Category: Real Estate Investing

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  »

Six Basic Rules of Investing

October 17th, 2017
One of the things I love most about my work is seeing people move from the left side of the CashFlow Quadrant to the right side of the quadrant. The process of moving from being an employee or self-employed to …Read more  »

Top Ten Tax Deductions for Real Estate Investors

July 10th, 2017
I wanted to take the time to write about the top ten tax deductions available for real estate investors.  Though some of this may seem relatively elementary, I've included a few gold nuggets for even our most experienced clients. Real …Read more  »

The Real Estate Professional Tax Loophole

April 18th, 2017
The Real Estate Professional status is a designation given by the IRS based on the number of hours that you work in real estate activities versus other activities. It doesn't mean that you have to become a real estate sales …Read more  »

Understanding the Checkbook IRA and Its Benefits

October 3rd, 2016
When it comes to retirement savings, we all do wish for the same amount of investment freedom that we usually get with our other investments.  Traditionally, most of the financial institutions offer limited investment options, starting with stocks and bonds …Read more  »

Would You Move for $1 Million in New Wealth?

July 8th, 2014
America is a nation on the move.  The Census Bureau says 35.9 million of us picked-up and went somewhere else in 2013, almost 12% of the entire population. We move because of such things as jobs, climate, family and schools …Read more  »