Category: Real Estate Investing

What is the Ideal “Exit Strategy” in Real Estate?

February 10th, 2023
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  »

Top Ten Tax Deductions for Landlords in 2023

February 1st, 2023
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  »

Property Taxes by County: Where do People Pay the Most and Least in 2022?

December 6th, 2022
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  »

When a Roth IRA Meets Real Estate Investing

August 6th, 2019
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  »

3 Business Structure Mistakes Real Estate Investors Make

December 24th, 2018
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  »

Buying an Investment Property Under the New Tax Plan

November 7th, 2018
Given the new proposed United States tax plan from the Trump administration, investing in real estate has some potential implications for a new investor. Most consider the changes extremely beneficial to first-time real estate investors in particular. To cover the …Read more  »

Why Governments Want You to Pay Less Taxes

September 5th, 2018
How To Lower Property Taxes On Your Home?? There is an entire political discussion around taxes: are they fair or unfair? Are you paying your fair share? During the last election cycle, President Trump received a lot of attention when …Read more  »

New 2018 Tax Law Impact on Real Estate Owners

December 27th, 2017
Congress has approved sweeping tax cuts and tax reform that have not been tackled by the federal government in over 30 years (since the Tax Reform Act of 1986.). The new tax law, formally referred to as “The Tax Cuts …Read more  »

Tax Bill Signals Big Gains For Real Estate Market

December 12th, 2017
In the wake of Republican-led tax bill being pushed through the house and senate in rapid-fire fashion, commercial real estate is poised for big gains. Though there are some disparities between the current House and Senate versions of the bill, …Read more  »