Margins have gotten tighter as new investors are flooding the market, and demand for both off and on-market inventory is at an all-time high.

We don't know your projected taxable income for 2021, your marginal tax bracket, the amount of the gain, the character of the gain, etc.You may pay some underpayment penalties if you don't pay in an estimate, you may not. 

The demand exceeded supply by a large margin.

With stock you need to stomach 60% paper loss not to mention the infamous margin call.

Also you could maybe reach out to the wholesalers you've worked with and ask them to try to negotiate down a little more with the sellers because profit margins are getting slim. 

I mean it seems like the margins are better with the multi family units.

Lesson: don't go cheap on high end projects if the margins are there.

Before you listen to a financial planner, back test what they say your portfolio is 'supposed' to look like and see where you would be if you listened to that planner 10 years ago- probably still working and dreaming of a retirement by 65.But if you want to invest in real estate, move your stock to a broker that will offer you a great margin loan rate (1%-3%).

There is such low inventory it is crazy competitive meaning yes people are buying at lower margins.

I just can't seem to find anything that has decent enough margins.