All Forum Posts by: Scott Johnson

It'll be important to know how much taxes you're gonna be paying when you sell it. That way, you don't get blindsided with the tax bill next year.

otherwise, sounds like a pretty cool idea.

@Jay Hinrichs Interesting. So the goal would be just to refi at your original basis each time. 

Do you remember what irs publication that's in? Want to study up on that. But yes. Doe and your heirs get it stepped up.

@Nancy Noether

I like @Chris Seveney and @Shiloh Lundahl's concept for a fast sale that you can do a lease option on. Very creative, but solid.

This also may offer the potential for you to keep your other home and rent it out as an asset, but that's between you and the investor who buys your aunts home to subsequently rent it back to you. 

If your aunt isn't in a big rush, another option may be (I'm not familiar with TX law):

- Pay your aunt for a Right of First Refusal (means you get a chance to buy it before anyone, but has to be notarized by you and your aunt and filed at the courthouse)

- Sell your house on or off market. Whichever allows you enough funds to complete the purchase on her house. Listing on the Open Market normally gets you a higher price.

- Get pre-qualified with a credit union/traditional lender while your home is for sale citing the money you'll get from the sale of your current home as a down payment

- Complete the sale your home and purchase of your aunts home in the same day.

@Jay Hurst I didn't know this. Thanks for the explanation!

Did you use a broker and did they use the Realtor Offer to Purchase and Contract?

Can you explain a little bit more as to why you are not impressed with it? Are you taking it online as a self study, or are you in a class with a teacher?

Buy >> Exchange >> Due. The ideal formula for tax free wealth growth... I'm making that video!

@James Hamling there's no false narrative, only the omission of 1031's role. 

You narrative requires one critical factor. Selling the property. I'd one didn't, then they simply needed to eventually perform God's will to make all gains completely tax freed. Die 🤷🏻 

I may have missed this in someone's response above, but there is one thing I am not seeing that is extremely important and most of the time gets overlooked.

Cash Flow and Appreciation are TAXED. 

Cash Out Refinancing (Loan Paydown) is TAX FREE

Depreciation OFFSETS CASHFLOW to make it tax free if Depreciation is higher than your annual cash flow.

Best way to maximize depreciation? Condominimums and Townhomes. Little to no land and all improvement. This means the cost is fully depreciable. They just so happen to also have HOA Dues which help to keep cashflow lower.

Just find a property you can do a 10-20 year loan on. Pays down faster. More tax free money.