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What Are Qualified Opportunity Zones? Important Details for Investors
real estate investing Investing in blighted or up-and-coming “opportunity zones” offers some significant tax-deferral opportunities, and if you hold your investment for 10 years, your gains could be 100% tax free.
By Daniel Goodwin • Published
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Drop and Swap 1031 Exchange: A Guide for Real Estate Investors
real estate investing The tax benefits of real estate investing are attractive, and one way to keep the good times rolling for partnerships is through a drop and swap 1031 exchange.
By Daniel Goodwin • Published
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Looking to Relocate? Plan for Climate Change
buying a home Extreme weather events are on the rise. If you’re moving, make sure your new home is protected from climate change disasters.
By Rivan V. Stinson • Published
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A Healthy Condo Has a Flush Reserve Fund
Smart Buying Reserve funds for a third of homeowner and condo associations have insufficient cash, experts say. Here are some cautionary steps you should take.
By Patricia Mertz Esswein • Published
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Protecting Your Home from Lawsuits with a Dynasty Trust
real estate An irrevocable dynasty trust can play a valuable role in keeping the valuable equity in your home safe from personal and business-related lawsuits.
By Jeffrey M. Verdon, Esq. • Published
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What to Do When Your Tenant is a Hoarder!
real estate investing Landlords must be very careful how they approach this tricky situation. Handled incorrectly, you could be in for a lawsuit.
By H. Dennis Beaver, Esq. • Published
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A 3-Phase Plan to Get into (and Out of) Real Estate Investing
real estate investing How one Atlanta couple turned a $62,000 rental property into a $3.5 million real estate portfolio and then used a Delaware Statutory Trust 1031 Exchange to exit the business while paying $0 in taxes.
By Dwight Kay • Published
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How to Grow Your Wealth Like the Real Estate Moguls Do
real estate investing The secret is to boost your wealth through generating both internal and external returns. Here’s how to do that. And, surprise: You don’t even have to own real estate to take advantage.
By Brian Skrobonja, Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) • Published
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The Myth of Passive Real Estate Investing
real estate investing Owning income-producing rental property may sound like an easy way to earn returns to many investors, but the reality can be very different from the dream.
By Eric Roberge, Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Investment Adviser • Published