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Why Phoenix for Your 1031 Exchange: A 2026 Guide for Investors Trading Out of California, the Pacific Northwest, New York, Chicago & Texas
1031 Exchange Guide · 2026 Why Phoenix for Your 1031 Exchange: A 2026 Guide for Investors Trading Out of California, the Pacific Northwest, New York, Chicago and Texas Population scale, a $265 billion semiconductor build-out, a 2.5% flat income tax, no rent control, and a rental market that just tur
Your 2027 Short-Term Rental Bonus Depreciation Playbook: Buy Now While Others Wait
With about two months left in the year, most investors can no longer buy, launch, and qualify before December 31. The smarter play: use today's buyer leverage, open for bookings as peak season starts in January, and claim bonus depreciation on your 2027 return with a full year to qualify. Home
New Construction Deals in Phoenix: How to Use Builder Money to Beat 7% Rates Before December 31
New Construction · Greater Phoenix · Year-End 2026 Buyer's Guide Rates are over 7%. Builder money is how you beat them before December 31. Mortgage rates just hit a three-year high. That makes builder-paid buydowns, closing-cost credits and quick move-in closeouts the most valuable deals in Arizona
California-to-Arizona 1031 Exchange: How a San Diego (La Jolla) Condo Sale Deferred 100% of Capital Gains Tax in Scottsdale
Client Case Study | California to Arizona 1031 Exchange California-to-Arizona 1031 Exchange: How a San Diego (La Jolla) Condo Sale Deferred 100% of Capital Gains Tax in Scottsdale A fast-moving La Jolla Cove (San Diego) sale, a 1031 exchange executed against the clock into a North Scottsdale estat
Victory at Verrado Home for Sale: Single-Level Living with White Tank Mountain Views
Just Listed · Victory at Verrado · Buckeye, Arizona Victory at Verrado Home for Sale: Single-Level Living with White Tank Mountain Views 20947 W Mariposa Street Offered at $735,000 3 Bed + Den · 3 Bath · 2,534 Sq Ft · Single Level View MLS Listing → $735K List Price 3 + Den Bedrooms 3 Full Bat
New Construction Near TSMC in Phoenix: How a Tech Buyer Saved $79,990 and Cut Taxes With a Rental Property
Client Win · New Construction Near TSMC · Phoenix AZ 85085 New Construction Near TSMC in Phoenix: How a Tech Buyer Saved $79,990 and Cut Taxes With a Rental Property A North Phoenix new construction case study: how I helped a high-earning tech professional buy one of the builder's last spec homes in
Phoenix Housing Market Update: Prices Turn Positive as Buyers Gain the Upper Hand
Greater Phoenix Market Update · September 2026 Phoenix Housing Market Update: Prices Turn Positive as Buyers Gain the Upper Hand Phoenix just posted its first year-over-year price gain since May 2025, yet today's market has shifted further toward buyers. Here's what's really happening across the Val
Selling Before You Buy: The Homeowner's Transition Playbook
Home & Mortgage Strategy · Updated September 2026 Selling Before You Buy: The Homeowner's Transition Playbook Seven proven ways to bridge the gap between the home you're leaving and the one you're not in yet — from bridge loans and rent-backs to the 2026 rule that lets you use market rent, not a sig
Retiring or Snowbirding in the Phoenix Metro: A Financial Planner's Guide | Eric Ravenscroft
Phoenix Metro Relocation & Retirement Series Updated September 2026 Retiring or Snowbirding in the Phoenix Metro: a financial planner's guide, not a listing tour Most guides to Arizona's 55+ communities are written by people who've never modeled a retirement cash-flow statement. This one is — and it
Scottsdale Short-Term Rental: Bonus Depreciation Turns an Overlooked Lot Into a Fully Booked Airbnb
Scottsdale Short-Term Rental Case Study · September 2026 Scottsdale Short-Term Rental: Bonus Depreciation Turns an Overlooked Lot Into a Fully Booked Airbnb How I helped an out-of-state, high-income buyer find a Scottsdale short-term rental with room to build — and used bonus depreciation and the ST
Buying a Golf Course Home in Verrado for Under $1 Million: A Real Client Case Study
Client Win · Verrado, Buckeye AZ Buying a Golf Course Home in Verrado for Under $1 Million a Real Client Case Study How out-of-state buyers from Oregon landed a private golf-course home in Verrado for $980,000, with a brand-new roof and $33,450 in closing credits, on a property two other buyer group
The Strategic Sale: Why Most Phoenix Listings Leave Money on the Table
Seller Strategy · Greater Phoenix Metro The Strategic Sale: Why Most Phoenix Listings Leave Money on the Table A home is the largest financial asset most people will ever hold. Most agents sell it like a transaction. I was trained to manage it like a portfolio — and in this market, that difference i
How Cost Segregation Turned a $1.235M Phoenix Short-Term Rental Into a $252,000 Tax Deduction
A client win — 4435 E Kings Avenue, Phoenix How Cost Segregation Turned a $1.235M Phoenix Short-Term Rental Into a $252,000 Tax Deduction Inside the acquisition of 4435 E Kings Avenue: a fully furnished, turnkey short-term rental bought for California investors — passed over twice by other buyers ov
TSMC North Phoenix Real Estate: The Investor's Guide to Submarkets, Rentals & 1031 Exchanges
North Valley Investment Briefing — August 2026 TSMC North Phoenix Real Estate: The Investor's Guide to Submarkets, Rentals & 1031 Exchanges By Eric Ravenscroft · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026 · ~19 min read TSMC's build-out isn't one headline — it's a staged, multi-year construction
Phoenix Housing Market Update — August 2026: Prices, Luxury Trends & Investor Insights for Buyers, Sellers & Investors
August 2026 · Greater Phoenix Market Report Phoenix Housing Market Update, August 2026: Prices, Luxury Trends & Investor Insights for Buyers, Sellers & Investors Headline prices softened in August, but the number most people are reading overstates it. Underneath, luxury demand is reshaping the avera
Real Estate as an Asset Class: A Wealth Manager's Guide to Building Wealth Through Property
Field Notes / Portfolio Strategy Real Estate as an Asset Class: A Wealth Manager's Guide to Building Wealth Through Property Most people budget for a house. Almost no one underwrites it. After a career managing portfolios and a second one closing $100M+ in property, I've come to believe that gap is
You Need A Tax Break. Here's The Real Estate Play High-Income W-2 Earners Use
Tax & Real Estate Strategy · Updated August 2026 You Need A Tax Break. Here's The Real Estate Play High-Income W-2 Earners Use. Now that 100% bonus depreciation is permanent, this is the single highest-leverage move available to W-2 earners who own — or are willing to own — investment real estate. H
So You Want to Buy a New Construction Home in Phoenix? Here's What You Need to Know.
New Construction · Buyer's Guide So You Want to Buy a New Construction Home in Phoenix? Here's What You Need to Know. The financing that makes it cheaper than resale, the incentives builders won't volunteer, and the backyard that isn't included — plus two real client wins from this year. Eric Ravens
Do Snowbirds Have to Make Arizona Their Primary Residence to Get the Property Tax Break?
A snowbird's guide to Arizona property tax: Class 3 vs. Class 4 classification, the Limited Property Value cap, the Senior Freeze, and how Arizona's taxes compare to California, New York, and Illinois. Skip to content Assessor Record · AZ Filed for part-year & seasonal owners · 2026 cycle Do Snowb
California to Arizona: A 1031 Exchange That Turned One Rental Into Two
Client Win · 1031 Exchange California to Arizona: A 1031 Exchange That Turned One Rental Into Two How a single-family rental in Southern California became a two-property Arizona portfolio — and nearly doubled the client's monthly cash flow in the process. Eric Ravenscroft, CRS — The Ravenscroft Gr