I write about Dallas apartments, Opportunity Zones and running a real estate company on AI.https://barrettlinburg.com/en-ushttps://barrettlinburg.com/appraisal-institute-opportunity-zones-2-0/https://barrettlinburg.com/appraisal-institute-opportunity-zones-2-0/Five things I told appraisers and brokers at the Appraisal Institute's Realty Conference about how OZ deals work and what the second round changes for valuation.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTspeakinghttps://barrettlinburg.com/trec-alc-government-tools-panel/https://barrettlinburg.com/trec-alc-government-tools-panel/A panel for The Real Estate Council's Associate Leadership Council on the public tools that make Dallas projects work, and why the next council election matters.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTspeakinghttps://barrettlinburg.com/cdfa-tedc-opportunity-zones-webinar/https://barrettlinburg.com/cdfa-tedc-opportunity-zones-webinar/Five things I told Texas economic development directors about getting OZ investors to show up, from the final TEDC and CDFA webinar of 2026.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTspeakinghttps://barrettlinburg.com/texas-605-opportunity-zones/https://barrettlinburg.com/texas-605-opportunity-zones/Texas sent its new Opportunity Zone map to Treasury with no announcement. The interesting part is not the 605 tracts. It is how they were chosen.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTopportunity-zoneshttps://barrettlinburg.com/sell-stock-zero-federal-tax-opportunity-zone/https://barrettlinburg.com/sell-stock-zero-federal-tax-opportunity-zone/A late-2026 stock sale plus a January 2027 Opportunity Zone investment moves the tax bill to 2032. Pair it with harvested losses and the federal tax can be zero.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTopportunity-zoneshttps://barrettlinburg.com/taahp-oz-2-0-playbook/https://barrettlinburg.com/taahp-oz-2-0-playbook/Four rules for using the second round of Opportunity Zones for housing, from a panel at TAAHP's Texas Housing Conference.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTspeakinghttps://barrettlinburg.com/ai-for-cre-podcast-savoy-ai/https://barrettlinburg.com/ai-for-cre-podcast-savoy-ai/Episode 11 of the AI for CRE Podcast: how Savoy uses Claude, a shared knowledge base and a home-built operating system, and why none of it faces residents.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTsystems-and-aihttps://barrettlinburg.com/opportunity-zones-and-valuation-bank-appraisers/https://barrettlinburg.com/opportunity-zones-and-valuation-bank-appraisers/A session on Opportunity Zones and valuation for the review appraisers at a top 10 bank, May 2026.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTspeakinghttps://barrettlinburg.com/oz-podcast-380-one-dallas-neighborhood/https://barrettlinburg.com/oz-podcast-380-one-dallas-neighborhood/Jimmy Atkinson recorded episode 380 of the Opportunity Zones Podcast on site in North Oak Cliff, with a driving tour of the neighborhood.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/the-marcus-grand-opening/https://barrettlinburg.com/the-marcus-grand-opening/The ribbon cutting for The Marcus, 76 new apartments in the Cedars neighborhood of Dallas, and the first building where Savoy did every job itself.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTmilestoneshttps://barrettlinburg.com/major-league-real-estate-oz-101/https://barrettlinburg.com/major-league-real-estate-oz-101/Episode 15 of Major League Real Estate, from The Real Estate CPA: the basics of Opportunity Zones for the people who prepare the returns.Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/powers-390-big-beautiful-opportunity-zones/https://barrettlinburg.com/powers-390-big-beautiful-opportunity-zones/The full story on POWERS with Chris Powers: the rough start in North Oak Cliff, the contractor with no insurance, the banker who said yes, and OZ 2.0.Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/yall-itics-future-of-housing-in-texas/https://barrettlinburg.com/yall-itics-future-of-housing-in-texas/WFAA's Y'all-itics had me on to talk about SB 840, the Texas law that lets housing go up on office and retail land without a rezoning fight.Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/promote-podcast-traveling-hfc/https://barrettlinburg.com/promote-podcast-traveling-hfc/The Promote Podcast had me on to explain the traveling housing finance corporation, a Texas property tax structure, while the Legislature weighed what to do.Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/candys-dirt-savoy-dallas-housing/https://barrettlinburg.com/candys-dirt-savoy-dallas-housing/A Candy's Dirt profile from April 2025 on Savoy and why we stay bullish on Dallas housing.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/burnett-lofts-grand-opening/https://barrettlinburg.com/burnett-lofts-grand-opening/The grand opening of Burnett Lofts in North Oak Cliff, named for my great-grandfather, who owned the Dallas Eagles and the ballpark down the street.Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTmilestoneshttps://barrettlinburg.com/rent-roll-jay-parsons-wizard-of-oz/https://barrettlinburg.com/rent-roll-jay-parsons-wizard-of-oz/Jay Parsons walks through a new study on Opportunity Zones and housing, then we talk about why the program worked and what a second round should look like.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/know-your-numbers-ultimate-guide-opportunity-zones/https://barrettlinburg.com/know-your-numbers-ultimate-guide-opportunity-zones/A conversation with Chris McCormack of Better Books on how Opportunity Zone investments work and how we use them in Texas.Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/weiss-advice-experts-guide-opportunity-zones/https://barrettlinburg.com/weiss-advice-experts-guide-opportunity-zones/Yonah Weiss had me on Weiss Advice in July 2024 for a half hour on Opportunity Zone investing.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/tax-smart-rei-oz-tax-advantages/https://barrettlinburg.com/tax-smart-rei-oz-tax-advantages/A deep dive on Opportunity Zone tax mechanics on the Tax Smart Real Estate Investors podcast, May 2024.Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/ronald-rohde-capital-gains-opportunity-zones/https://barrettlinburg.com/ronald-rohde-capital-gains-opportunity-zones/A conversation with attorney Ronald Rohde on using the Opportunity Zone program to defer capital gains.Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/masters-in-real-estate-opportunity-zone-investing/https://barrettlinburg.com/masters-in-real-estate-opportunity-zone-investing/An hour on Opportunity Zone investing with the Masters in Real Estate podcast, December 2023.Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/mundane-millionaires-opportunity-zone-investing/https://barrettlinburg.com/mundane-millionaires-opportunity-zone-investing/The Mundane Millionaires Podcast had me on in November 2023 to talk about Opportunity Zone investing.Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/max-gagliardi-qualified-opportunity-zones/https://barrettlinburg.com/max-gagliardi-qualified-opportunity-zones/An hour with Max Gagliardi on Qualified Opportunity Zones, from February 2023, plus the two-minute version.Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/oz-podcast-243-rias/https://barrettlinburg.com/oz-podcast-243-rias/Episode 243 of the Opportunity Zones Podcast with Jimmy Atkinson, on how registered investment advisors and other financial advisors can use OZ for clients.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/tax-smart-rei-maximizing-returns-qoz-funds/https://barrettlinburg.com/tax-smart-rei-maximizing-returns-qoz-funds/My first appearance on the Tax Smart Real Estate Investors podcast, in January 2023, on how Qualified Opportunity Zone funds work.Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/real-estate-101-multifamily-opportunity-zones/https://barrettlinburg.com/real-estate-101-multifamily-opportunity-zones/Episode REI129 of Real Estate 101 with Robert Leonard, on the basics of multifamily investing inside Opportunity Zones.Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMTpresshttps://barrettlinburg.com/the-fort-226-opportunity-zones-101/https://barrettlinburg.com/the-fort-226-opportunity-zones-101/My first long podcast appearance, with Chris Powers in June 2022: Opportunity Zones from the beginning.Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTpress