During the last housing market crash of 2007-2008 home foreclosures nearly tripled, as this 2009 article from CNN Money reports. Real estate investors stepped into the market and scooped up…
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What real estate investors need to know about #proptech
Investing in real estate creates mountains of paperwork, surprisingly high and unnecessary transaction costs, oftentimes with unexpected delays in closing. But all of that is quickly changing as the real…
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A Clear & Simple Guide to Rental Property Depreciation
Rental property depreciation is one of the biggest and most important deductions for real estate investors because it reduces taxable income but not cash flow. For many landlords, the most…
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Capital Gains, Depreciation Recapture, and 1031 Exchange Rules [2021 Update]
Note: This post is one in a series of articles produced in collaboration with The Real Estate CPA as part of the Tax Guide series. All corresponding tax articles are…
Rental Property Tax Deductions: The Ultimate Tax Guide [2023 Tax Year Edition]
If you’re like most real estate investors, tax season likely produces sweaty palms, an intimidating “to do” list, and an overwhelming sense of dread. The good news? It doesn’t have…
Why investors need to understand millennial demographic trends
As real estate investors, we have to pay close attention to demographics. This week, millennials were all over the news in various stories that relate to real estate. CNBC’s The…
How Real Estate Investors Can Profit From Today’s Low Interest Rates
How low will interest rates go? It’s a question being asked by many real estate investors. We can’t predict the future, but we do know that with current interest rates…
Reports: Rent control hurting real estate investors investors
Will Parker and Konrad Putzier of The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) opened up the week with empirical data backing up what many had warned would happen—rent control is hurting…
What San Francisco’s COPA Act means for landlords
In April of this year, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA). COPA went into effect on June 3rd and applies to…
