Real estate professionals are often woefully unprepared for retirement, which can doom even the most successful agents. Many real estate agents disregard retirement completely. Instead, they plan to continue working until the day they die. Unfortunately, life sometimes has other plans that can prevent us from working into old age. Without saving for retirement, real […]

One of the joys of being a real estate agent is having the flexibility and independence to make your own hours. But one of the caveats of being your own boss is that you also have to make your own retirement plans.  If you’re like most real estate agents, you work as an independent contractor, […]

Retiring as a real estate agent can be a daunting task, but with careful planning and consideration, it is possible to retire comfortably. Here are some tips on how a real estate agent can best prepare for retirement: Start saving/investing early The power of compound interest means that the earlier you start setting aside money […]

Real estate professionals will file their taxes as sole props by default unless they take action. While some real estate agents believe that by setting up an LLC (limited liability company) they can improve their tax situation — they are wrong! An LLC is basically what it sounds like; it’s a company set up by […]

It’s the time of year everyone is gathering up receipts, digital or mashed into a purse or wallet, and getting their tax returns ready to be filed. Although we don’t do tax preparation, the CPAs in our network do. They gave us a few tips to make sure Real Estate agents remember as we are […]