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What Is FIRPTA?
When an individual sells property in the United States, they must pay taxes on that earned income. This tax applies to foreign investors who sell property in the U.S. as well. In fear that foreign investors won’t file tax returns, the IRS requires that a withholding tax be held — which can be thought of as an ‘advance tax payment.’ This requirement is enacted through FIRPTA, which stands for the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act.
What Should I Know About Investing In Real Estate?
Investing in real estate is no easy feat. Despite the many glamorized television shows touting the seemingly “simple” process of buying and selling real estate properties for a quick buck, there is far more that happens when it comes to investing in real estate than these shows portray. For one thing, investing in real estate takes a tremendous amount of research and due diligence, especially for investors who are considering buying a property that they are not entirely familiar with.
What Is Asset Allocation, And Why Is It Important?
Asset allocation is an important aspect of building a diversified portfolio. It is a strategy in which an investor divides capital among several asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, derivatives, and alternatives. While asset allocation does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss in a declining market, this strategy seeks to manage risk by diversifying exposure to asset classes at various locations on the risk spectrum.
Brokers, Bankers & Lawyers
This is part 2 of Ed Maddox's series, entitled: Things I Wish I Knew (While Completing My 1031 Exchange). For part 1, click here. When considering the sale of property and a 1031 exchange, we generally seek advice from trusted advisors during the initial stages. However, as I was going through my own 1031 exchange, I realized that sometimes those trusted advisors may not be the most well-informed on a particular subject. I resolved, therefore, to further my own knowledge in order to make the best decisions.
Realized Raises $6 Million Series A Round Led By Calibrate Ventures
Yesterday, we announced the raise of $6 million in Series A funding. The funding was led by Calibrate Ventures and joined by Rice Park Capital. We will be utilizing these funds to expand our team and technology.
What Is A Quitclaim Deed?
If you have ever purchased or sold real estate, you may have received or been granted a deed in the process. If it was a traditional transaction between unrelated parties, you probably came across what is called a general warranty deed, which provided you assurance as a buyer that the seller owned the property outright, or vice versa. However, it is possible that you have never handled or been issued a quitclaim deed. Although similar in purpose to a general warranty deed, quitclaim deeds have unique features that differentiate them.
Cashing Out To Bring More In
As a real estate investor, there could be times when you find you might need more cash than what your revenue streams can provide. Maybe you want to make improvements on your current properties. Or, perhaps, you want to buy additional assets to expand your portfolio.
Phantom Income: A Haunting Investment Reality
As an investor, you should be consistently on the lookout for issues that might cut into your wealth, as well as those that could increase your tax burden. One such issue that could have an affect on both of these things is known as phantom income.
The Class That Is Right For You
Although we are inching towards the later stages of the cycle, the multifamily investment market has remained healthy. Providing evidence of this is the fact that national vacancy rates have only slowly inched up in the face of high levels of new supply.1 But doing well in this sector involves more than buying an apartment building and sitting back as a passive investor. Before you start your property hunt, however, you need to ask whether that Class A “luxury” investment, or Class B “workforce” property fits your risk profile and your investment goals.
Busting Myths: The Connection Between Real Estate and Interest Rates
As of December 2018, The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) had bumped up the federal funds rate for five consecutive quarters. Although Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled a slow down of increasing rates in the committee’s meeting in January 2019, there is still optimism that the U.S. economy will grow in the near future amongst FOMC members, meaning the possibility of further increases in the future.1
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