Ted Swagerty
Tax strategies to avoid/mitigate capital gains
Hey folks! An older friend of mine would like to liquidate his four properties but he would like to avoid paying capital gains tax. I suggested that he and I form a LLC and slowly transfer his properties to our LLC. A...
Eric W.
DFW, Getting started now or wait?
Have about 200k liquid. 110k salary. 1,900 mortgage on current house. Stable job. Been wanting to get into real estate but not sure if it’s a good time to jump in given where housing prices & rates are. Is it the ...
Derek Sperzel
Weigh in on my plan to increase liquidity pre-correction
With all the talk of a Real Estate Correction looming, we've been self-educating, and considering different ways to prepare. We understand that being highly liquid is especially critical for acquiring deals during an...
Tyler Carpenter
Starting out and obtaining investors
Hello all, I am just starting out in this business and really dont have a lot of passive cash just yet. I am looking to take on investors to get my first place under my wing. The only positive side, is that I have a v...
Dean Valadez
Is a W2 needed for a commercial loan?
I am looking to leave my W2 because it is an extremely intense and unhealthy work environment. I would like to get into the real estate industry, don't have any properties yet (so no rental history), have enough capit...
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Thank you SOOOO much!
Don't get me wrong here--I have had HUGE gains from real estate investments (yet I am not a seasoned Investor). This post has made me very happy that I have been so heavy in stocks. Poor MikeOh's $100 a month for so ...
Ryan Rabbitt
Employer does not match 401k - should I invest?
Hey BP Community - My employer does not match 401k contributions so I'm considering abandoning the contributions altogether and instead investing in something like the SPY ETF on a regular basis. I'm curious if anyone...
Steven Thompson
an opportunity of a life time.
I'm not sure if its dumb luck or just in the right place at the right time. I met with a motivated seller today and he wants to liquidate his assets. This deal involves a Famous Las Vegas Strip Club and a Gun range...
Account Closed
A Lesson on Liquidity - My P2P Experience
I thought I would share this experience as an example of how investment expectations can differ drastically from reality. Luckily the amounts involved here were relatively small, and it was more of an annoyance than a...
Carlton Blair Kutas
Stock Market and Real Estate
Is there a particular reason investors don’t take the time to learn both? The stock market and real estate market have some correlation but I posted this in Investor Psychology because of the mind set similarities tha...