Fund managers may not be aware of their new role during an IRS audit of companies with partnered members. The new centralized partnership audit regime (CPAR) introduced by the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) started with the 2018 tax year. Under the old rules, there was no mechanism for the IRS to collect tax at the [...]
Your borrowers should have an exit strategy from the beginning to prevent problems later. An exit strategy is a plan that an investor uses to liquidate their position in a financial asset. Real estate investors should plan their exits from the onset of any deal. Here are six exit strategies that you, as a private [...]
Assessing the risks of low-rent/high-cap rate investments in out-of-state markets. Many investors, primarily those in California, have investigated purchasing rental property in states they would have previously not considered. The reason? The low capitalization rates in California compared to Midwest and Southern states. There is so much money in California looking for an investment home [...]
If borrowers give you grief about turning down their application, it's probably because they have these misperceptions about hard money lending. Hard money lenders tend to see just about every type of loan request on the planet. The reality is that many of these loans have no prayer of ever getting funded. Most people simply [...]
Opportunity Zones can be a complicated subject for beginner and expert alike. Opportunity Zones—sometimes referred to as OZs—are a hot topic with real estate and investment professionals. They’re a popular discussion for good reason. If you are an investor in the right situation, these zones (and funds) offer some very advantageous tax benefits. While one [...]
Other Articles in this Series: Part 1 of a 6-part series: The Very Last Nail Part 2 of a 6-part series: Cover Your Asset Part 3 of a 6-part series: The Foreclosure Process Part 4 of a 6-part series: Strategies for Loss Mitigation and REO Disposition Part 5 of a 6-part series: Turning Property [...]
You currently hold the first mortgage on a rental property in California. The borrower is behind in payments to you and has disregarded all your communications. You decide to file a notice of default to start the foreclosure process. Three months lapse, the sale has been set, the date of sale approaches and you want [...]
Working with community banks may help you grow deal flow and returns. Since the banking crisis of 2007, the landscape for traditional lenders has changed dramatically. The most obvious, and ironic, change is that big banks have become much bigger. For example, JPMorgan Chase, with $2.7 trillion assets under management, is so huge that if [...]
A self-directed IRA allows you to invest in private, hard and “alternative” assets without sacrificing the plan’s tax advantages. The 2018 tax filing deadline has come and gone. Last year was hopefully a prosperous one for you and yours, but a lucrative year for you can also mean a lucrative April for the Internal Revenue [...]
Why rates for alternative real estate financing are declining in this rising interest rate market The prime rate has been increasing slowly over the past six months, but real estate financing in the alternative sector in California has decreased. Why? Competition among private lending companies in real estate has increased over the past five years. [...]
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