Michael Wolffs
Tax deferred transaction between personal and investment property
I own a personal residence with A LOT of equity. I'm single, so if I sell it I can avoid tax on $250K of cap gains, but there would be significantly more than that. If I sell the property, and roll the proceeds into...
George A Crocker
Why Worry Over It All?
Why Worry? Why Get Depressed?Why is it that when we see others in our business, whether that be note investing or other REI, doing so well we get worried or even depressed over their successes and our seeming failures...
Kathleen DeNault-Ridge
DTI and Dodd Frank
With the recent mortgage reforms (Dodd Frank), what is the "standard" for DTI that lenders are looking for now? I'm exploring the financing of small multi's (4 or less units) for a long-term buy and hold investment s...
Mike Garofalo
Looking to connect with commercial multifamily owners
Hi, Im looking to get into multifamily commercial properties on Long Island NY. I am not able to find much when doing searches, basically looking to find my first one, anywhere from 5-32 units. Any advice on the sub...
Gjon Rexha
Capital Gains TAX Avoidance
Hello all First post! My firm is purchasing a MF property from this couple in their mid 70s-80s. They purchased the property in 1992 and are looking to avoid paying capital gains tax on the property. What would be the...
Cora Garvey
Don't know where to start
Hi everyone just don't know the right questions yet. Attended a free webinar and so want to begin my journey im real estate. Just don't know how to start here in Georgia.
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How do you operate? On your own, as a biz?
Just curious if most people here are doing things entirely in their name or if most have setup LLCs and corps to protect themselves. Seems that doing everything in your own name would be foolish but I'm curious how m...
Jim B.
Call me crazy, but I think we can make the BP forums better...
Hey @Joshua Dorkin and fellow BP'ers, here's an idea I came up with recently I thought I'd throw out there...What if we had a section or sub-section of the forums that were regional and/or state-specific, i.e. Midwest...
Amber Barrett
Changing the number of parking spots available
This is the first building my husband and I have owned, and there was some miscommunication at the beginning. I posted the ads for the apartments, which stated that there were two spots available only during snow emer...
Cynthia Murphy
new member introduction and offer
Hi All,My name is Cynthia Murphy and I am new to the forum. I live and work with my husband as a contractor in the Northern Virginia area. After 20 years in both Real Estate Finance and Contracting we are just getti...