Prior to the sale, interested bidders will be required to register with and must present a bid deposit which may be held during the sale by the trustee.

I do not hold any investment properties in my name, never have and never will.But, no matter what eneity you set up, if you are the one performing all of the functions an employee of the entity, you have negated much of the protection the entity provides.If you are the owner of the entity and you take some action or failt to take some action, you absolutely could be held personally liable for your actions or inactions.No matter how to choose to structure your holdings, having adequate liability insurance is critical.

Companies like VPS can put metal on your doors / windows You already mentioned a security system My last thought is if someone really wants to get in your home - they will :) Oh - well I guess my last thoughts are....screw the windows shut - put a 2x4 or bar that prevents the windows from being pried open - they can still break it but they can't open it.

I became interested in trading by following precious metals.

I held it long enough to avoid paying taxes and used that money as my investment capital.

No, in fact it will often raise them.Both here and on 3 other sites I see people contemplating 1031 exchanges when they barely have enough gain to justify the expense of a facilitator and the extra acquisition costs.For the record my income tax return for the past 12 years has had all of the following, just about every year for most items.W2 income, 1099 consulting/sales incomeInterest income, including interest from seller financed loans,Recapture of depreciationRental income, and expenses and depreciation on rentals pptyLT cap gains from sale of long held rentalsST cap gains from flipsSub S corp income from my sales company401k reductions, SIMPLE reductionsOffice in house expenses, loads of mileage for business travel and other self-employed business expeneseDividends from stocks and mutual fundsDespite all of this carp I feel confident, because I closely review the return and question the CPA that if I wanted I could purchase TurboTax and do it myself.

If we held onto it for 2 years maybe $250K considering its in the DESIRABLE part of town.

Here's how it could work2 mil sale price 200k down payment 400k seller held second note 1.4 mil First note created80% of 1.4 is 1.12 mil note cashed out seller would receive 1.12 mil +200k + 400k 2nd note = $1.72 mil

I.e. (1% of the purchase price is monthly holding cost X # of months to be held) X2 for safety not sure if 1% is a good representation but i would guess so since our home we're buying is $151k buying price and our mortgage is $1200 +water, trash, electricity, etc is about $1400.....just thinking out loud.

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