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The 2026 SALT Cap Jumped to $40,400 — Enough to Flip Many Households Back to Itemizing
The 2017 tax law nearly doubled the standard deduction and capped SALT at $10,000, pushing most filers off itemizing. A 2025 law partially reverses that for high-tax-state homeowners — quietly, and for a limited time.
An 8.5% Property Manager Costs $390/Year More Than Self-Managing at $40/Hour
Property management fees are a fixed percentage of rent. Whether that's a good deal or a bad one depends entirely on what your own time is actually worth — see the real break-even.
A $130K Bridge Loan Costs $6,717 Over 5 Months — Often Cheaper Than a 2% Flat Fee
Bridge loans and 'buy before you sell' fintech programs solve the same problem with structurally different cost curves — one accrues interest by the month, the other charges a flat percentage regardless of timeline.
A 1031 Exchange Defers $35,000 in Tax — Worth $33,850 More After 10 Years Invested
A like-kind exchange doesn't eliminate capital gains and depreciation recapture tax on an investment property sale — it defers it, and the real value comes from what that deferred money earns in the meantime.