Real Estate CPAs in Los Angeles Who Actually Build
We're not accountants who happen to have real estate clients. We buy, develop, and manage property in Los Angeles. 50+ units and counting. We bring what we learn as owners into every tax plan we write, for clients in LA and far beyond.
You've reached the point where your money should work for you. Advise RE plans, prepares, and defends the tax position behind your real estate. Before the year closes, not after. From Los Angeles, we work with investors and developers across the city, the country, and overseas.
What are you here to do?
Four ways in. Every one of them starts with the same short form and a person who reads it.
I want a plan, not just a return.
Year-round tax advisory for real estate investors and developers. The plan happens before the year and the deal close.
Real Estate Tax Advisory → 02I need my real estate taxes done right.
Planning and preparation from one team, built around depreciation, 1031 exchanges, and entity structure.
Real Estate CPA Services → 03I'm building or renovating.
Feasibility, construction budgets, and the tax strategy of a build, from a firm that holds its own contractor's license.
Construction Advisory → 04I'm buying a property.
Underwriting review, structure, and tax modeled before escrow closes, not cleaned up after.
Buyer Advisory →Cross-border investor? Foreign buyers of U.S. property and Americans with property abroad: see International.
LA has tax problems the rest of the country doesn't.
We own buildings here, so we work on them every day. The deep dives live in our California tax library.
We've run engagements where the client has strong positive cash flow and taxable income at or below zero. Legally, through depreciation planning and 1031 exchanges. The key ingredient is actually owning property. So we do.
“We frequently work with Advise RE to help us understand tax issues with our borrowers. They have been fantastic at helping us understand their tax situation and explaining it clearly to us so that we can make better informed decisions throughout the loan process.”
Real estate tax, in plain English.
New videos and articles every week, the same thinking we bring to client work.
How Below-Market Rents Create Hidden Value in Multifamily Deals (Santa Monica 6-Unit Breakdown)
Phantom Income: Why Your Syndication Investors Could Owe Taxes With No Cash in Hand
Dealer vs Investor in Real Estate: One Mistake Could Double Your Taxes
The people on your file.
Small team, senior only. The person you meet is the person who does the work.
Fair questions.
What does a real estate CPA do that a general CPA doesn't?
Depreciation and cost segregation, real estate professional status, 1031 exchanges, entity structure for holding and flipping: the levers that decide what a property actually earns after tax. In our case there's one more difference: we own and develop property ourselves.
Do you only work with Los Angeles clients?
No. We're based in LA and know its rules cold, but our clients are across the country and overseas.
Do you prepare tax returns, or just plan?
Both. The plan drives the return. Splitting them between two firms is how strategies fall through the cracks.
Can you help with a 1031 exchange?
Yes: timing, structure (including drop-and-swap for partnerships), and the filings that follow.
I'm buying my first rental. Is it too early to talk?
The best time to set the structure is before the purchase, not after. If it's genuinely too early, we'll tell you.
How do we start?
Tell us about your situation in a short form. We read every application, and if we're a fit, our calendar link lands in your inbox within one business day.
Tell us what you own and where you're headed.
Five questions, two minutes. A person reads every application. If we're a fit, our calendar link lands in your inbox within one business day. If we're not, we'll tell you quickly and point you somewhere sensible.
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