If its a stagnant growth market what benefits do you achieve waiting a few years rather than ripping off the band-aid and paying your LTCG taxes now? 

It is crucial for investors to exercise caution, conduct thorough due diligence, and seek advice from reputable professionals before dealing with these two .Sief Khafagi wasn't the problem , the problem was Brian and Arda stole everyone's money and used it to enrich themselves.https://www.ripoffreport.com/report/brain-dozier-arda-hargopian/los-angeles-california-ripped-1529699

It is SOOOooo easy to get ripped off by contractors.  

We ask people to use their real name.Having people rip on syndicators is easy when there is no consequence, and you can do it anonymously on Wall Street Oasis.Getting factual feedback with real people is way harder.

When I've studied my competition in the past, I see people ripping into cabin rental companies, Vacasa, you name it, for things I think they'd never complain about at my place.

As far as jumping straight into apartments, this is where I have actually seen several doctors who I know personally fail (they got taken advantage of by their partners because they didn't have the time to be involved and supervise, or the knowledge they needed to avoid being ripped off). 

Well just as the post indicates, this investor was taken advantage of.  Also, I have posted many times, do not do business without a trusted team. So yesterday I spoke with an investor that purchased a so called 100% ...

Even $500 flat fee is like ripping $500 from my mouth for nothing (in my view).best too all,  curt

Point being - retail / contract labor can be really expensive - and how do you know when you are being ripped off?  

Nail holes need to be filled where tack strips where, but ripping the staples from the hardwood resulted in several rough spots that need to be sanded down.We have no experience with hardwood refinishing- what are our options to avoiding a full scale hardwood refinish?