personal tax returns look better to lenders. You’ll learn time-tested strategies straight from an active investor/attorney with years of experience. Other ...
The Series LLC for Real Estate Investors
For those unfamiliar with a Series LLC, think of it as one company with multiple subsidiaries. Each subsidiary operates as a separate entity with a unique name, bank account and separate books and records, separate liabilities, and possibly even different owners and or managers. However, unlike a traditional parent-subsidiary relationship ...
Think Realty Podcast #152 – Get Your House in Order
There is a thirst for financial education, and this guest has traveled the world fulfilling that thirst. Author and Rich Dad Poor Dad advisor Garrett Sutton is on this episode and you won’t want to miss it! Garrett and Abhi talk asset protection, insurance, LLCs and more. This is important ...
In the Ring of Investment Protection
How hard can it be?” a prospective client for my former property management business asked. “Well, it really depends on…” I started. Before I completed my sentence, he couldn’t help himself from throwing another jab, trying to get me on the ropes. “Depends on what?” he interjected. He was setting ...
Clint Coons Clears Up Investment Misconceptions
Through nearly 30 years of business, Clint Coons has seen real estate investors employ a variety of strategies based on fallacies, misinterpretations, and just plain bad advice. Here are three such misconceptions that Coons most frequently sees in his work: Your insurance will protect you from lawsuits While you should ...
Free Webinar! Asset Protection Planning for Real Estate Investments with Clint Coons on 12/11/19
Real estate investors face more risk than other investors. If you’re serious about your investing, you need to take steps to protect your assets and plan your business. As a partner at Anderson Business Advisors & Law Group, Clint Coons is a real estate asset protection expert and avid real ...
Protect Your Real Estate Investment from These Elements this Winter
Protecting your property in the winter can mean protecting it from the cold, but there are other elements that can be particularly punishing if you don’t develop a healthy respect for them, namely Earth, Water, and Fire. Read on to find out how you can protect your property from Earth ...
