Ever get sued? I have. It was the greatest legal and asset protection I ever had although one I’d never wish upon anyone else. In this week’s episode, I explore the asset protection risk that doesn’t really feel like one.

In this week's episode you'll learn:

1. What makes a good "case" in court
2. How many writings you should have with your contractors
3. Why some evidence is weaker than others

⭐️ Register for the free Legal Mythbusting Workshop

Show notes 👉🏼 bonniegalam.com/41

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

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DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

If you think an LLC is the end-all-be-all of asset protection, well I've got news for you 👉🏼 It's just a (potential) piece of the legal pie.
 
In this week's episode, you'll learn:
1. How LLCs play out in the event of a lawsuit
2. The legal problems where LLCs don't matter at all
3. Why creating an LLC is just half the battle

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DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

© 2021-2022 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

In this week’s episode, Bonnie answer’s real estate investors about asset protection...aka Bonnie’s favorite (legal) thing in the world

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

1. What asset protection do I actually like?
2. How to protect paid off properties?
3. Is an umbrella policy a good substitute for an LLC?
4. Does it ever hurt to have an WY/NV/special state LLC?

🎉  Register for my FREE Mythbusting Workshop

👉🏼 Access the links and resources mentioned in this week’s episode at bonniegalam.com/39

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

© 2021-2022 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

In this week’s episode, Bonnie Galam chats with attorney Trevor Serine about how asset protection tools play out during a lawsuit. We cover things from offshore account to the insider threat no defensive tool can protect you from.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

1. Why LLCs sometimes provide limited asset protection in the event of a lawsuit
2. What type of defensive asset protection is most protective
3. What you can do to improve your chances of winning a future lawsuit today

👉🏼 Access the links and resources mentioned in this week’s episode at bonniegalam.com/38

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

© 2021-2022 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

In this week’s episode, Bonnie Galam combines her background in economics and law to explain what real estate investors need to understand and evaluate when buying real estate in this WILD market. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

1. Why you’re inundated with risky messaging from trusted professionals
2. How your financing today can put you in a pickle tomorrow
3. What competing factors you need to think about when evaluating the long term potential of a deal right now

👉🏼 Access the links and resources mentioned in this week’s episode at bonniegalam.com/37

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

© 2021-2022 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

In this week’s episode, Bonnie discusses year-end evaluations and planning for your investing biz and why uncovering and tackling the messy or forgotten parts of our business is critical to level up.

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

1. How to identify and evaluate your weak spots so you can start tackling them and create a gameplan to tackle them
2. The step-by-step strategy I use to tackle the tough stuff that you can implement today in your investing biz
3. Why the mental shift that happens when you take the reigns on the un-sexy part of your business can take you to the next level

👉🏼 Access the links and resources mentioned in this week’s episode at bonniegalam.com/36 

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DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

© 2021-2022 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

In this week’s BONUS episode, Bonnie talks about the asset protection lessons to be learned from the recent home invasion of RHOBH star Dorit Kemsley.  

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. How anonymity-style asset protection plays out in a lawsuit
2. What to name your LLC or trust and
3. The risks of sharing too much on social media 

🎁 Enter the Q4 Giveaway!
👉🏼 Access the links and resources mentioned in this week’s episode at bonniegalam.com/35
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DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

© 2021-2022 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

In this week’s episode, Bonnie answers listeners’ questions about financing your portfolio. Unless you're Dave Ramsey buying your portfolio with all cash, then you'll want to tune in to learn more about legally leveraging other people's money.

In this episode here’s what you'll learn:

1. When to use HELOCs vs. Cash out refi’s to scale your portfolio
2. The quirks of Seller financing and how to protect yourself and the seller
3. How investing with an LLC is different and what happens if you want to transfer it into an LLC later?
4. My thoughts on Equity vs. debt partners?

👉🏼 Access the links and resources mentioned in this week’s episode at bonniegalam.com/34

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DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

© 2021-2022 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

Scott Carson is the Note Investing MAN. Since 2008 Scott has purchased over $1 Billion in distressed notes on residential and commercial properties all across the country. In this week's episode, Scott and Bonnie chat about the legal ins and out of note investing.

In this episode you'll learn about:

1. Common legal issues as a lender and note investor
2.  A lender's perspective on the current market
3. How to think about asset protection as a note investor or lender

👉🏼 For show notes and links mentioned in this episode head to bonniegalam.com/33

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

© 2021-2022 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

In this week’s episode, Bonnie kicks off “financing month“ with a discussion about how to legally use and leverage and some horror stories from investors who have royally messed up the loan stuff. Bonnie also shares some best practices when it comes to creative financing and a behind the scenes look at why lending practices are the way they are.

In this episode here’s what we’ll cover 

1. Making sure your loans have enforceable interest rates 
2. The risks of cross collateralization 
3. The question you need to ask yourself before making a legal decision

👉🏼 For Resources and link mentioned in this episode head over to bonniegalam.com/32

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of Good Bones are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney 

© 2021-2022 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC

DISCLAIMER: Although Bonnie is an attorney she doesn’t give legal advice without a dually signed engagement agreement. All episodes of House of Horrors are educational and informational only. The information discussed here isn’t legal advice and isn’t intended to be. The information you listen to here isn’t a substitute for seeking legal advice from your own attorney

© 2021-2025 Bonnie Galam LLC | All rights reserved | Any use of this intellectual property owned by Bonnie Galam LLC may not be used in connection with the sale or distribution of any content (free of paid, written or verbal), produce, and/or service by you without prior written consent from Bonnie Galam LLC