Category: Real Estate

If you own a property in the U.S. and rent it out to a family member, you may wonder if you have to report the rental income to the IRS. The answer depends on whether you are renting the property …Read more  »

If you own a property that you rent out to tenants, you may wonder if you have to report the rental income to the IRS, especially if you are not making any profit from it. The answer is yes, you …Read more  »

If you own rental property or receive royalty income, you need to report it on Schedule E of your Form 1040. Schedule E is used to report income or loss from rental real estate, royalties, partnerships, S corporations, estates, trusts, …Read more  »

What exactly is meant by the term "exit strategy?" Is it just cool venture capitalist jargon as they take their billion-dollar start-up profitably public? No, the phrase accurately describes the process of knowing when and how "to cash out" a …Read more  »

Robert Kiyosaki coined a timeless piece of wisdom in the form of this quote: "Most people fail to realize that in life, it’s not how much money you make, it’s how much money you keep." ~ Robert Kiyosaki It is …Read more  »

No landlord would pay more than necessary for utilities or other operating expenses for a rental property. Yet millions of landlords pay more taxes on their rental income than they have to. Why? Rental real estate provides more tax benefits …Read more  »

An unavoidable truth in life is taxes. If you’re a homeowner, you’re no exception. But, what you pay can vary significantly depending on where you live. So, the question is: where do people pay the highest property taxes and where …Read more  »

Real estate is the most popular alternative asset The Entrust Group clients own in their Self-Directed IRAs. You have a lot of options when it comes to the type of account you can hold to invest in real estate, but …Read more  »

Starting A Real Estate Investment LLC Why have an LLC? There are mainly two reasons why you want any kind of business structure: Pay less tax, and protect your assets. LLCs can be especially helpful if there are multiple owners of …Read more  »