2025 is shaping up to be one of the biggest years for real estate tax planning.The new tax bill quietly changed a lot — some great news, and a few traps to watch out for.
Here are the big ones investors should know:
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Most realtors don't survive the first 6 months.

They need to sell and downsize to survive financially.

Biggest key: have two exits and enough reserves to survive delays.

Florida is down almost 15% and Texas is following the same path.I bring this up because at a recent meetup some investorswere telling me they are willing to pay full price to beat the competition.That's an insanely bad move right now unless you're willing to come out of pocket to cover expenses to try to keep those houses afloat.Stop speculation for the love of the real estate gods STOP.The only time you lose money in a real estate crash is when you sell in bad timing...BUT you must remember that deals are only deals depending on how they were BOUGHT, not how they were SOLD.Heck, even in Denver the smartest investors I know are buying at even deeper discounts because they know DOM are going to be longer than expected.Get better at sales, get better at marketing, don't be romantic on any one market and we will survive. 

If you can survive the  hell you will be put through, once you reach the finish line it's all great. 

It tells you whether your reserves are strong enough to survive the unexpected.

Thousands survived because of it. 

AI answers instantly and flags renewals so you don’t miss them.Those three loops cover cash, chaos, and continuity which are the only things that really decide if a small landlord survives or burns out.AI’s job isn’t to replace the human touch.

That’s not just a success story — that’s a survival story dressed in drywall dust.