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With your background in engineering and lean construction, you’re positioned well to optimize real estate projects, especially in a Midwest market like Indiana.

Hi Paulina,You're doing a great job already, optimizing photos, tweaking pricing, and making thoughtful listing updates.

I enjoy identifying opportunities, optimizing those opportunities, and seeing my net worth grow.  

This post is for those who like digging into the details of how their investments work and optimizing their portfolios through math.

If we were to develop both lots at the same time, we may be able to optimize costs and potentially make more on our investment.

@Nicholas Martinez This is a smart question, and you're not alone—many house hackers with construction experience wonder how to optimize tax benefits by involving an LLC.

Hi all,I’ve been managing short and mid-term rentals in San Diego for several years, working closely with individual homeowners to help them optimize their property performance.

LTRs offer stability, while STRs can produce higher returns, but come with more risk and management needs.STR Tax Advantage: If you materially participate (100+ hours and more than anyone else), you can qualify for the STR loophole, allowing bonus depreciation to offset W-2 income, without needing full REPS status.Use Cost Segregation: Ask your CPA about doing a cost seg study to accelerate depreciation, especially if 100% bonus depreciation returns in 2025.Backup Options: If managing real estate feels overwhelming, consider a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) for a passive 1031 route, or an installment sale to spread the tax burden over time.Meet with your CPA and 1031 intermediary to ensure your reinvestment strategy is tax-optimized and aligns with your comfort level on risk and management.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Proactive tax planning helps you leverage deductions, choose optimal structures, and keep more of what you earn.