Investing with GoodLife | Real Estate News, Investing Tips, & Current Events
A weekly open forum podcast where GLHP’s Principals discuss investing, real estate, and other current events.
Please send any questions or feedback to pod@goodlifehp.comGoodLife Housing Partners is a privately-held real estate investment company based in Los Angeles with a focus on the student housing and workforce apartment sectors.
The firm was founded by Rohan Gupta and David N. Fong in May 2015 and as of February 2021 has assets under management with an estimated value of approximately $350 million.
Investing with GoodLife | Real Estate News, Investing Tips, & Current Events
How Opportunity Zone 2.0 Quietly Became the Best Tax Tool in Real Estate - 220
This week on Investing with GoodLife Housing Partners — David Fong breaks down why Opportunity Zone 2.0 marks a major reset for OZ investing, following fresh insights from the OZ Insiders dinner and the Novogradac Opportunity Zones Conference
- What Changed in OZ 2.0: Permanent program, rolling timelines, and simpler rules — no more racing fixed deadlines.
- Tax Benefits Explained Clearly: 5-year capital-gains deferral, 10% basis step-up (and 30% for rural OZs), accelerated depreciation, and 100% tax-free gains after 10 years — is this better than a 1031?
- Rural OZ Advantage: Lower “substantial improvement” hurdle (50% vs. 100%) opens the door to rehab deals — will rural zones attract outsized capital?
- Capital Is Coming Back: Conference turnout, billion-dollar OZ funds, and renewed advisor and investor confidence — entering the next OZ capital wave.
- Beyond Real Estate: OZ businesses (e.g., medical practices + facilities) create layered benefits — is the business OZ angle underutilized?
🎧 Tune in now for Episode 220 — a deep dive into Opportunity Zone 2.0, why it’s now a permanent wealth-planning tool, and how investors can use it to defer, discount, and eliminate taxes