Real Estate and Income Taxes

Nobody can make a single real estate decision without knowing the tax consequences and how to fine tune the transaction to deliver tax benefits.  3 hour class. Live online includes time for Q&A and earns 3 hours real estate CE, eligible for MCLE. If you buy the video, you can call for Q&A with no consulting fee.

1. Dealers vs investors and different tax treatments (helps you structure a deal for maximum tax benefits)
   
2. Options and tax deferral (sell today and move income into a later tax year without needing to go through a 1031 exchange)
3. 1031 exchanges (yes, still available and still affects pricing decisions if you know somebody has 1031 pressure)
4. Bonus depreciation (now back to 100%-how to use this in selling)
5. Accelerated depreciation and cost segregation (especially if you intend to hold property for only 3-5 years, load up your deductions in those years)
6. Recapture taxes-the hidden land mine in property sales
7. Stepped up basis (knowing this allows you to overcome unspoken seller reluctance)
8. Renting out primary and vacation homes (including how to move money from one of your accounts to another one and save thousands on income taxes)
   
9. Charitable gifts of appreciated real estate (get a tax deduction equal to the appraised value, not your basis)
10. Seller financing tax treatment (can make a difference in how a deal is structured)