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David Krulac No Income Tax, No Real Estate Tax, No Capital Gains Tax & No Inheritance Tax
24 January 2015 | 23 replies
Everybody speaks English and the official currency is the US Dollar, so there is no exchange rate.
Manuel A. BUY GOLD!
18 February 2013 | 4 replies
This global mentality shift in asset values will lead to a paradigm shift where the world no longer wants paper fiat currency.
Sean Brennan Multi-family Bubble?
12 February 2013 | 9 replies
Capital in the form of currency and bonds that are burying us right now is the bubble.
Brian Gibbons Why do seasoned real estate investors and seasoned real estate brokers/associate brokers hate wholesalers?
7 April 2017 | 71 replies
The reason is by nature commercial requires millions to put down versus some dumpy house that costs 50k to buy sight unseen.So they have the currency exchange rate to get over, entity set up, tax withholding, they know nothing of the area here, a long lead time to take any action, some countries they are not required to report income or pay taxes etc. so hard to get a loan.I could go on and on.
Michael Evans Pre-Construction Flips
14 August 2014 | 29 replies
I spent $200K cash in 9 months because I was "promised" a $1M fee for being the middle-man in trading historical currency, as well as a $15M line of credit to finance my other businesses (I also had a music development company and traded stock options online). 
Steven Gesis Just wondering if anyone has used BITCOIN to purchase SFR
16 February 2016 | 15 replies
Scott-LOL - very good, however, we are working with individuals seeking to utilize bitcoin, the volatility is a metric to consider, but Bitcoins can be converted to regular currency, though various controlled means.  
Rich Weese question for BP members???
5 May 2010 | 17 replies
I would diversify the cash available including other currency (Euro might be a decent bet).
Moses K. Potential debt crisis and real estate?
12 October 2014 | 1 reply
I am certainly not in the hyperinflation camp, because historically that has never happened with the core currency (U.S. dollar), only peripheral currencies.
Rich Weese super inflation does what to dollar???
15 February 2012 | 3 replies
SInce US currency is not tied to a standard it will continue to inflate.
Joshua Dorkin Why Haven't You Invested in Commercial Real Estate Yet?
12 May 2013 | 47 replies
All I do is mostly multifamily and triple net.On one side you wealth preservation,offset of capital gains,and some cash on cash with triple net.With multifamily you have a few percent more on the cap with more in rent bumps but alot more tenant headaches,management issues,and ongoing maintenance and utility costs.Especially with the value add C type buildings investors want to own.The A and B buildings are gobbled up by institutions and most small investor groups or individuals can't compete.There are a bunch of transactions happening in Georgia for commercial and the market is hot.It's all in what you buy it for.Believe it or not many investors love the United States.Compared to other countries we do not have the civil unrest and currency problems that they do.They still see the United States as a safe haven for their money.You can also get yearly rent bumps in triple net.With pharmacies you can get in with 5% down but they do not have many bumps at all.The corner parcel is valuable but the pharmacies 98 times out of 100 will renew the option when the main term expires (usually) 20 years.Restaurants offer a much better cap but the lenders want 25% down as they are not as bullish on that property type.So it's always a process on how much risk versus the return an investor wants.Even when an investor owns a few house and wants commercial they tend to go for multifamily at first but then they might decide they want something less hands on and involved.For some getting at an 8 cap with a triple net check is worth it over driving an 11 cap with multifamily or residential.I like business tenants because they have CASH FLOW instead of residential ones where the income tends to be more erradic.It is easier to research the strength of the business tenant as well.