Trent Baeckl is a CPA and shareholder at Perkins and Co.

Commercial real estate investors are among the beneficiaries of sweeping federal tax policy signed into law by President Trump last year. The tax law generally makes investing in and owning commercial real estate — the largest alternative investment class — more attractive than ever.

As we head into the fourth quarter of 2018, it's a good time to recap the tax changes with implications for investors in income-producing real estate.

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