Fabiola F.
Multifamily syndicators: how much ownership interest to LPs?
When it comes to the profit structure for a syndication consisting of a sponsor, general partner, and limited partners, typical splits are 30/70 SP/LP and then increasing the sponsor's split under a waterfall. However...
Christopher Davis
Business Plan Feedback
Good morning ya'll! I'm Christopher and instead of watching my Cardinals get their tail whipped last night I decided to work on my business plan following the format suggested in this forum. I only have the first two ...
Andreas W.
Basic question to conventional financing
For calculating cash returns, I am wondering if the lender finances let's say 80% of the purchase price or 80% of the (purchase price minus the earnest money). Or will the earnest money get used to pay my closing c...
Molly Mathias
Investing with a Partner: How to Get Started
Ok so I have a more practical question about how the deal is actually set up. I have a partner I want to invest with. What's the best way to buy/set up the deal. Assuming 50/50 cash contribution and split of profits/l...
Bryan Hancock
Sustainable Withdrawal Rates For Active Real Estate Investors To Achieve Financial Independence
I ran across this study by some professors from Trinity University in San Antonio yesterday:Retirement Savings: Choosing a Withdrawal Rate That Is SustainableHow much is enough is a popular topic on BP since many peop...
Frank Jiang
What proportion of your total wealth is held in real estate?
Traditional Financial Planning advice goes out the window when you start investing in real estate.Questions for BP:- What proportion of your total wealth is held in real estate?- Why do you keep the asset mix you keep...
Brian M.
Question on the depreciation deduction.
Question on the depreciation deduction. My ex and I purchased a Multi-tenant house 20 years ago. During this time my ex and I rented out the studio, lived in the house and claimed depreciation on it. After 20 years I...
Zachary Cuneo
Capital Gains on Live-In Duplex
Hey everyone,So I can't seem to get a straight answer on this, so I hope knowledge here will help to answer this question. I owned a Duplex from May 2015 until December 2017. I moved in on July 15, 2015, for a total o...
Alex Chitwood
VA loan with non-military co signer.
My older brother is active military and ends his final term in August. My wife, him, and myself plan on moving in together and we are looking for a house. After talking with an underwriter, I was advised my debt to in...
Kyle Rice
Tax help
Is it better to claim everything you can as far as write offs or pick and choose? I've had people tell me both. I'm a new 4plex investor and I'm pretty clueless on doing taxes for real estate business. I want to buy m...