Sometimes meeting leverage requirements in a 1031 Exchange can be challenging. This month, I’ll talk about how we can, through a “combo exchange” mix higher and lower-leveraged properties together to meet IRS requirements and achieve our clients’ goals.
Many of my clients own multiple properties, and it’s not uncommon for them to sell at about the same time. When this happens, we will combine their 1031 Exchange Accounts. There can be many benefits to doing so, as this article examines.
Net Leased Properties are valued according to the amount of income they provide, the length of their leases, and the financial strength of their tenants. We can increase value in such properties by improving any of these three metrics. This month, we’ll discuss how to enhance tenant credit.
Real Estate investments can potentially generate more work, worry, trouble or pain for their owners. What is the “Pain Factor” of your real estate investments, and can we lessen that by exchanging into different properties?
A big part of investment success comes from analyzing your performance. What works, what doesn’t, and what can you do better? To do this, you’ll need to produce a Cash Flow Statement for each of your properties. It’s not hard to do – this month’s article will walk you through it.
Single Family Residential rentals create poor cash flow when compared with NNN leased or multifamily investments. The reason for this is actually a benefit to Single Family owners – their values are comparatively higher than other investment properties. This month, we’ll explore the potential benefits you can enjoy when moving from single family to NNN or multifamily investments.
The Opportunity Zone is a powerful tool that Congress created that allows investors to defer non-1031-eligible Capital Gains through real estate investing. Congress has not extended the legislation that created this tool, so the current round of Opportunity Zone funds on the market may be the last once they sell out in 1st quarter, 2024. This could be your Last Call if this is something that can help you.
Is today’s market a good time to sell? This month, we’ll seek to answer that question.
The Internal Rate of Return, or IRR, is a financial measure that seeks to measure financial returns over a time period while taking the time value of money into account. I find that rate is often quoted in sale materials, but never explained. This article will walk you through how this number is measured, and how you can use it to estimate your returns.
This month, we’ll review student housing as a real estate asset class. When done right, it may be a way to collect higher rents and see more appreciation potential. It also can be a great way to work around rent controls.
Each year, California is making it harder to be in the landlord business. It’s almost as if the state is telling us that we aren’t wanted here. Maybe it’s time that we started listening.
Office vacancies, when compared to other asset classes such as apartments or industrial, are high nationwide. Could this be an opportunity or a hazard for investors?
