All Forum Posts by: Muhammad Kashif

With land investing/flipping becoming more democratized/accessible  (so many landed courses, tools, resources etc), current prices/RE trends etc, is it still worth getting into land investing/flipping for a brand new RE investor ? I am considering getting into this space (looking at some courses), but worried that its too late, and that deep local market knowledge/understanding of buyers/connection with developers etc is required to make this work, which only incumbent/long term investors will have and would be hard for a new entrant starting from scratch to catch-up...is my hypothesis valid in your opinion ? Interested to hear from both seasoned pros, and people who got into this area of investing recently.....

I am considering working with a property developer in NJ to buy land, build a duplex/triplex and sell it (6-9 month time horizon). Is there any creative way to avoid/reduce capital gains tax on the sale ? From what I understand, a 1031 exchange doesnt apply in this case, and so I will have to pay short term capital gains on the appreciation ?(after I deduct all the labor/material costs).

Is using a self-direct IRA to fund this venture a way to defer taxes until retirement ?

Will the capital gains in this scenario be considered passive income from an IRS perspective ? (I am a silent investor, the developer is doing all the heavy lifting, and we split profits at the end)

I am considering working with a property developer in NJ to buy land, build a duplex/triplex and sell it (6-9 month time horizon).  Is there any creative way to avoid/reduce capital gains tax on the sale ? From what I understand, a 1031 exchange doesnt apply in this case, and so I will have to pay short term capital gains on the appreciation ?(after I deduct all the labor/material costs). 

Is using a self-direct IRA to fund this venture a way to defer taxes until retirement ?

Will the capital gains in this scenario be considered passive income from an IRS perspective ? (I am a silent investor, the developer is doing all the heavy lifting, and we split profits at the end)

 would you mind sending more details on this via dm ?

I am new to RE investing, and hoping to tap the collective power of this awesome group in starting my RE journey. Due to personal faith based reason, I prefer to only invest in all cash deals that don't involve traditional financing (so typical passive RE options like syndications, RE funds with fixed returns, REITs etc are not a viable option for me). Besides buying turn-key properties with all cash (from the likes of REI etc), are there any other passive RE investment opportunities that will fit this criteria ? I have heard that land/house flippers some time look for cash investors as these are generally all-cash deals. Is that true ? Where do I go about finding/vetting such investment opportunities ?

Preference is cash-flow, but open to appreciation/equity plays as well. Open to most types of RE including land/SFH/MF/Commercial RE as long as its mostly passive, and can meet most investment minimums/accredited investor.

I am new to RE investing, and hoping to tap the collective power of this awesome group in starting my RE journey. Due to personal faith based reason, I prefer to only invest in all cash deals that don't involve traditional financing (so typical passive RE options like syndications, RE funds with fixed returns, REITs etc are not a viable option for me). Besides buying turn-key properties with all cash (from the likes of REI etc), are there any other passive RE investment opportunities that will fit this criteria ? I have heard that land/house flippers some time look for cash investors as these are generally all-cash deals. Is that true ? Where do I go about finding/vetting such investment opportunities ?

Preference is cash-flow, but open to appreciation/equity plays as well. Open to most types of RE including land/SFH/MF/Commercial RE as long as its mostly passive, and can meet most investment minimums/accredited investor.