It's possible to avoid capital gains taxes in flipping homes, but those of us that do it regularly just look at CGT as the nature of the beast and plan for it in our calculations. 

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However, your network may be decidedly smaller when you consider the number of people you have met in person and catch up with on a regular friendly or business basis.Extending your network through networking, in the conventional sense, often involves referrals, third party introductions and simply walking into a room full of unfamiliar faces to initiate conversation with industry (or non-industry) contemporaries.

@Kurt KlineSorry about that then, but I am not an expert on 401K/IRA investing.I would say a regular savings account would be good.

Would you recommend removing some of the garden that needs regular upkeep and just making it more plug and play?  

My questions are:Are the rates for refinance cash out the same then regular mortgages?

I'd prefer to hire someone professional/semi-profesisonal rather than just a day laborer because I'd like to continue to build my network of contacts that regularly and reliably can do this type of work.

They are twice as expensive as regular made cabinets, even home depot are 20% more expensive.

Getting the lawyer on my property's tax case to go from giving me MAJOR attitude, to (joyfully) taking special efforts to extend the upcoming foreclosure date until I can close on the property, whenever that is.I'm hoping by writing it out in this forum post, I will think more intently on it, and be able to produce results like these more regularly!

If your group meets on a regular basis, I would highly value an invitation.