Cash flow from first shovel to rent stabilization: Having enough funds to handle cash flow disruptions during an apartment construction project can save money, time, trouble, and perhaps the entire project. In the construction phase, the construction loan company will constantly inspect to see that the progress of the project matches the request for funds…

The “Independent Contractors” (IC) issue has been a sticky issue for contractors and developers for a long time.  There are rules related to IC’s that originate with a contractor’s license, another set of rules that the State of California uses, and finally, a third set of rules utilized by the Federal Government (the IRS). The…

Do you have a project that needs more capital before you can move forward?  This is often the case.  Perhaps you know someone who owns land and would like to build an apartment building on the land.  The owner may not have enough funds to move through soft costs (or does not want to put…

A new set of tax laws were recently passed expanding the tax rules commonly known as 1031 exchanges.  In the past, only investment real property qualified for the 1031 tax laws.  The new laws expanded the qualified property for exchanges to allow property such as stock gains to be deferred into real property construction projects…

A commonly used technique for deferring gain from one investment property to another is utilizing the code section known as 1031.  This code section allows owners of an investment property (rental property) to sell the property and defer the gain to another “like kind” property. There are a few important conditions, like identifying like kind…