IRS data show that taxpayers keep fleeing high tax states; should you follow the wealthy residents with your real estate investing? Is the sudden shift in residents to lower cost states a blip or a new trend? Take a look at the two charts below, what is the...
Think your property taxes are high, are you ready for a 40% increase?
Look at the picture above, in 2018 these buildings sold for 40 million, in 2026 they just sold for 8 million a stunning 78% loss in value. This will lead to an enormous loss in tax revenue for Aurora, CO. The same is happening throughout almost every major metro area...
Taylor Swift tax on real estate coming to a city near you
A new push by states to tax the real estate of the wealthy is going nationwide with cities across the country looking at expensive second homes as the gold mine to solve all their social problems. What is the new “Taylor Swift Tax”? What are some of the new proposals...
Should states cap property tax growth?
Last week I asked all of you should states cap property taxes like Georgia based on inflation? The real estate pros have spoken and as you can see from the chart above, the majority (76%) think that states should cap taxes based on inflation...
American’s staged a property tax revolt, GA led the way
Voters in eight U.S. states passed measures in the last election to offer some form of relief on property taxes, a sign of their mounting frustration with tax bills that have soared alongside huge jumps in home values. Many states will have property tax...
Property tax bomb coming to a city near you? Are you ready for skyrocketing taxes?
It seems nobody is talking about the property tax bomb coming to almost every major city. What is causing the huge decrease in property tax revenue even though your individual property taxes have skyrocketed? Why will your property taxes continue to skyrocket? I’m...
A hidden crisis in US Housing; are fish the root cause?
I took the pic above of a house after a small fire in CO. I’m amazed the house had made it. Unfortunately thousands of property owners in LA are not as lucky. The recent fires in LA are estimated to cost upwards of 50 billion making it one of the costliest...
Property Insurance rates set to jump by 50%; why and who pays?
The mortgage industry should be prepared for large increases in insurance premiums up to 50% according to the Situs Whitepaper. Jennifer Rasmussen, one of the reports authors stated that the average homeowner “was not cognizant of the sheer magnitude of these...
1031 exchange eliminated; what will happen to real estate values and rental rates?
Your taxes will increase $775 Billion dollars according to an analysis by Bloomberg. President Biden has rolled out his proposed tax plan with three major pillars that will impact real estate pros. 1) Elimination of the 1031 exchange provision (or such a low cap...
Biden eliminates 1031 exchange values decline 12% and rents increase 13%
Presidential nominee Biden has rolled out his proposed tax plan with two major pillars that will impact real estate pros. 1) Elimination of the 1031 exchange provision 2) elimination of long term capital gains. These two changes, if passed, will have huge...
Coronavirus raises your property taxes, are you ready for a 3.8 billion dollar property tax bill?
First, I wanted to give a hats off to this guy for taking social distancing to the next level. He hiked out about a mile on thin ice to ensure he was doing his part 🙂 Coronavirus has caused the Federal Reserve to drastically cut rates to almost zero due to the...














