All Forum Posts by: Jeremy England

 I partnered with an investor group back when i was building and did a few homes. It was a 50/50 split of the profits. Cost plus contract. Back then typical profits were in the 45k-50k  per house range.  For around 2000 sf homes in south alabama. Builds took from 4-5 months on average. Built 3 houses at once. So when the houses sold it was a good payday.  No money in between however.  Took some finesse to not get paid for 6 months or so.  

 At least in the 2 states ive built homes in an owner builder could only build his personal residence.  Not investment property or second home

 Cost on a 345k house would never be 85.  And it alL depends. Who owns the lot?  If the builder doesnt own it well its not his to sell.  You are paying the builder for his time and expertise. Thats all on a cost plus contract

Ive actually been thinking of getting licensed again to build my own small multifamily rentals.  And pull permits for my own rehabs

It varies.  I was a builder from 2005-2008 and it depended on how much i was risking.  If it was a cost plus contract. I would tack on between 12 and 15 pct depending on the customer.  If it was a fixed price contracT i woulD estimate high and also figure for a bigger profit margin

Good morning all, so I recently did my taxes. I used Turbo tax deluxe. Anyway, it was a good year money wise. Better than usual obviously because we owe the IRS about 2800 dollars. I have 1 rental property and believe I have maxed out the write offs I can take without just flat out making them up. I had almost no expenses from the property this past year. I manage it myself, rehabbed it back in 2018. Advertising is free, software I use is free, computers I use are personal and prof use. I have an LLC specifically for the rental property.

Anyway, my net income from the property according to TT is -600, this is after depreciation and write offs.  

I decided to play with the numbers on TT to see if I could reduce my tax liability.  I wanted to see If I did any capital expenditures how much that would influence my bottom line.  The AC in my rental is pretty old.  Installed in 06, so I figured if I spent 3000 on that, what would it do.  My tax liability decreased by 500.  So I would "save" 500 on taxes if I spent 3000 on an AC.  

I've heard of retirement accounts for self employed people. I've maxed my IRA and 401k this year. But isn't there one where you can contribute like 50k or some ridiculous amount. Would that reduce my overall tax liability?

Thanks

https://www.washingtonpost.com...

This article highlights how millenials are not buying property like their parents did. In certain markets this could mean an excessive inventory of housing.  

Prices will take a hit in some markets.  What will this do for rental rates?  I didnt own any rentals back in 08 when the market crashed so i have no idea.

It makes me think about asset allocation in the next 15 or so years

 You need to set up an sdira and roll the funds into that. I havent done it but there are several recs on this forum. Just do a search

I've been maxing my 401k for the past 8 years.  Did the match for the previous 3 years.

When one considers the match, and the market gains in the total ROI. Right now I have about a 145pct ROI.

If you want to compare that with a REI, if you plan on BRRRR the property, then your ROI will be much greater. However, Risk is higher as well. If you lose on a REI, your losses tend to be larger.

I look at my 401k as my "low risk" investing (even though its entirely in common stock funds).  I'm comfortable with a great deal of risk.  Plus I look at market dips as means to purchase more with my money.  

I've managed to get this far with maxing the 401k and rei at the same time so my advice is to do similar

Knocked it out of the park, what are you? like 23?  You'll be rich by 30 keeping this up