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Jump-Start Your Real Estate Portfolio with House-Hacking

Jump-Start Your Real Estate Portfolio with House-Hacking

Real Estate Education, Real Estate Financing, Real Estate Investing
Summary: Are you wanting to get started in real estate investing but don't have the funds to get started? Maybe you have student debt so it just doesn't seem like the right time? If that's you, you might want to consider house hacking to jump-start your real estate portfolio. Not only does house hacking give you a way to buy a property with little or no money down, it also allows you to live rent-free. And if you REALLY know what you're doing, you can even generate a significant amount of rental income!  (more…)
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What is a DST 1031 Exchange?

What is a DST 1031 Exchange?

All Posts, Real Estate Education, Real Estate Financing, Tax Benefits
Summary: For seasoned real estate investors, there’s probably nothing more stressful than meeting the 1031 exchange requirements. The timelines are tight and finding a replacement property can pose a significant challenge, especially in a hot market. So what do you do when you’re up against the deadline with zero replacement properties on your list? Do you curl up into a ball, admit defeat and pay the capital gains taxes? No! You have options. One of them is a DST 1031 exchange. (more…)
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What Makes a Good Rental Property Investment?

What Makes a Good Rental Property Investment?

Real Estate Education, Real Estate Financing, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Metrics
Summary: How do you know if a rental property is a good investment or not? One way is to have the right metric to help you analyze the deal. Problem is, there are so many different metrics out there, it can quickly get overwhelming for the new investor. Part of the issue may be that some investors buy properties without a clear strategy. If you have a clear strategy, then it's easier to identify the metric that will help you achieve your goals. (more…)
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Bonus Depreciation Phase-Out, Explained

Bonus Depreciation Phase-Out, Explained

All Posts, Bookkeeping, Financial Freedom, Real Estate Financing, Real Estate Investing, Tax Benefits
Summary: If you haven’t heard, bonus depreciation is being phased-out over the next several years! Whether you’re an experienced investor or a newbie, you’re going to want to know how this is going to impact you as a real estate investor. You might be wondering, does this mean it’s not worth doing a cost segregation study anymore? What about real estate investing in general? In this article we’ll answer these questions and more!  (more…)
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What is Cost Segregation and Bonus Depreciation?

What is Cost Segregation and Bonus Depreciation?

Mindset Shift, Real Estate Education, Real Estate Financing, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Metrics, Tax Benefits
Summary: What is cost segregation and bonus depreciation? And more importantly, what are the benefits of cost segregation and bonus depreciation? In this article, we will dive into both. When you are a Real Estate Professional or you materially participate in your vacation rental, you gain access to a whole host of tax advantages that are not available to the average tax-paying high-income professional. Cost segregation/bonus depreciation is just one example of that powerful tax advantage. (more…)
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Real Estate Year in Review 2021: Part 2 Refinances and Purchases

Real Estate Year in Review 2021: Part 2 Refinances and Purchases

Real Estate Financing, Real Estate Investing, Uncategorized
Summary: This is part two of our real-estate-in review for 2021. We cover Purchases and Refinances. Each year I put together a real- estate-in-review blog post. Writing this post helps me reflect on the real estate moves we made over the course of the year, the motivations behind them and their results (thus far anyway!). The goal is to give you the opportunity to glean insights from what we are doing, learn from our experiences scaling our real estate portfolio and become better investors yourselves. With that, let’s continue our review of 2021! (more…)
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