BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast - Opportunity Zone Investing: Real Estate's Tax-Free "Cheat Code"

Opportunity zone investing hasn’t always been around for real estate investors to take advantage of. But as the government began upping the incentives around this type of real estate investing, more tax-savvy investors started to pay attention. You may have heard of opportunity zones before, but you probably don’t know how much of a heavy hitter they are in the realm of tax reduction. Someone who does know about opportunity zone investing is King Malaki Sims—CPA and avid real estate investor. He’s been buying and building homes in opportunity zones for years and makes the case that this type of investing truly is the best real estate “cheat code” out there. Through his simple strategy, Malaki has been able to not only defer taxes but in some cases, eliminate them entirely, just through simple, smart real estate investing. Malaki shares how even a novice real estate investor can find, fund, finish, and furnish an opportunity zone rental property all while keeping Uncle Sam away from their hard-earned profits. If you want to build wealth without having to worry about 1031-ing your properties, Malaki is the man to listen to. ~~~~ Join BiggerPockets for FREE: https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Rich Dad’s CPA Shares 5 Steps to Eliminate Income Taxes through Real Estate: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/biggerpockets-podcast-569-tom-wheelwright?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Grab The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies: https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/the-book-on-advanced-tax-strategies?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Use the BiggerPockets Rent Estimator and Network with Other Investors Through Forums: Rent Estimator: https://www.biggerpockets.com/insights/property-searches/new?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Forums: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ The 20 Best Performing Opportunity Zones for Real Estate Investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/best-performing-opportunity-zones-real-estate-investing?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Explore Opportunity Zones in Your Area: https://opportunityzones.hud.gov/resources/map ~~~~ Follow Malaki on Instagram: @thekingmalak or https://www.instagram.com/thekingmalaki/ ~~~~ Connect with Rob (Roubilt) on Youtube, Instagram, and Tiktok: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Robuilt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robuilt/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robuilto ~~~~ Connect with David and Rob on BiggerPockets: David: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davidgreene24?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Rob: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/robuilt?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none ~~~~ Follow David on Instagram: @davidgreene24 or https://www.instagram.com/davidgreene24/ Episode 599 Show notes at: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-599?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none 00:00 Intro 03:33 Quick Tip 05:42 Build-to-Rent and Construction Financing 13:35 Opportunity Zone Investing 20:25 Where to Find (and Fund) Opportunity Zone Investments 27:18 The Opportunity Zone "Basis" 30:49 Deal Deep Dive 35:48 Investing and Improving the Community 39:41 Opportunity Zone Myths 47:53 Accidentally Investing in Opportunity Zones 48:55 Depreciation and The Tax-Deduction Trifecta 56:55 Fire Round 59:49 Famous Four