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Saratoga House Prices Are At An All-Time High
Despite high-interest rates, Saratoga house prices have reached an all-time high. Furthermore, Saratoga houses are currently showing the strongest recent price growth in Silicon Valley of any city. Although Cupertino real estate is also showing very strong house prices, other nearby cities, and zip codes are not showing as much strength. The strength of Saratoga real estate is quite localized.Take a look at Silicon Valley real estate.As the graph above shows, Silicon Valley house prices are quite strong even though interest rates have been climbing. It is fairly common that third-quarter prices will be either flat or fall slightly below second-quarter prices unless an interest rate increase is expected.
Short Term Rental Taxes: Airbnb, Vacation, etc.
You do not have to be a real estate professional to move short-term rental income out of the passive income category. This allows many families to deduct their short-term rental losses from other income, reducing their taxes. These tax savings and the higher per-day rent received for short-term rentals make these rentals an attractive investment/business opportunity. Learn more at "Airbnb & Short Term Rental Properties" on julianalee.com.
1031 Exchange, Cash Boot Is Taxed
If your replacement property has a lower purchase price than the sales price of the property you sold, the difference will be refunded to you by your 1031 exchange intermediary at the end of the 180 day period defined for purchasing your replacement property. Since you will be receiving the cash, the IRS will not defer the taxes owed on this portion of your sale. Typically it will be taxed as a capital gain. This cash received is referred to as a cash boot. View more 1031 exchange rules.