
The Cash-on-Cash Conundrum, Part 1
Life is too complicated; we have too many choices, too many options, too many channels on cable TV. It’s not surprising that sometimes we crave simple answers to complex questions.
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Life is too complicated; we have too many choices, too many options, too many channels on cable TV. It’s not surprising that sometimes we crave simple answers to complex questions.

There is at least one concept in the U.S. tax system that is both very simple and really important, and yet I find that it is unfamiliar to many. And that concept is the marginal tax rate. What is it and why might it be important to you?

You receive an 1004 error “the number should be between 1 and 32767” when trying to print to paper. This error has been fixed in build 1.29 – you can login to your customer account and download the latest build of REIA Express. A workaround for this issue is to first print to PDF, then use your PDF to print to paper.

If you watch what’s happening with the stock market, you’re probably ready to reach for the Dramamine. It’s like being trapped in a really fast elevator, except the buttons don’t take you where you expect to go. Maybe somebody else is controlling the ride. You realize that most of the people you see who have achieved genuine financial independence have done so with real estate. Your next step is to figure out how you can do the same.

Inflation, interest rates, concerns about recession, pandemic-inspired work-style changes, taxes. There are enough wild cards in the deck to give any economic forecaster vertigo.
Not all real estate markets or all sectors are created equal, so to paraphrase an old TV auto ad, your mileage may vary. Nonetheless, we think it’s possible to make at least some reasonable and general forecasts about the near-term prospects for commercial real estate. Here is some of what we’re hearing, and thinking.