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Is the 1% Rule of Real Estate Investing Realistic?

The 1% rule is a guideline real estate investors use to choose viable investment options for their portfolios. Although the rule has helped many investors make wise decisions regarding their investment properties, the current real estate market may make following the 1% rule unrealistic.
What Happens If I Don't Depreciate My Rental Property?

Owning and maintaining a rental property can be expensive — not to mention a lot of work. Luckily, some of the expenses are deductible and claiming depreciation helps defray the cost of property ownership. Depreciation is a deduction that allows the investor to recoup the cost of assets (in this case, the rental property) used as a source of income.
Can You Convert a Single-Family Property to a Multifamily Investment?

You can transform a single-family home into a multifamily investment through a conversion where you split the home into multiple rental units. However, there are things to consider before deciding to convert.
What Types Of Costs Are Included In Adjusted Basis?

The concept ofcost basis, or simply basis, is frequently used to understand taxes, amortization, depreciation, and other issues impacting real estate investments. This is because understanding the basis of an investment—in other words, what you paid for it, plus purchase-specific expenses—can impact your overall investment strategy.
Can You Rent an Investment Property to a Family Member?

Acquiring real estate for investment purposes can generate a multitude of benefits. One potential advantage involves the available deductions, including expenses and depreciation.
Can A Spouse Override A Beneficiary?

Estate planning can be complex, partly because the process can be rife with misunderstandings and assumptions. Such issues can range from what exactly is tax exempt to who exactly receives disbursements or assets.
Can Selling My Investment Property Affect My Social Security Benefits?

More than 71 million Americans will receive Social Security benefits in 2024. That includes retirees, people who qualify for SSI disability benefits, and some survivors. Each one will receive an increase in their benefit amount for 2024 compared to 2023 of 3.2 percent, due to a cost-of-living increase tied to inflation.
Are You Having These Three Conversations About Real Estate With Your Advisory Clients?

Financial advisors rarely discuss the potential benefits of investing in real estate with their clients. The reason is twofold: outside of investing in publicly traded real estate investment trusts, real estate isn’t usually taught as part of the finance curriculum for registered investment advisors or certified financial planners; and financial professionals don’t have a compensation structure in place for clients who want to move money into commercial or residential real estate.
Ways to Help Your Clients Cash Out of Their Real Estate Investments

Property owners who are ready to cash out of their real estate investments have multiple options available to them, but each of those options comes with different tax implications.
5 Benefits of Including Real Estate in Client Investment Portfolios

Although the pandemic that shut down America back in 2020 is more or less in the rearview, its lingering effects continue to cast a long shadow across the national economy.
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