Real Estate Investing Facts

Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investing To lower Your Taxes

An excellent way to save on taxes and keep your money is through owning real estate investment properties. Any interest that you pay on a loan and real estate taxes that are secured by a house is an itemized deduction on your federal income tax return. Also any points that you paid when you purchased the home is also tax deductible.

When you sell your home, any appreciation up to $250,000 is tax free. Don’t forget if you’re married and file jointly its $500,000.

You will receive a tax write off each year from the depreciation (Foreclosure Training)of the property when you purchase an income producing property (duplex, rental unit or an apartment fall into this category).

If you own your own home you will be able to write off the property taxes on your primary and secondary residence. If you choose to refinance your properties you can do what ever you want with the cash and still be able to write off the interest payments. Last but not least the interest you pay on an income producing property falls under operating expenses as one of your deductions. (Foreclosures.com Lists)

Leave a comment | View Comments

Dave Simmons said:
Very good and useful information. Keep up the good work.

Panzer said:
Good site, admin.

Lexus said:
Good site, admin.

Custom Search

FREEDOM$OFT IS BACK

MIKE WARREN Final World TOUR

BUILD MASSIVE LISTS of BUYERS and SELLERS Like Nothing You Have Ever Seen Before

real estate investing Videos

Loading...

Real Estate Investing News

Investment Oasis

Troubled times for the global economy. Markets in disarray. House prices falling. With a new Administration transitioning into the White House change is definitely upon us. And by many accounts we haven't begun to see the end of it.

Vigilant Investor » Blog Archive » Credit Bubble Blues…

Few people discuss money supply these days when it comes to the economy and investing. Yet it once was a primary indicator of future performance. This complacency will very likely sneak up and bite the markets in a bad way.

Investing: Real estate investment trusts risky, but show great returns - The News-Press

Investing: Real estate investment trusts risky, but show great returns
The News-Press
Peculiarly, the commercial real estate market isn't quite as depressed. In fact, funds that invest in real estate investment trusts, or REITs, rose an average 7.5 percent last year, beating the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index's 2.1 percent gain.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust to Announce its Fourth Quarter and Year ...Canada NewsWire (press release)
New Trend on China Real Estate Finance—Analysis on Real Estate Trusts and ...JD Supra (press release)

all 6 news articles »

TEXT-S&P says European real estate should weather downside credit risks - Reuters

TEXT-S&P says European real estate should weather downside credit risks
Reuters
"We think that our macroeconomic forecast of a mild recession for the first half of the year will have a moderate effect on the operating performance of our rated Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) portfolio," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst ...

and more »

American Foreclosure Bottoms at Atlanta Tower Auction: Mortgages - BusinessWeek

American Foreclosure Bottoms at Atlanta Tower Auction: Mortgages
BusinessWeek
While lenders may face more losses, real estate investment trusts are seeking to take advantage by purchasing buildings, said Jim Sullivan, managing director of REIT research at Newport Beach, California-based Green Street Advisors.

and more »