Darryl Jacobs, partner at Ginsberg Jacobs, has over 3 decades of experience in tax and corporate law with a focus on tax credit financing transactions.

Darryl starts off with a high-level overview of the various tax credits available to investors. He dives deep on opportunity zones and how geographical areas get designated as opportunity zones. Darryl explains how investors can leverage New Markets Tax Credits. Throughout the show, Darryl demonstrates his deep knowledge in Tax Credits and conveys how it can be a super powerful tool for investors who know how to leverage it!

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Guest: Darryl Jacobs, Ginsberg Jacobs

Link: Sonny Ginsberg (Network Referral)

Link: SUCI Ep 26 - Neal Bawa

Guest Questions:

01:49 Housing Provider Tip - Ensure proper transfer of utilities when purchasing a property to avoid outages!

04:09 Intro to our guest, Darryl Jacobs!

13:26 Understanding Opportunity Zones.

25:04 Opportunity Zones 1.0 vs 2.0!

32:14 New Markets Tax Credits.

54:48 Other tax credit resources for investors.

59:55 What is your competitive advantage?

62:48 One piece of advice for new investors.

64:11 What do you do for fun?

64:37 Good book, podcast, or self development activity that you would recommend?

65:33 Local Network Recommendation?

66:02 How can the listeners learn more about you and provide value to you?

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