William Vargas
New-ish Investor Seeking Advice
Hi All,Long time lurker, first time poster... I'm looking for advice from those of you who are seasoned and well versed in the real estate investment world.My background quickly: I've been employing the buy/hold/rent ...
Zamontae Stinson
20% down payment or Buying Cash
I see that a lot of investors like to buy properties for cash, and refinance them at a later date to pull out their equity. In my opinion, it would be smarter to use the leverage on the front end, to maximize your pu...
Jasraj Singh
How to avoid paying capital gains tax for flipping?
I wanted to know that how can I avoid paying capital gains tax if I want to sell the property. I know we do a 1031 tax defer exchange but thats only for investment properties. But how can i avoid paying capital gains ...
Greg Tom
Best Tax Advantages for REI with low 6 figure income?
Hello,Wanted advice from BP. I am a big reader over at various 'retire early' sites (Money Mustache, etc.), and have a decently high savings rate after tax. I am trying to maximize my tax savings through real estate...
Joe S.
Is there any hybrid models for short term rentals?
Is there any hybrid models for short term rentals? I have serval single-family houses that would be a great location for short term rentals. The challenges if I paid 25% to a property manager paid all the utilities, t...
Carl Fischer
Carl Fischer, CamaMan, New member intro-Florida and Philly area
I was born in NJ-Carl Fischer- and raised in Ft Lauderdale. I learned from my parents and grand parents at a young age, about real estate and mail box money. I earned my engineering degree form Cornell University and ...
Taylor Stamm
Pooling Money from Roth IRA & 401k for First Home
Hello BP, I will be finishing graduate school in about a year and am starting to look at buying my first home. I plan on house hacking a small multifamily home. I have a good chunk of money saved up, and want to know ...
Robert Dickens
Should I combine 2 townhouses into 1 duplex? Loan rate vs Deprec.
I'm buying a duplex in Jacksonville Beach, FL that has been legally separated into two separately titled townhouses, which means I'm currently going through two simultaneous purchases with two separate sellers (ugh). ...
Julius Clark
BUYING REAL ESTATE WITH CASH
Today's Topic: BUYING REAL ESTATE WITH CASHThere are pros and cons of buying real estate with cash. Like most things in real estate, it depends. Before considering purchasing real estate with cash it is important to c...
Brent Tomczak
Flat fee broker or traditional agent for a flip?
Hello,I'm preparing to list my first flip, and I'm debating how I should go about this. When I was about 98% done w/ the rehab, I put a sign out front just to see if I get lucky, no real serious offers. There is no d...