What Are Core, Core Plus, Value-Add, and Opportunistic Investments?
There are many different types of common investment strategies that take into account key elements such as risk, active or passive investments, growth, and a host of other factors. Real estate investors, however, typically follow one or more of the four main property investment strategies: Core, core-plus, value-add, and opportunistic investments.
What Are Infrastructure Investments?
Infrastructure investments are a type of real estate investing that many people are not completely aware of. Every day, you are surrounded by properties that fall under the infrastructure heading: Bridges, highways, roads, energy sources, sewer systems, cellphone towers, and other structures that make life possible in your community are considered infrastructure. Investing in infrastructure may also be a tool for investors who want to further diversify their portfolios while also seeking to increase their own net worth.
Real Estate Flipping and 1031 Exchanges: What You Need to Know
According to real estate research company ATTOM, home flipping rates were strong during Q2 2021 (the most recent data available). Specifically, ATTOM’s researchers indicated that flipping transactions represented just under 5% of all home sales during the quarter, breaking out to approximately one in 20 transactions.
What Is Portfolio Risk and Return?
Pursuing high returns typically comes with high risk; for some people, that is fine. For others, they prefer to be more conservative while still seeking viable returns. How does one know when they have the potential for the best return for the amount of risk taken?
How to Set Up a Charitable Remainder Trust
Estate planning can take on many different forms. A tax-exempt charitable remainder trust is one tool available when planning your estate that you can use to draw regular income, reduce tax liability, and distribute income to your beneficiaries and predetermined charities of your choice.
What Is an Inflation Hedge?
Inflation was a huge factor in U.S. economics in 2021. The year started fine – inflation was just 1.4 percent in January, but by November it had skyrocketed to 6.8 percent, the highest U.S. inflation rate since 1982.¹ That upward trend was keenly felt in American pocketbooks through higher costs in energy, gasoline, food, lodging, vehicles, apparel, and a host of other core commodities and professional services.
1031 Exchange Partnership Interests - What You Need to Know
A 1031 exchange is a way of deferring capital gains taxes on the sale of real estate. Taxpayers who sell property held for investment purposes can defer the taxes by directing the proceeds from the sale into "like-kind" property of the same or greater value, also to be used for investment. In practice, almost any investment property has been considered “like-kind” by the IRS.
Annual Depreciation Allowance: What You Need to Know
Owning real estate can provide investors with a host of tax benefits, but none may be more important than your investment property’s annual depreciation allowance.
Can You Do a 1031 Exchange on Inventory?
Ever since the 1031 exchange was introduced through the Revenue Act of 1921, swapping like-kind property held for investment or trade has been successfully used to help defer capital gains taxes. But over the years, questions have arisen about property that is eligible for exchange.
What Is a Farmland REIT?
Real Estate Investment Trusts, commonly referred to as REITs, are companies that own and operate or finance real estate assets, with the goal of earning income for their investors. Many REITs are publicly bought and sold on stock exchanges and are therefore liquid investments much like mutual funds. Ownership of a REIT allows an investor to hold a fractional share of a commercial real estate portfolio that may include multi-family housing, hospitality property, retail assets, self-storage centers, industrial facilities, healthcare buildings, and more.
