Here’s AAPL’s position on IRS code, section 199A. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code in 2017. This legislation created a 20% tax deduction for qualified business income for pass-through companies (e.g., limited liability companies, subchapter S corporations, and limited partnerships). It also authorized a 20% deduction for [...]
A borrower’s bankruptcy filing can be one of the biggest headaches lenders face. Bankruptcy protection is designed to give a debtor, whether an individual or a business, a fresh start. Although in some cases bankruptcy may result in losses to lenders, generally the societal benefits of this fresh start greatly outweigh those small losses. The [...]
Heard of lather, rinse, repeat? In life and business, it’s plan, pivot, adapt. Repeat. If you went back to the day your third-grade teacher asked you what you wanted to be, would you say exactly what you are doing now? I bet you a lunch, the answer is no. Life has a way of taking [...]
No matter how well you think you know a person, be sure to perform fact-based due diligence before you make a lending decision. Do you place significant value on your relationships with your best borrowers? If you do, you’re not alone. And because you value those seasoned, well-qualified investors so highly, you—like many institutional private [...]
The popularity of video marketing in the private lending industry continues to skyrocket. According to the State of the Video Market report from Wyzowl Research, 86% of businesses currently incorporate video as part of their marketing strategy for 2021, up from 85% in 2020 and 61% just five years ago in 2016. In the same [...]
Or, is there still room for higher values? During most of 2020, as coronavirus cases heightened, some real estate investors were nervous, believing that after a seven-year run-up in residential real estate values, we were headed for lower prices and possibly even a bubble. Uncertainty is not good for real estate investors. COVID-19 presented lockdowns, [...]
Hiring a knowledgeable fund administrator can help relieve you from non-core, operational back-office functions and enhance your business A growing trend among investment fund managers is to outsource back-office accounting and administration. Outsourcing allows fund managers to focus on deal making and securing capital while an independent third party manages regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and [...]
Optimism continues to be the mood of the year for the multifamily industry. Editor’s Note: We is used as a reference to “the investor.” Rate quotes in this article are sourced from TMUBMUSD10Y | U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note Overview | MarketWatch. First quarter 2021 was one of continued optimism for the multifamily industry. Although [...]
Supply influx converging with affordability-weakened demand would dampen price appreciation. An imbalance between low supply and high demand has pushed U.S. home prices up by double-digit percentages for nine consecutive months, capped by a record 19% increase in April. The April existing home sales report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows 1.16 million [...]
Private lenders can master the art of earning repeat business by leveraging customer data. In a world of infinite choices at your customers’ fingertips, capturing their repeat business might seem far-fetched. You’ll be surprised to know you already have what it takes to make this happen... Data. In today’s real estate industry, private loans are [...]
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