My uncle is a carpenter by trade, and he and my aunt have been flipping houses veryyyy slowly, one at a time... he’s super talented and has tons of potential but I think also a little too scared of the unknown/risk averse to hire a crew and go full time with it, even though I think he would do very well if he did.

Dear Victoria,I do not share your optimism and do not believe that your assessment of the stock market is entirely relevant to the benefits of investing in Philadelphia real estate.While you’ve gone out of your way to provide a number of compelling data points on the market, I think the balance sheets of most public traded companies tell a very different tale.

I know this is a great way to stretch the cash flow of the investment but there is also a lot more wear and tear with the more tenants you have.Would you happen to have any tricks of the trade for making the property more tenant proof?

Uniformly it is the same data, no underlying performance data to support the positions and values, so what is it, why would persons buy into stocks at above fair market valuation trading price, it is a rush to preserve capital.Now the real scary thing is we are seeing this happening simultaneously across all asset investment class's; stocks, real estate, gold & silver etc etc etc.

This tax-deferred exchange permits a seller to trade their asset for a similar one and defer their capital gains tax until the sale of the next asset — or even further down the line.

You're in trading with Etrade with a comparatively tiny amount of money and playing around in Fundrise with a pittance.

If you do frequent / high volume lending and operate it in a business-like fashion, it may rise to what the IRS calls "trade or business."

From what I can tell, if you are in Vegas for work a lot, going to trade shows, meetings etc, then this could be a way to offset your travel costs.

If the same type of assets are trading at 5.6%, then you will know you are in the ball park. 

I’m a GC and electrician by trade so I’m planning on staying in one unit, completely upgrading it and move on to the next units.