Corbett Brasington
Phase timelines...when you are wrong...how wrong are you....
TLDR: When you are wrong on estimating TIME in a phase of a construction project....how off are you? x1.5? x3? x6? x 10? And yes I know the technical answer is "IT DEPENDS" so I will ask that we skip the micro as...
Chris Martin
Census Median Net worth: Renter $5K, Owner $234K
I came across this table on the census web site. Table 721 from this census data has breakdowns of the median (and mean) net worth of Americans by age, race, and tenure. In almost every category, there is quite a wide...
Troy P.
What are the drawbacks of a K-1?
I was reading comments about some crowdfunding site. Someone said they weren't attracted to a particular investment because it was a K-1 instead of a 1099. I was a little confused since a K-1 allows you to claim pap...
Jon Licht
Real Estate Dogma: FACT or FICTION - A Retrospective Analysis
Five years ago I began my journey as a real estate investor. Since then I have also branched out into other assets such as angel investing, note investing, and fund investing. In comparing common "real estate dogma"...
Scott Kim
Tax advantages of having an LLC
Hello BP,I am a beginner buy & hold investor and in the process of acquiring my first rental property in California. I am also planning on forming a business entity mainly for tax savings. My questions are: 1. Is...
Kurt Granroth
Who benefits from a Preferred Return based on Unreturned Capital?
Most private placement deals I see have a LP/Sponsor waterfall that incorporates a Preferred Return, whereby the LP gets a stated rate of return before the Sponsor gets any money.
The Preferred Return can be based ei...
Peter Duncan
Current Market Temp
Good morning BP. I live in the greater Seattle Area. I'm looking to start my second deal soon before I end my tax season and get back to my full-time job. Listening to the J. Scott podcast on house flipping let's m...
Kat Hughes
How to structure a partnership
Hi!
I am looking to do a partnership with a friend from out of state. We are both very committed and have the same values and we think it's a good match. We've gone to a lawyer and basically the lawyer just told ...
Francis A.
Rising Rents Are Pushing More Tenants Past the Breaking Point
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-26...By Patrick ClarkOctober 26, 2017, 2:00 AM PDTRents have increased rapidly across U.S. housing markets as the share of renting households has risen faster than the ...
Manuel Angeles
USA National Office Market Report as of October 1, 2023
Greetings,Here is an update on the current National Commercial Office Real Estate Market in The United States of America:Office vacancy has continued its climb so far in 2023, reaching a record 13.4% nationally, w...