The 1031 Exchange has been one of the most tax efficient investment vehicles available to real estate investors for many years. However, with the creation of Opportunity Funds under the Opportunity Zone program, the 1...

Last Friday, the Treasury released their Proposed Regulations [REG-115420-18] on Opportunity Zones - possibly the best tax shelter created, ever! At Marcum, we are hard at work putting together insights as we peruse t...

PHONE RINGS...My wife who does our real estate brokerage accounting and investment business bookkeeping just called me to say we owe $47K in taxes...{heart stops}.BUT I didn't blink an eye because I understand the tru...

Real estate has long been a favored investment avenue due to its potential for appreciation, steady cash flow, and diversification benefits. Beyond these financial gains, savvy investors also benefit from various tax ...

What are some of the benefits for the SELLER when using seller financing? I am in Minnesota and I’m trying to buy a rental property using contract for deed. I want to know all the benefits to the seller. How can the s...

Looking for any insight or info into Opportunity Zones. I am about to close on a property that is in an opportunity zone, but not sure if there are any immediate benefits. From what I've read, it sounds like if you ha...

I just heard of this thing called Opportunity Zones. A guy I met recently has sold his rentals this year, and is getting ready to take a tax hit. I don't know enough about Opportunity Zones to speak intelligently abou...

Looking for insight with this deal, please! I currently rent where I live. I sublease out the house by room. It's a 4 bedroom 3 bath. But I also rent the finished basement part as a room too. So I live in 1 room and r...

Flipping channels, watched 5 minutes of JB’s first campaign rally.  Says eliminate stepped up basis on capital gains to help lower cost of education.

Hey everyone, I'm a financial planner by profession & I really dislike "sales pitches."  All of the sales pitches I've seen for Cost Seg studies show the tax benefit at "37% tax rate" which doesn't apply to most i...