Even if they do pay all the taxes, they don't get to use the benefits they are paying for (medicare, social security, etc.).

A cash-out refi has closing costs, and if you sell soon, you may not benefit enough to justify the expense.Also, remember that doing a VA cash-out refi will reset your loan terms, and you’ll still pay realtor fees if you sell.

Syndications are great for truly passive income, offering tax benefits and diversification, but require high minimum investments and long-term commitments.

They each have their benefits and challenges.

Do they offer any other services that would benefit you?

Delay gratification is powerful and it's important to start your real estate investing journey early in order to reap the long-term benefits of real estate.

You are adding costs and complications for no benefit at all.

I'm trying to benefit from it.

Quote from @Melanie Baldridge: In 2025 the bonus depreciation rate is 40%.This means that if you bought a property for $1M in 2025, did a cost seg study and found $300K in eligible assets that you could depreciate, you could take 40% of that $300K as bonus depreciation to offset your income in the first year.40% of $300K = $120K.You then apply that $120K to the owner’s personal tax rate to find the final amount that they can defer in year 1.If your tax rate is 37%, you can defer $66.6K.This is a big deal even at the 40% bonus depreciation rate this year.It’s a massive benefit 

The upper level of society works in ways most of us will never understand...it sadly continues to be a back-and-forth thing of reaction...If our country and Chicago as well could take a proactive long term approach, our kid's kids would benefit in a way we couldn't image....