Scott Stamps
BetterLife Tribe program - Brandon Turner - looking for reviews and feedback
20 January 2025 | 8 replies
It may be hard to find unbiased advice on account of that.To me, it seems that his/their core competency is promotion and fund raising.
Hellen Nitschke
Question about selling
29 January 2025 | 3 replies
if i want realtors to promote to their lists in another state?
Micah Huffman
Renting Primary Residence & Job Relocation
1 February 2025 | 5 replies
Quote from @Micah Huffman: I am considering relocating to Nashville for a job promotion that would be a 20% increase in pay possibly more.
Steven Catudal
Partnership split help
20 January 2025 | 11 replies
In my opinion it would be cleaner to split partnership based on monetary contribution and then remunerate each active party for their work if the active work is more on one partner than the other.
Bruce D. Kowal
What REALLY Triggers IRS Attention in Real Estate Partnerships - From An Onlooker
29 January 2025 | 6 replies
Syndication Reporting IssuesMissing Form 8918 for reportable transactionsInconsistent investor disclosuresRequired registrations skippedWhat Doesn't Actually Matter:(Despite What Your Uncle's CPA Says)Special AllocationsNormal promote structuresStandard waterfall provisionsTypical developer promotesReality: Unless extremely aggressive, IRS rarely caresTechnical DocumentationMinor §704(b) gapsCapital account glitchesTechnical allocation languageTruth: Unless hiding something biggerProperty Value AllocationsNormal basis step-upsTypical appreciation splitsStandard promote calculationsReal World Example:🏢 100-unit apartment complex4 partners, $5M dealDeveloper promote structure= Zero IRS interestSame Deal With Red Flags:🏢 100-unit apartment complexHidden partner arrangementsArtificial loss allocationsUnreported debt shifts= IRS AttentionPractical Protection Steps:Basic Documentation✅ Clean operating agreement✅ Economic substance✅ Partner contributions tracked(Don't need War & Peace complexity)Economic Reality✅ Allocations match economics✅ Real money movement✅ Actual partner participationClean Reporting✅ Consistent K-1s✅ Required forms filed✅ Clear communicationThe "Sleep Well" Test:Can you explain your structure to an IRS agent without sweating?
Scott Trench
Plotting the Relationship Between Social Media Presence and Real Estate Fund IRR
31 January 2025 | 8 replies
.- Working a W2 as a firefighter, posting and consuming content- Leaving my W2 to dive deep into real estate investing and working as an agent... and still watching/posting content all while business was ok - Deleting social media apps (one have one on my phone that I use 10 minutes or less a day), diving deep into building my business and skills which have drastically increased due to pure focus and increasing my business significantly- moral of the story... focus on the things you need to do in business (dollar productive activities) and life experiences while reducing consumption will increase your success
Grant Shipman
Syndicators & Capital Raisers: Avoid SEC Trouble!!
1 February 2025 | 4 replies
We've used Reg D 506(b) for our syndications and ONLY communicate with investors that have a prior relationship with us.There are two illegal activities that I see all the time.
Lutfiya Mosley
The Multifamily Mindset program. Biggest regret of so many people. Is it a scam?
24 January 2025 | 35 replies
Many education programs that could be scams promote junk services and the quality of all they sell or promote is definitely junk.
Cheryl A.
Has anyone invested with Djuric Family Office aka Blake Capital Group
26 January 2025 | 33 replies
@Cheryl AbramOut of curiosity what type of return were they promoting?
Matt Huber
AstroBlaster - anybody use this?
20 January 2025 | 15 replies
The developers/promoters are touting it as a highly automated deal finding solution that's good for those who have a full-time W-2...