Hi all,Spent all morning trying to research this and get conflicting answers, so let's try the BP hivemind.1) Is depreciation recapture ALWAYS taxed at 25%, or is it taxed at your ordinary income rate UP TO 25%? I've ...

After years of wholesaling, I decided to get into rehabbing. I'm wondering what type of project I should do for my first rehab. A lot of people are telling me that I should just find a property that needs paint and ca...

I'm not positive that I should pull the trigger on this one yet. I have a lead on a property with an ARV around $107,000. It needs roughly $10,000-$12,000 in repairs. that includes an estimated $3-4K in foundation rep...

Good morning BP!What is the best advice to give someone who wants to start flipping?Taking the first step to getting over the hurdle into real estate investing can be scary for new people. If you had to give someone a...

I haven't done any wholesaling yet.  I'm just starting to gather information.  My question is when you find a deal you want to wholesale how do you determine your own profit?  Do you start backwards with what rehabber...

Hello,Does anyone have experience with using Securities Based Lending for funding deals? Specifically, I am looking at partnering with an individual who owns securities (stock and mutual funds) having them take out a ...

The property I am attempting to buy is in a very nice wealthy neighborhood in central Illinois, however, It doesn’t have a single renter occupying the property at the moment. I’m wondering if I should forgo buying thi...

Hello! I am currently 33 years old and most of my investments are in the S&P 500 as well as other index funds. I am considering selling some of my stock (between $50k and $100k) to put a down payment on a rental p...

This is a would you rather scenario. Its a time sensitive scenario, you can't choose both. 1. Flip, purchase price 110k, needs 40-50k, sell for 199. 2. Rental Porfolio, 5 houses local same town 300k after taxes and mo...

Has anyone ever borrowed money through a bank using your stocks and bonds as collateral?

We could sell the stocks and pay cash for the property, but we would have to pay at least 15% cap. gains.

We woul...