Moving every two years and selling your house tax-free is the best gift ever from the IRS.

If you’ve got a large portfolio already → Revisit trust planning and gifting strategies ASAP.I’m curious are any of you restructuring existing properties into trusts now that the SALT cap and estate exemption changes make it more attractive?

Don't eat out, give hand made gifts, get side work, learn home improvement skills.1st investment; buy a househack, find the ugliest house/duplex etc.

And yes, the VA loan zero-down structure is a gift if you plan ahead for that vacancy risk.

They are a local Louisville, KY homemade kitchen that makes Bourban balls and they are great Christmas gifts.

Although I knew nothing about it, I went the extra mile and gifted him the most expensive fly-fishing pole I could find.

So, they had me in the car on the way to the police station, but when he started suggesting I had to stop at a gas station to get some gift cards, I knew they had gotten me good.

The exclusion now only applies to a primary residence.It doesn't matter if it's a gift or a sale—both trigger a "change in ownership."

I’ve started to do some research on how this would workIve so far come up with -She gifts me my stake in the home, I cover the repairs and pay her an monthly up to the 50% stake after the repairs are made -Purchase agreement for 50% stake in the home -Partial Purchase with payment plan for the rest of the homeIf there’s anything else I’m missing or if you all could provide me with other avenues to go about this it would be helpful.

Besides temp rent credits and general gift cards, we've found giving them a dinner & movie gift cards for a night out are received well.Also, you do need to add more time to contractor timelines, but just adding 2 weeks isn't the best approach.