2 November 2021 | 4 replies
You may want to consider living in the property for 2 years so you can get Section 121 exclusion of gain on sale of primary residence, especially during our market.
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29 October 2021 | 3 replies
My favorites are The Book on Managing Rental Properties by Brandon Turner and the The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott.House-hacking is one of the best ways to get your first property AND gain valuable experience.
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22 November 2021 | 10 replies
Or is the main argument for MFs over SFs that an investor can gain experience with say a quad and then move on to a >4 unit apartment complex - so potential grow really big eventually?
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28 October 2021 | 9 replies
Your future gains come from getting the house at the right price in which you can be out of pocket for as little as possible or make money in the end.
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28 October 2021 | 3 replies
Maybe they have owned it a long time and capital gains are an issue as they were for you?
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31 October 2021 | 14 replies
If you end up living in it for 2 years and sell before year 6 you'll get capital gains rates on the sale.
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1 December 2021 | 10 replies
The individuals that have been buying / bought in the past are seeing huge gains due to their best asset.TIME.I still believe it's the best strategy in real estate investing, you just have to be realistic with the type of financing you are using.Best of luck!
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28 October 2021 | 0 replies
“This framework has no 1031 like-kind exchange limits, no capital gains tax increases, no change in step-up in basis, no tax on unrealized capital gains, no increased estate tax, no carried-interest provisions, and no 199A limits.
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7 November 2021 | 3 replies
They’ve already seen incredible gains in value from cap rate compression.
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29 October 2021 | 8 replies
You just don’t gain much by studying and learning the advertising, screening, showing process that you hope to only use every couple years.