They know their rate.The stock forms from my CPA include a tax comparison page that makes it easy to calculate the effective tax rate and compare line items year over year.

If we take the minimum for credit, it will be $100 instead of $2,000 or less.We have stock portfolio that we don't want to touch for the rehab around $200,000 that is liquid upon selling. 

Even smart real estate investors cannot predict local housing markets with accuracy.I'll walk through 15 compelling reasons why it may be the right time to sell your investment property.1.

I sold ownership in one of the companies I had invested in the UK and took out some stock investments that I had. 

Many people were making money hand over fist from low interest rates, strong stock prices, hugely appreciating real estate (both LP, GP and housing prices).  

Here’s a quick comparison to help clarify your decision.Real estate investing (REI), especially in multifamily properties, offers more predictable cash flow and tangible assets that appreciate over time.

I believe this leaves you with more housing stock to choose from because you aren't in an area surrounded by Illinois.

But the fact is even if you pay retail, the numbers on real estate work better than any other invesmtnent you can think of - unless you can tell me you know which stock will be the next amazon or microsoft boom. 

@Priscilla Chin decent way to compare markets, but a little short-sighted.CHALLENGE: No one can accurately predict where a market will be in 12, 36 or 60 months!

Invest in stocks for now and focus your energy on building a business (on the side).