Buyer had 40 employees and is in the same industry.

That is, banks that are connected enough to have, umm, “fewer regulatory issues” and ex-employees or soon-to-be employees “regulating” them.

I am a W2 employee. 

As of October 2024, 75% of remote work employees now have some sort of in-person work requirement, up from 63% in 2023 (Source).

It has been a rewarding journey and the transition from salaried employee to 100% commission was scary but has been rewarding and I have been able to surpass my highest W@ in coaching with my new role. 

We have about 22 full-time W2 employees in the office, approximately 40 traveling construction folks -- and managers and maintenance W2 employees at each community we own and operate.

If you are self-employed with no full-time employees you may wish to consider opening a Solo 401k instead of a self-directed IRA as it has several advantages over an IRA LLC such as much higher contribution limits, direct checkbook control (i.e. no need to have the account at a speciality trust company), ability to take a 401k loan, exclusion from unrelated debt finance income tax with respect to investment in real estate acquired with non-recourse financing, etc.Can I contribute to both a Solo 401k and SDIRA?

For example we pay our own income taxes, broker splits and all of our other expenses directly out of what we make including required E&O insurance, MLS dues, licensing fees, Board of Realtor dues, continuing education costs, marketing, advertising, office fees/rent, transaction coordinator/ assistant fees, health insurance, car insurance and maintenance, gas, tires, software, retirement fund, etc.We are not W2 employees with payroll taxes already taken out of our paychecks, company-paid health insurance and matching retirement account plus a guarantee of at least 40 hours paid work per week, sick pay, paid vacation… none of that.So if you’re thinking you’ll be able to pay an hourly wage typical of a W2 hourly employee like $50-85/hr… that’s definitely not going to work.

My companies currently have over 300 employees.

It is located in an area that attracts college students/employees, working class families, and military families.