My wife and I previously owned real estate in our joint names in both Florida (where we currently reside) and in Virginia (where we previously reside)Following ur research and some legal advice, we established two trusts (one in each of our names) and also two LLCs one for all the properties in Virginia and the other for all the properties in Florida.We have deeded all the properties in Florida into the Florida LLC, but we have not done so yet for the Virginia LLC.

Hi Jay,I'm looking for my first multi family buy and hold property and I'm wondering if I should use a traditional loan for the financing and start slow or should I make a more powerful move and use 200,000 in home equity for joint ventures to build more capital and buying power? 

Think U of A, GCU, ASU, etc.

I bought a investment property in a foreign country many years ago. The property was vacant for at least 20 years , and we kept on paying 100$ a month for maintenance. I paid 100% of the cost for the property , but wh...

I can post the numbers if u care to take a look from the deal analysis  ... thanks for your feedback Adam.Duane

or:Do I say: "Sorry, Ive changed my mind and the discount does not apply", but then she will get upset and will move out and its financially better for me to keep her for at least one more year...What would u do?

I'm a believer of you-get-what-u-pay-for.

Some seem to opt for Joint Ventures as opposed to syndication but I have not been able to find "the line" legally in a way that makes complete sense about when to go through SEC and when that is not necessary.

In this proposed change to 1031 exchange laws, taxpayers in FY2024 would only be able to defer capital gains up to an aggregated amount of $500,000 for each taxpayer ($1 million for joint filers).

U can keep trying but as stated your best bet is a financial ( cash partner) and then you have to talk them into why they should give up a bunch of the deal to you.