Regarding property sales, many investors will hear bad advice such as “just pay the taxes – it’s only 15%.” This month, we’ll talk about how that is FAR from the truth – and show how a property structured 1031 Exchange can save a significant amount of money for real estate investors.
“People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan.” A business plan can help entrepreneurs guide their companies to profitability and success. Doesn’t your investment real estate deserve the same effort?
Inflation is an popular topic in our economy today. The cost of just about everything seems to be rising quickly. This month, I’ll talk about why this is a positive sign for us real estate investors.
Build-to-Suit describes a property that was constructed especially for a certain tenant and to their exact specifications. This month, we’ll explore why this is an attractive feature for investment properties.
Our partial interest properties make use of non-recourse loans. As a result, our partial interest investors can benefit from buying properties with leverage – but this debt doesn’t appear on their personal financial statements and therefore does not affect their ability to secure credit.
There sure is a steady supply of “Crazy New California Laws” coming our way. This month, I’ll introduce the concept of “regulatory creep.” We’ll look at exchanging into real estate out of state as a way to seek superior growth and income potential again.
This month, we’re going “back to basics:” How investors can sell investment property and defer taxes (potentially forever) with a procedure called a 1031 Exchange.
Many of my readers are familiar with the IRS Section 121 Exclusion that allows married couples a $500,000 Capital Gains exemption ($250,000 for unmarried homeowners) on the sale of their personal residence.
I have been following US Census data closely since 2010. As a real estate advisor, I’d like to know which areas of the country have populations that are growing faster than the national average – I think buying in these areas gives us a better chance of success. 2023 population estimates were just released: let’s take a look at the results.
One of the big benefits we receive from our investment real estate (including partial interest properties) is tax savings from the depreciation benefit. If we own the land our building is on, we can only depreciate our improvements’ value since land is not depreciable. With a ground lease, however, we don’t own the land. Therefore, our entire purchase price can be depreciated – for potentially substantially more tax savings!
Hate the loan application process, but need a new loan to fulfill your 1031 Exchange requirements? Partial Interest properties come with turn-key debt that can make your replacement property purchasing process a lot simpler.
Since 2001, my investors have purchased over 545 partial interest properties – including DSTs. Once an investor purchases the property; what then? Does it sell sometime in the future? When? This month, my article walks us all through the plans and the process.
