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All Forum Posts by: Sheri Fluellen

Sheri Fluellen has started 27 posts and replied 118 times.

Post: Laramie,Wyoming development plan update!

Sheri Fluellen
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  • Cheyenne, WY
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It nice that they're specifically thinking about addressing this.  However the strategy isn't really a plan.... yet.  It's just thoughts about what they hope to be able to accomplish generally speaking. For example, "Seek to partner with financial institutions to capitalize new/expanding developers" just means they have a general intent to try to do this.  Whether it materializes or not, to the workable use of investors, is another matter.  I also think there is some language that makes me pause, as it could provide barriers and unintended consequences to investors. 

Post: How to get 10%+ passive income

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  • Cheyenne, WY
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@Nicholas L., yes. For better or worse we are self managing everything except 1 STR in FL. We do have a part time operations manager so she does most of the annoying stuff.. lol! But even that has gotten to the point of feeling draining at times. I'm not confident in any of the PM companies in our smallish size town so I'd rather find better investments elsewhere for the time being. We intend to hang on to our small multifamilies and commercial properties still for a while longer.

Post: How to get 10%+ passive income

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  • Cheyenne, WY
  • Posts 121
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Quote from @Jim Pfeifer:

If you are selling active properties and intend to invest passively, why do a 1031 at all?  The 1031 Exchange forces you to stay an active investor as it is difficult to find syndications that take 1031 funds - this restricts your choice of syndicator and means you are choosing an operator based on their acceptance of 1031 money rather than on their success as an operator.  I sold all of my active properties and had a gain similar in size to what you are talking about.  I did not do a 1031 Exchange and I did not pay any capital gains taxes on the sale of the active investment properties.  I did what my CPA calls a "Lazy 1031".  I took the gains and some principal from the sales and invested in various syndications - chosen for the quality of the operator.  These syndications did cost segregations and gave me bonus depreciation resulting in paper losses of 60% to 110% of the amount I invested.  These losses deferred all of the tax from the sale of my properties.  Similar to a standard 1031, all I have to do is continue investing after deals go full cycle to continue deferring the tax.  It's been several years that I have been on the Golden Hamster Wheel of tax deferral and I still do not pay taxes on the gains or cash flow from my syndication investments.  The best part of the Lazy 1031 is there are no timing requirements other than the syndications need to be invested in the same year as the sales and you do not have to continually upgrade into larger debt and bigger deals!


 I've heard that bonus depreciation is on the chopping block with the current president.  Anyone aware of this?

Post: Looking to Network with local real estate wholesalers in Wyoming

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  • Cheyenne, WY
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I am an investor that buys from wholesalers and I've wholetailed a few deals.  Keep me up to date on any deals you get, particularly if they are in the South East Corner of the state.  OR if there are any multifamily.

Post: How to get 10%+ passive income

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  • Cheyenne, WY
  • Posts 121
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I’ve been real estate investing for over 15years, acquiring a large nest egg of net worth. The problem is we aren’t getting much cash flow from the portfolio for a variety of reasons and our rentals, flips, and short term rentals are time and energy intensive. I’m considering selling 8 of our least desirable and profitable properties, which would result in profit of $1.4M. Would like to 1031 that into some truly passive investing that can get us at least a 10% return so we can travel abroad with our kids for a year. I am aware of and learning more about LP positions in large multifamily syndications. (Would love to do GP but still working on that). Any other options I’m missing that could meet my needs?

Post: New Investor looking House Hack

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  • Cheyenne, WY
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@Brenainn Kilchoer, welcome to WY! I’m down in Cheyenne. I’m curious… what made you decide on Casper? I’m working with a pilot right now to find a house and he favored Cheyenne because of its relatively close proximity to DIA and yet it has the charm and good lifestyle of WY. 

Post: 4plex chopped up home

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Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Cheyenne.

Purchase price: $113,300
Cash invested: $7,000
Sale price: $175,000

4 plex that was a multi-stage remodel.

Post: Second personal residence purchase

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  • Cheyenne, WY
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Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $195,000
Cash invested: $36,500

large single family home we lived in for 2 years and then rented out.

Post: First fourplex bought and recently sold

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Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $135,000
Cash invested: $5,000
Sale price: $447,000

4 plex we purchased off market, assuming the existing owner financing for $5,000 down.

Post: First owner-occupied business space & used SBA

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  • Cheyenne, WY
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Investment Info:

Office Space other investment.

Purchase price: $109,000
Cash invested: $10,000

Purchased this single family home and converted it to a commercial office space through the city zoning