Invest in taxable accountsI understand this is to take advantage of tax shelters, but I also understand that you can avoid/delay taxes with some real estate deals.I agree that is good advice however, I only make ~52K a year so it will be a while before I could max out my accounts and further invest.

Hello, I have multiple assets and am a small business owner, so my taxable income and real income are very divergent bc there is alot of cash in my business.

Until you reach the lifetime limit- not taxable. 

I've seen people purchase property with 0% down because the seller didn't want to increase their taxable income!

If you do that, it is treated just like an investment and any gains are taxable.

If it was then you would have to declare it as income or amend your tax return to increase the taxable gain from the sale.

If it's their investment property, then part of each principal payment is a tax-free return of principal, the other part is taxable.

You have a taxable gain or loss at sale.

Essentially, if you live in California, all of your income is taxable there, even if it is earned in another state.  

This type of loan is not a taxable distribution.