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Rental housing markets across the United States have experienced unprecedented demand over the last decade, outpacing supply, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS).

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may have caused some confusion for HNW real estate investors on how to best handle 1031 exchanges. Effective this year, the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act wiped out the 1031 exchange tax deferment benefit for personal property, such as primary residences, vacation homes, artwork and collectibles.

Building wealth and achieving financial independence is like losing weight or quitting smoking. It is simple, but not easy. The first requirement of building wealth is to know the difference between assets and liabilities.

When you buy an apartment building with a syndicator, you are not buying real estate. You buy a security. Yes, a security. Sound strange? Perhaps. The reason you buy a security is that the syndicator creates an LLC (Limited Liability Company) which they manage.