what is a real estate holding company? what those it do?
Q. what is a real estate holding company? what those it do?
Asked by marcink99 - Thu Mar 8 19:42:04 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Men in Middle. The buy, hold properties for a while, and sell at high prices
Answered by Celina J - Fri Mar 9 03:06:58 2007

i have a few questions about real estate?
Q. what is a real estate developer and is a real estate developer the same thing as a real estate investor and if there are not the same thing than who normally makes more money in a more normal economy. then my number two question is what is the difference between a real estate holding company and a real estate development company?
Asked by Henry H - Wed Apr 14 20:49:03 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. a person or company who buy or option land for the purpose of rezoning, improving, planning, financing and building real estate product with the intention of making a profit is a developer. A real estate investor could be the above entity if they opted to retain in their portfolio the above product. Also, a real estate investor could be one who buys finished product which is leased on a long-term or semi-long-term basis, looking for both a return on cash and a return on investment (which anticipates debt-service, depreciation, management, etc.) A real estate holding company purchases leased investments, sometimes manages them and parcels out ownership interests similar to a mutual fund. The development company was first explained above. [cont.]
Answered by Bert - Wed Apr 14 22:40:13 2010

C, S, or LLC Corporation for Holding Company?
Q. Anyone know which would be better? Say for a real estate holding company. A company that does nothing but hold assets.
Asked by onesmartguy - Wed May 16 21:10:23 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The answer depends on who & how many people are involved, how many properties and their use. Typically entities are created to get a benefit from the form of the entity. If it is just you and a small number of people who intend to hold one property for a long period and there is no personal liability issue creation of an entity might be an inferior choice compared to simply titling the property appropriately ( joint tenants or tenants-in-common). Entities can create a tax return filing requirment and/or minimum tax payment needlessly. Also, like marriages, entities are easy to create & often complicated to dissolve. Furthermore, financing will be more difficult and expensive, at least at first, and you likely will still be required to… [cont.]
Answered by Hank Roitman, EA - Thu May 24 17:24:36 2007