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Mar 14, 2025

🚩 Subject-to under siege by AZ AG

Real estate investors, title agencies, and law firms are swept up in the action

Joseph Seagle

Aug 08, 2025

Housing package advances in Senate

but will it be enough to avoid stagflation in the housing market?

Joseph Seagle

Aug 15, 2025

Use your 401(k) to buy an investment property

... trigger leads will soon be a thing of the past, and big changes are coming for Opportunity Zones.

Joseph Seagle

Jul 18, 2025

Trust This: No capital gains on primary residence sales?

... and -- adding insult to injury -- taxing denaturalization

Joseph Seagle

Jun 27, 2025

Trust This: Fannie & Freddie going private? Pros and Cons

and CDDs are pushing buyers away from Florida's housing markets

Joseph Seagle

Jun 13, 2025

Trust This: Jimmy Buffet's trust war

and it just got easier for employees to sue their employers

Joseph Seagle

Tax strategies every Florida real estate investor should know

In real estate, the difference between a good deal and a great one often lies in how you handle taxes. Florida investors can leverage both federal and state advantages—no personal income tax, generous property protections, and tax-deferred growth tools—to keep more money in their portfolios instead of the IRS’s pocket.

Joseph Seagle

Oct 31, 2025

DST: the 1031 off-ramp

Delaware Statutory Trusts are a vehicle that landlords can use to exit the daily management chores while still deferring tax consequences. Also discover how discovering the smallest thing you can do to get started is the first step to ending analysis paralysis.

Joseph Seagle

Oct 24, 2025

Five times to review your estate plan

There are five critical life events that are an important time to review or create your estate plan. And business owners should know the three things that increase employee happiness and engagement.

Joseph Seagle

Oct 17, 2025

CEO Succession Planning

What can we learn from a tragic story, and how can we look back to move forward? The unexpected and tragic death of a mortgage lending visionary CEO is a wake-up call for other founders. We can also move forward comfortably by looking backward.

Joseph Seagle

Oct 10, 2025

Pet trusts - the oft-forgotten estate planning tool

Plus 5 strategies to ensure your business exit is smooth sailing: Many entrepreneurs don't think about pricing and selling their business until they're ready to hit the door. That's too late. Start early by focusing on the top-five strategies that maximize the value of your business for any potential buyer.

Joseph Seagle