Here is why: The property's market value at acquisition and the property's market value upon exit are two different numbers and they are only different because of the dollars you put in to make improvements.As in Eric's example, if such a thing were true, nobody would put any money into the deal and sell for profits on a rehab.Don Hines I would have to disagree with your assessment as well.

Red flags for me: their website says "When the www.befunded.com website began in 1998, a small group of mortgage professionals banded together... but the company has only existed since 9/10/2008.

When you guys assess a market value of a property, do you rely on information provided from county estimated market value or zillow.com?

I am not an attorney nor am I a legal or tax professional.

Isn't there something about that also meeting a professional status in real estate versus a dealer??

I am not an attorney nor am I a legal or tax professional.

I recommend consulting a qualified professional before acting.

:)In all seriousness, you want to start asking your professional friends (high income earners such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc) and your older friends (those who might have retirement funds they aren't yet using), and see who is looking for a better return on the cash they have sitting around.Then pitch your *low-risk* opportunity (explain how it's secured by real estate worth a lot more than what you're borrowing) and see if they're interested.

I'm interested to discuss some of the marketing ideas other Real Estate Professionals and Enthusiast use as it relates to Search Engine Marketing, Putting Your Website on Page 1 of the SERPS in your Market, Whether you use a content management system like Wordpress or Drupal for your professional website.

If so, I highly, highly recommend that you look into finding a new tax professional who should be able to help you restructure your business in a way that can save you a lot of money.And personally, if I had a good tax professional assure me that my business had no way around paying more than 50% effective tax rate, I'd likely close the business and start a different one.