Robert Jenkins
Differed sales Trust (1031)
I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the Differed Sales Trust (DST) which is a "legal" substitute for the like kind 1031 exchange.
Where you can exchange from real estate into some sort of "annuity" but you can...
Houston Pitts
Advice how to market a mortgage
I bought a property in 2004. Later one of the renters wanted to buy it from me. I sold it to him via owner finance. Some years back he could no longer pay for the home and was moving away. I took the house back for...
Lawrence S.
Does it Qualify as Installment Sale If Another Prop. Mortgaged
Instead of doing a 1031 exchange can I carry back financing on two properties (the property for sale and another property)----or will the IRS somehow think that involving another property does NOT somehow qualify as a...
Shoshana Shulman
how many bids on REO's until I get one?
There's an REO I'm interested in. The bank, through a real estate dealer, is asking 85,000, but the real estate dealer says that there are multiple investors vying for the same thing and I should go as high as I can, ...
Dana Powell
How to co-own when she buys into my existing property?
Hello BP--I own a SFH rental property valued at $800K with a mortgage of $277K on a 1-yr ARMcurrently at 5.125% amortized over 25 years with a $3600/month gross rent.A friend and I are considering co-ownership: she wo...
Laura C.
No job, but cash on hand - regular financing or cash out refi?
Newbie RE person here. I'm looking to purchase a home near the Sacramento, CA area. I had quit my FT job last year, so no longer have any earned income. However, I should have enough funds to pay for the home in ca...
Constance Chambers
cashed out retirement acct to buy duplex
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Watkinsville.
Purchase price: $120,000
Cash invested: $54,000
brick duplex in Watkinsville, Ga. Highly desirable due to s...
Charlie Shew
Recommendations in Nashville for Tax/Financial Advisor
My question is who in Nashville should I talk to first about my investment options and tax consequences. Do I talk to a tax advisor, Financial Planner or CPA? Does anyone have a person who they would recommend in Nash...
Jesse Houser
Real Estate vs Other Investments
Hi all!So I've been talking with my wife about the benefits to real estate investing vs. other forms of investing (stocks, bonds, annuities, etc.). She leans very much towards those forms of investing because it is wh...
David Tower
Help mom keep her house
Hello BP,
I was hoping you pros out there might be able to give me a strategy that would help my mom stay in her house.
She owns the house free and clear but the house is very big, the RE taxes are high, the upkeep ...