This comes with some other ramifications around legal liability and the ability to get a mortgage on the property.The other way to fix this is to create an LLC now, and both you and your MIL contribute the current properties into the LLC, then the LLC 1031 exchanges the old properties into the new property.

So he paid you nothing and he gets the tax deduction for charitable giving, which makes him look like a saint.You could have pressed the criminal charges.

Where if we use our own personal funds (not funds acquired from our spouses or from our marriages) our business would be strictly ours and our spouses have no claim to it should one of us ever divorce from our spouse. 2) Invest with my husband using the equity from our home but I want to have a business structure that is separate from the marriage where we are both partners and we are paid for our individual contributions to the business.What type of business partnership could I have with my husband that can be setup in that way?

Other equally contributing factors you want to consider is the properties positive cashflow, asset appreciation over time, debt service paydown over time, as well as hedging your dollars against inflation - all of which make real estate such a great investment especially when you have the right property!

This property is already contributing to my portfolio’s performance and has strong potential for even greater returns after the planned upgrades are completed.

Dual City Investments has done multiple Section 721 exchanges and accepts 721 properties as capital contributions into their fund (Dual City Advantage Fund).

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He worked his *** off for a year to save some money, then convinced his dad to contribute and co-sign.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone and contributing where I can! 

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