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.

As a CIPS designee, Ive gained access to a global network of vetted real estate professionals, making it easier to connect buyers and sellers across borders.

The vast majority of your wealth gain in real estate will be by holding properties long term and the appreciation/principal paydown will slowly but surely help you become wealthy.For 90% plus of people out there who are looking to start, house hacking is the best way to go.

Consider that the 10% to 18% cost of the DST would be applied to the entire amount of the investment, whereas the capital gains tax would be applied only to the gain.

There's a wealth of knowledge and experience to gain from this group of investors.Wishing you the best on your journey!

Full time pharmacist trying to gain some sense of financial independence.

I’m fascinated by the potential of real estate as a way to build wealth and gain practical skills, but I’m just starting out and looking for guidance.If you’re experienced in the field, I’d love any advice you’re willing to share about getting started, especially if you’ve found success as a beginner.

But ultimately the responsibility lies in my hands.I jumped on a seesaw of risk hoping that the momentum would catapult my bank account into six figures only to find out the hard way that flipping houses isn’t as easy as I had predicted.This house was purchased for $64,000 with an expected rehab of $100k to $120k depending on how much work the dilapidated and neglected house needed.The midwest is lovely but the houses carry the weight of weather storms nearly a century old leading to more damage than a beginning investor could expect.The appraisal came in at $225k for my lender meaning our all-in cost would be around 85% of the sales price worst case.

People pay a lot of money for advertising, so here is your chance to gain valuable "real estate" for free (or for the cost of a sign).

This is because those who househacked actually pulled the trigger and started to gain experience while those looking for strictly an investment were too focused on numbers and returns to get their hand and feet wet.You can put little money down and take advantage of favorable rates. its a no brainer IMO