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All Forum Posts by: J Scott

J Scott has started 161 posts and replied 16459 times.

Post: Looking to connect with experienced GP - operators in Houston

J Scott
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Hey Jason,

Happy to help if I can.  We own about 750 units in Houston.  Feel free to reach out to me.

Post: Taxes on a flip

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Quote from @Forrest T Schue:
Quote from @Bill B.:

Nope. Your llc is ignored for tax purposes it’s used by people who want to make it 10% harder to find out their identity. Or to partner with someone(s) else. 

Can you write off purchase price,rehab,permit fees, etc. when you do a deal in your personal name?
The write offs are exactly the same whether you flip out of it LLC or in your personal name.  You can deduct any expenses related to the renovation, including labor, materials, permits, etc.

The only tax benefit to an LLC may come from an s corp election.  Talk to a CPA about your specific situation.

Post: 1. 2. 3. What are the first three things you do as an investor?

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Assuming you did everything correctly up until this point, hopefully your contractors showed up the day of closing or the next day to start renovations.

So, unless you have someone else doing it for you, you should be managing those contractors, ordering materials, and carrying out your renovation plan.

Post: Raising money for bigger deals

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Quote from @Jacob Sloop:

12% average annual return seems to be a common stat.


 Preferred Equity, maybe. Common equity is going to be a good bit higher.

Post: Help with understanding Cashflow analysis

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Can you share the BP calculator report for an example property you're looking at?

Post: Raising money for bigger deals

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Returns will correlate to risk. Without knowing the asset class, the exit strategy, information about the property, the operator, location, the operator, etc, it's impossible to answer your question.

Post: Looking for a software platform that combines rental and flipping business

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Do a search for House Flipping Spreadsheet. Highly recommend.

Created by @David Robertson here on BP.

Post: Getting Started and Mentorship/Support

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Quote from @Nathan Gesner:

You need to watch them for a period of time to see if they are meeting their goals. Talk to people that have invested with them. There are a few people on BP that run syndications and I find completely trustworthy. Look for J Scott, Brandon Turner, Paul Moore, Matt Faircloth, or Brian Burke.

AJ Osborne is not on BP but he has written a top-selling book on self storage investing and runs a syndication that is highly recommended by others.


 First, thank you so much, Nathan!

Here's an additional resource that might be beneficial:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Post: Starting my real estate journey with an apartment complex

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Quote from @Scott Mac:
You will need to have 20% to 25% of the purchase price in cash for a down payment.

You will need liquid cash for earnest money and due diligence on the property.

You will need cash money to do any bank required fix-ups needed to close.

You will need the amount of Cash Reserves personally that the lender requires you to keep liquid for the term of the loan.

 You will need as large of a New Worth as the lender says you need for the loan (and will have to maintain the Net Worth position for the length of the loan.

You will need Attorney fees (in cash) ready to cut a check.

If a complex costs $12 Million, (@25% down) that's $3 Million liquid cash for the down payment alone.

Basically you need a lender (who will dictate what you must be and must have and must maintain) to be able to buy.

Plus bring enough cash money to the table for the down, earnest money, fix-up money (WORKING CAPITAL) and etc...

If you are in such a cash rich position right after Medical School (or know people who are that will work with you on this), great, if not--"go big" most likely will have to wait until you can put all of your needed pieces together.

I imagine Student loans must be eating away at your monthly income, regarding saving up for investing.

The amount of spendable hard cash you have dictates how much you can buy.

Good Luck!

 Actually, if he does a syndication, which is what he seems to be talking about, he doesn't need any of these things on his own.

The typical syndication will use other people's money for all of these things. For example, it's very common for syndication to bring in someone known as a Key Principle -- this is someone who has the net worth, liquidity and experience to sign on the loan. They receive equity in returned for this.

Likewise, it's not uncommon to dole out equity for the risk capital -- earnest money, due diligence cost, etc.

And of course, the main purpose of a syndication structure is to bring together passive investors to provide the equity needed for the down payment, capex, closing costs, and other capital needed to complete the project.

Long story short, while it's always nice to have access to your own capital, it's not necessary when doing large commercial projects.

Post: 2022 Best Multifamily Coaching Program (J Scott & Ashley Wilson)

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Looking to transition to multifamily investing? Whether you're looking to buy smaller multifamily (10-50 unit) on your own or with partners or looking to learn how to syndicate 150+ unit deals by bringing in passive investors, you should check out the program that was rated #1 by the Apartment Owners Association of America (AOAA) and RENT Magazine for 2022...

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