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James Thompson Transfer of property
4 February 2025 | 3 replies
However, the property’s cost basis (what they originally paid) carries over to you, meaning if you later sell, you may owe significant capital gains tax on appreciation.Alternatively, selling the property at fair market value eliminates gift tax concerns, but your in-laws may owe capital gains tax on any profit.
Luis Fajardo Fannie & Freddie Privatization: Key Insights for Investors
7 February 2025 | 0 replies
However, opponents argue that privatization could disrupt mortgage affordability, increase borrowing costs, and reduce accessibility to financing for first-time homebuyers and small-scale investors.How Privatization Could Impact Real Estate InvestorsIf Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac transition to private entities, several key changes could affect real estate investors, particularly those relying on conventional financing.
Chase Alexander Excited To Connect & Build Partnerships!
9 February 2025 | 3 replies
Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.
Joshua Alcantara Finding Sellers with Messy Titles in Real Estate Wholesaling
4 February 2025 | 7 replies
Aloha Joshua,  I deal with clouded/messy titles often and it's not my first choice as its froth with a lot of time, costs and risks. 
Jacob Thorpe manufactured to real estate, new construction refinance
3 February 2025 | 3 replies
The process from start to finish would take four months and cost ~200k to build, with comps in the area around 355k-lender man said, refinancing would take six months as most lenders wont refinance a property unless its been built for six months, affecting the strategy to get paid out from refinancing quicker and closing out on construction loan-The property would not appraise at comps value, but at the cost it took to build, affecting getting paid out from the refinance.
Terry Johnson Resources for Investing
29 January 2025 | 4 replies
The easiest way to find and connect with wholesalers is either bigger pockets or by googling "sell my house fast in (town name)" although that may cost them a click for google ads.
Shannon Hartzell I need a creative loan for an investment property
27 January 2025 | 5 replies
At the end of the day; you need more money to do something like this.MAX LTV on new builds is 80% LTC, Meaning if the build is $550,000 and Land is XAdd ($550,000 + x ) * .8 = LOAN AMOUNTYou would need to come in with MINIMUM 20% of the cost in addition to closing costs and reserves, $80,000 is not going to cut it for this project.
Micheal Smoke I’m Mike Smoke, a new investor focused on multifamily and Section 8 housing.
31 January 2025 | 10 replies
My strategy incorporates asset protection measures like LLCs, specific trusts as well as professional property management to spread risk and ensure quality operations.As well as using tax codes to my benfiitSection 179, IRC Section 162, Cost Segregation and Bonus Depreciation and later 1031 them out for larger projects. 
Jerry Velez Wholesaling a Family Member’s Home
6 February 2025 | 18 replies
Even if they don't realize how much money you're costing them now, someone will tell them eventually and I don't think your canned wholesaling response is going to do much to repair the damage. 
Kadeem Kamal Boilers heating costs ruining my analysis
4 January 2025 | 1 reply
Is there any good rules of thumb to estimating the cost of a boiler?