Property Management News

Since the introduction of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act in 2017, many real estate investors have wondered how these new rules and incentives affect their taxes. Things were so confusing in fact that the IRS recently released clarification on the 20 percent pass-through deduction, and specifically singled-out real estate investments as needing more clarity. To answer some of these questions, I sat down with Brandon Hall, CEO and founder at The Real Estate CPA. Heath Silverman (CEO, Stessa): Welcome, Brandon, I’d like to start with a quick question about the basics. What are the key things that all real estate investors should be doing in preparation for taxes? Brandon Hall (CEO, The...Read more >

In a quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of south Sacramento, the property looks like any other on the block: a single-story house that could use a new paint job, a large front yard that could use a little tidying, a chain-link fence circumferencing the lot. The tenants inside have no complaints—they have a good relationship with the property manager, and broken things get fixed on time. But like millions of renters in this increasingly costly state, they say that if their landlord raised the rent, they couldn’t afford to stay. State law doesn’t do much to protect against such a scenario. Because they rent a single-family home, they wouldn’t benefit from rent control even if...Read more >