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How Trump Negotiates Real Estate
By Eugene Vollucci · 7 years ago
Palos Verdes, CA. When I first started buying and selling rental income property, I put an offer in on a building. I had my appointment set at 1:00 PM and I had to wait until ...
How Do You Put a Small Group Of Investors Together Inexpensively?
By Eugene Vollucci · 7 years ago
I recommend purchasing midsize rentals. Buying them usually requires a little more money than investing in single-family homes. If additional capital is needed, consider forming a small group of active investors.
There are various entities ...
Will the UK Cause a US Recession?
By Eugene Vollucci · 7 years ago
Palos Verdes, CA. When a majority of the UK population decided to leave the European Union (EU), their decision unleashed uncertainty on real estate markets and revealed the perplexity on both sides of the Channel ...
How Will Raising Minimum Wages Affect Rentals?
By Eugene Vollucci · 7 years ago
Palos Verdes, CA. With many states increasing the minimum wage, a demand for labor plays an important part to real estate investors. Why is this so important for these investors?
Consider the following scenarios: Let ...
Does Trump Really Pay Income Taxes?
By Eugene Vollucci · 8 years ago
Palos Verdes, CA. Recently, Trump was asked to make his tax returns public.
However, he refused because he said that he was under audit. When the audit is complete, he says he will release them. ...
Trump’s 6 Steps to Billionaire Status
By Eugene Vollucci · 8 years ago
Palos Verdes, CA. Trump discovered early in life that real estate was the best investment to control risk and create wealth. According to the The Real Estate Digest seven out of ten millionaires made their ...
Clever Real Estate Tax Planning
By Eugene Vollucci · 8 years ago
NEWS
The Cal State Companies: Center for Real Estate Studies • Cal State Properties • Cal State Investment LTD Partnership
PO Box 96 • Palos Verdes, CA 90274 • Phone 310-245-6952 • E-Mail CalStatecompanie@aol.com
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When Will The Fed Increase Interest Rates?
By Eugene Vollucci · 8 years ago
Palos Verdes, CA. There is an old German saying "postponed but not nullified". This is true for the Fed’s decision to keep its central bank rates unchanged in September and October. The Fed’s vote against ...
Will The Feds Now Start Hiking Interest Rates?
By Eugene Vollucci · 8 years ago
With the return of the US economy to a much more sustainable pace of economic expansion, the central bank is expected to start hiking central rates soon. How will this affect real estate investments?
The ...
7 Secrets Your Consultants Won’t Tell You
By Eugene Vollucci · 8 years ago
Paraphrasing an old saying: If you act as your own attorney, you have a fool for a client. This also applies to a real estate investor who tries to act as property manager, real estate ...
Three Things The IRS Won’t Tell You
By Eugene Vollucci · 9 years ago
Income tax liability is derived by multiplying taxable income by the applicable tax bracket rate. The lower the taxable income, the lower the rate, thus the lower the tax liability. Herein lies the secret to ...
Why Real Estate is Your Best Investment
By Eugene Vollucci · 11 years ago
Using Real Estate to Control Risks
Real estate allows you to control your risk because you can actively participate in the decision-making process. Passive investments such as stocks don’t give you this opportunity. Movements in ...
IRS Best Kept Secret- The $25,000 Write-Off
By Eugene Vollucci · 11 years ago
IRS BEST KEPT SECRET- THE $25,000 WRITE-OFF
Apartment investments still provides the opportunity to easily qualify as an active participant. In doing so, qualified investors can deduct up to$25,000 per year against salaries and other ...
IRS Best Kept Secret-Depreciation Deduction
By Eugene Vollucci · 12 years ago
INCREASING THE DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION
Maximize the deduction for depreciation on apartment buildings :
1. To increase the depreciable basis of the multi family asset, take the higher of either the tax role or an independent ...