I am a luxury watch dealer by trade, but I've been looking to get into real estate investing.

This is exacerbated since J taxes allowed, until a coupld of years ago, accelerated depreciation on foreign real estate.  

You could also do one more 1031 exchange into a 721 upreit and convert the real estate into shares of a REIT.  

@Emelie Deans Finding a CPA that specializes in real estate taxation is definitely a necessity to be able to take advantage of all the tax strategies. 

My contractor, that I’ve been working with for 20 years now but it’s only been 5 years that I’ve been investing in real estate has started connecting me with off-market properties.

As I transition to the civilian life I would like to utilize my VA home loan to start my real estate journey.

I've discussed this with my real estate attorney who isn't a syndication attorney, and he seems to think that this could work, but to be safe, should be a small group without any association with my company. 

Hello my name is Dashawn Marquez and I am currently learning how to get into real estate.

Hi All - Looking for recommendations on a career shift to speed up my education in real estate investing.

20% cash down payment and a 20-year commercial real estate mortgage.How did you add value to the deal?