Grouping Elections: How to Unlock Passive Losses
Saturday, March 21
Grouping elections allow taxpayers to treat multiple activities, such as rental properties or business operations, as a single activity for tax purposes, which can significantly impact how income and losses are calculated and applied. Under the passive activity loss rules, income and losses are t...
Tax Extensions: What Investors Should Know Before the Filing Deadline
Saturday, March 14
As tax season approaches, many real estate investors and industry professionals find themselves waiting on critical documents—K-1s from partnerships, updated financials from property managers, or final numbers from syndications. When those documents aren’t ready by the filing deadline, a tax exte...
REITs vs Direct Real Estate: What Investors Should Know
Friday, March 06
If you’ve been around real estate investing for a while, you’ve probably heard the term REIT. Many investors see REITs as an easy way to get exposure to real estate without the headaches of owning property. But from a tax and wealth-building perspective, they work very differently from owning rea...
CEREBRAL PALSY COULDN'T STOP ME FROM BEING A GENERAL PARTNER ON 342 UN
Monday, December 18
On December 30, 1988, the doctors had to perform an emergency C-section on my mother as she was giving birth to me. My umbilical cord had wrapped around my neck, cutting off the oxygen to my brain for one minute. When I was finally born, I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. The doctors told my pa...
Forget real estate I'll just invest in T-bills!!!
Monday, July 17
With rising interest rates treasury bills are more popular today then even before. You're probably thinking, "screw real estate! I'll take my 5% guaranteed payments and forget all the headaches and stress that comes with real estate investing!"... right? When it comes to investment options, tre...
MET GARY LIPSKY LAST NIGHT
Thursday, June 08
Last night was an extraordinary evening for me as I had the privilege of attending a meetup where I met the renowned author of "Best In Class" and the esteemed Syndicator Of The Year, Gary Lipsky. His insights into real estate asset management during a recession were nothing short of eye-opening....