REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TODAY???

Why not real estate investment today! Real estate investment remains one of the best tools for building long term wealth and financial security. Regardless of the distressed state of today’s market, real estate assets remain likely to be the more sound investments in most investment portfolio’s. Having reveled in our recent market where ‘everything go’s’ and ‘nothing ends’ we tend to lose sight of the fact that real estate investing is a long term investment.

That old reliable expression “if you fail to plan . . .you plan to fail” is certainly befitting in the structuring of a real estate investment. (Continued below)

Especially in today’s distressed market, the acquisition of a real estate investment demands an in-depth after tax analysis to support an investment value prior to acquisition. Regardless of the market, the investment must be prudently structured and monitored. The investor needs to be aware of the alternative strategies available that can contribute to maximizing after tax return and wealth accumulation.

The information presented in this web site, while focused on the real estate investor, can be useful to investors in general. The content does not get into tax law specifics, simply how tax law impacts real estate as an investment. The list of topics in the left hand column of this page provide a general overview of topics of critical importance to the prudent real estate investor.

About the author: Stewart L. Mac Donald, CCIM, is President of Real Estate Assets, Inc., an analysis services company focused on maximizing wealth through Asset Management in the real estate portfolio. Mr. Mac Donald has counseled on and has been an active participant in a wide range of investment real estate projects. He has written and presented seminars on "Strategic Planning in the Investment Real Estate Portfolio" before bar associations, financial planning and investment groups.