Intangible assets like goodwill or tangible personal property (e.g., equipment) are excluded from 1031 treatment and are taxed separately—goodwill is typically taxed as a capital gain, while equipment may be subject to depreciation recapture taxed as ordinary income.To minimize taxes on the sale of the business, consider strategies such as Opportunity Zone investments, which defer gains until 2026 if proceeds are reinvested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF), or structuring the sale as an installment agreement to spread taxable income over multiple years.

@Malcolm Brown it is great that you are thinking of the money to fund the deals you are going to get started with but understanding what a deal is, I think, should be the starting point. 

With the idea you get your 6k back when fund deal/deals  MLM all the way sell the futures and the deals that Cogo did pay me off on as you stated took forever to fund and the rates were even higher than mine :)  Its just a very good Guru selling his stuff we all know they make the money selling the 6k how to become a lender. :)  

Personally, I would hang on to the cash.  

This active income can help me fund my retirement as well as help me get reimbursement for home office and health care premium while lower my tax liability.

Bronson Hill created at fund of funds and invested through Dave Zook at the RealAsset Investor.  

By year 5 we had around 55 people.We did hire a marketing person but frankly marketing wasn't our strong suit. 

Many clients will find it hard to trust a younger person with this big of a decision. 

@Marc Zak Using an LLC for each property provides strong liability protection by isolating risks to individual assets, with income and expenses flowing through to your personal taxes on Schedule E.

We are starting to explore options for buying his shares to eliminate him as a risk and a roadblock but still have funds leftover for growth.