S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

For 30 years I have been asked the question: “Why in the world should I take several days out of my schedule, spend money, and maybe travel a couple thousand miles to attend a marketing session?” The answer is because a marketing session will create transaction closings that could be achieved by no other marketing [...]

Roger and three partners own a well-maintained 80-unit apartment complex that they developed 17 years ago. The property is free and clear of debt and virtually all of the depreciation deductions have been taken. The after-tax return on the current equity is MUCH lower than acceptable to the partners and Roger is ready to be [...]

Unfortunately, I have seen a great many people instantaneously close their minds and stop listening to anything said when the word “charity” is mentioned. The problem is that a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) would be the most ideal strategy for preserving their wealth for a large percentage of these people. When using a CRT strategy, [...]

Why establish a Charitable Remainder Trust
There is no pat answer to why people establish their own charitable remainder trust (CRT) or trusts. Reasons vary with each person’s individual situation. Often there is a combination of reasons. The following are the most common reasons that people choose to establish a self-directed charitable remainder trust:
ELIMINATE TAXES ON [...]

1031 exchanges are widely known and used almost as a matter of course in commercial and investment real estate transactions to defer capital gains taxes these days. The effective use of the CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (CRT), the other method of selling property and ELIMINATING both the capital gains and any estate tax exposure, is just [...]