MOUNT ULLA — As an only kid, Brandy Smith usually dreamed of getting a residence total of young children when she grew up.
“I received it,” Smith stated.
Smith is the biological mother of one son and is at present fostering 3 other small children, with options to undertake the oldest. Her passion for increasing young children and means to “thrive in chaos” is why Smith was acknowledged on Saturday as Wonder Lady of the Yr by West Rowan Property and Garden.
The Mount Ulla retailer and community hub hosted a Mother’s Day Festival entire with a bouncy property, distributors and a performance by the West Rowan Elementary Faculty Ukulele Club. A costumed Wonder Girl snapped images with youngsters.
“It’s our way to give back to the group,” explained Elsie Bennett, owner of West Rowan Residence and Garden.
Bennett solicited nominations for the Question Female of the Calendar year on the store’s Fb website page and lots arrived in. What separated Smith from other fantastic nominees, Bennett stated, was the reality that she was nominated by numerous people today independently of each and every other.
“(Smith) was nominated by two unique folks who did not know the other had nominated her,” Bennett claimed.
Smith was place up for the award by the two her childhood friend and her mother, Linda Layok. Layok is a very pleased mother.
“The detail about Brandy is, I elevated her as a solitary mom and now right here she is with all of these young ones performing so great,” Layok explained. “I look at her and she just amazes me. She just proves it can be done. She’s obtained so a great deal patience and love for these youngsters it’s wonderful. And they enjoy her way too.”
Smith and her husband, Evan, commenced fostering young children above a calendar year back immediately after the initial wave of the pandemic. She claimed the system of remaining a foster guardian wasn’t as grueling as some assert it to be.
“If you open up to them, it is a incredibly easy procedure,” Smith stated.
The family enjoys excursions, such as picnics at local parks and tenting trips. Smith and her loved ones stopped by West Rowan House and Backyard garden just before heading to the mountains for the working day.
Previously mentioned all else, Smith claimed the children just want to be handled like kids.
For successful the Speculate Girl of the 12 months title, Smith will acquire a $50 shopping spree at the store.
There ended up loads of other festivities having put at the keep. Inside the antique barn, about two dozen pupils from West Rowan Elementary Faculty executed a range of music applying their ukuleles and voices. Alex Day, the tunes instructor who runs the ukulele club, stated his pupils have been practising alongside one another since the start out of the year. In entrance of their people, together with several moms, learners performed tracks together with “Can’t Assist Slipping in Love” and “Don’t Fret Be Pleased.”
The club will complete together once more at Earth Working day Jam at Bell Tower Inexperienced on Saturday.
Also in the antique barn, showcased artisan Joe Owen showed off his handcrafted home furnishings. The retired woodworking trainer specializes in functional reproductions of home furniture that would have been generally applied in the 1800s and 1700s. Owen’s cupboards, benches and more can be observed anytime at the retailer.
Inside the retailer, Linda Holshouser and Darcy Ward battled for the title of finest baker with two scrumptious cakes. Under a gentle rain outdoors, distributors offered food items and items and a bouncy home gave kids a area to engage in.
West Rowan Household and Backyard garden will host a very similar competition for Father’s Working day on June 11.
In this panel from OZ Pitch Day Spring 2022, a trio of experts discuss the various strategies that investors can use to optimize the tax efficiency of their portfolios.
Webinar Highlights
The ongoing disconnect between housing supply and demand that will likely persist for years to come, and how that creates an opportunity for high net worth investors.
The relative merits of 1031 exchanges compared to Qualified Opportunity Funds.
Scenarios where Opportunity Zones may be particularly attractive — and other scenarios where the clear preference may be for a 1031 exchange.
How depreciation can have a major impact on returns realized in OZ investments.
Live Q&A with webinar attendees.
Industry Spotlight: Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald is a leading global financial services firm, serving clients from over 30 offices around the world. Founded in 1945 as a securities brokerage and investment bank, the firm pioneered computer-based bond trading, built one of the broadest distribution networks in the industry and became the market’s premier dealer of government securities.
Investment Management. Jay is involved in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the business, providing direction and implementing strategic initiatives.
Realized is an end-to-end platform that lets investors exchange 1031-eligible properties for diversified portfolios of property interests, customized to your shifting income needs, risk appetite, and investment goals across generations.
In his role as Head of Wealth Management for Realized, Rob is responsible for overseeing the client’s Investment Property Wealth Management (IPWM) experience. In addition, Rob works with Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) and Broker Dealer networks throughout the United States in an effort to increase awareness of the 1031 exchange and Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) to support client financial planning needs.
MultifamilyInvestor.com covers trends and opportunities in multifamily real estate investing. We help High Net Worth investors, family offices, RIAs & financial advisors, and industry service providers navigate the ins and outs of the multifamily landscape.
Jimmy: Well, today’s panel is Opportunity Zone investing or Opportunity Zone benefits for high-net-worth investors. My three panelists here today, I’m gonna introduce them very briefly. We only have 20 minutes, so it’s gonna be kind of rapid-fire. But Jay Frank, joining us from Santa Monica, California. He’s president of Cantor Fitzgerald capital and co-head of their real estate investment management business. Scott Hawksworth joining me here today from Chicago, Illinois. He’s co-founder of MultifamilyInvestor.com and host of the “Multifamily Investor” podcast, which is a resource for passive high-net-worth real estate investors. And Rob Johnson also joining us today. He’s here from Austin, Texas. Rob is head of wealth management for Realized. They’re a platform for investment property wealth management, and they specialize in 1031 DSTs and, of course, opportunity zones. So, gentlemen, I wanna start with Scott Hawksworth first.
And Scott, the reason why I wanna start with you is because multifamily is by far and away the most popular sector for Opportunity Zone investing. In fact, 9 of the 12 Qualified Opportunity Funds that are partnering with us on today’s event are multifamily funds, or at least have a very strong multifamily component. So, Scott, why do you like multifamily as an asset class for high-net-worth investors?
Scott: Yeah, thanks, Jimmy. I like multifamily as an asset class for a number of reasons, but I think the biggest reason is we have an ongoing housing shortage in this country. We are underbuilt, and that creates tremendous opportunity for high-net-worth accredited investors. And that kind of underlines what you were just mentioning about the number of funds that have multifamily. And there’s a statistic that I like to point out here, and I have it right here. And this is according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors. We have an underbuilding gap of 5.5 to 6.8 million housing units. And that has been ongoing since about 2001. So, again, that’s a mismatch between supply and demand. And so there are these funds that are addressing this issue. But even with all of that activity, the demand is not going away, and the supply is just not meeting it. And you see this all over the country. So, I think when we’re talking about the opportunity for return, it’s really tremendous. And that’s why I like multifamily.
Jimmy: Good. Let’s turn to Rob next. A lot of real estate investors traditionally are very familiar with 1031. It’s been a traditional tax advantage vehicle for high-net-worth real estate investors for decades and decades and decades. Can you compare and contrast the section 1031 exchange with Opportunity Zones? What do investors need to know?
Rob: Yeah, no, that’s a great question. So, we get that frequently from clients who could go either way, and they’re gonna evaluate the considerations and upsides of doing one or the other. So, let’s talk about the eligible gains. With a QOZ Fund, any capital gain, regardless of the asset that generated, that gain can go into a QOZ Fund. For a 1031 exchange, it’s limited to gains from real property held for investment or used in a trade or business. So, it’s extremely clear. One is real estate-based. The other one is gonna be any capital gain. The reinvestment of proceeds. What’s nice about the QOZ Fund is you’re only going to reinvest the capital gain. You can reinvest the basis, but it’s not gonna receive the tax benefits. So, quite honestly, we discourage a client from doing that. In the 1031 exchange, you have to reinvest all proceeds, both your basis and the gains. And you have to have the same, or greater amount of debt through the 1031 exchange. So, there are some IRS policies that have to be followed.
The time to reinvestment with the QOZ Fund. You have 180 days, and the gain must be triggered on or before December 31st of 2026. With the 1031 exchange, the time constraints can be very onerous. You’ve got 45 days after the sale of that property to identify what your replacement is gonna be, and then 180 days to reinvest. But you are stuck with what you identify in that 45-day period. So, if you, you know, identify something you don’t close on, it’s gonna blow up your exchange. The replacement asset Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds. You’re gonna invest 90{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of the assets in the QOZ property. Real property must be like-kind. So, the IRS is gonna keep a very close eye on what exactly you use to replace that property, and it has to be the real property designation underneath the IRS.
Location of replacement asset. Obviously, the QOZ is in an Opportunity Zone. It has to be designated by the census. With the 1031 exchange, you could pretty much go in any U.S. state and region that you want. Qualified intermediary, or QI, or an exchange accommodator is gonna be required for 1031 exchange. They have to hold the money. If you don’t pass the proceeds onto them from the sale of the property, you’ll blow up your 1031 exchange. You don’t need a QI in a QOZ transaction. Minimum holding period, the QOZ, at least 10 years to achieve the maximum tax benefit. With the 1031 exchange, it’s really gonna be when… You have to have it for a minimum, in most cases due to IRS policy in terms of a hold. But after that, you can exit when you find a potential buyer for the property. And the tax on the gain generated by the replacement asset for the QOZ, it’s eliminated if held for 10 years, maybe eliminated upon the investor’s death. With the 1031 exchange, it’s due upon the sale of the asset, but they also can qualify with the step-up basis. So, those are the main differences with the QOZ versus the 1031.
Jimmy: Yeah, no, that was a great breakdown, Rob, very, very in-depth, very detailed. Jay, kind of want you to kind of take that and keep going here, comparing and contrasting OZs with 1031s. Jay, Cantor Fitzgerald, I know you have a lot of high-net-worth accredited investors that you advise on this situation all the time as well. And, you know, just like Rob does. How often for you do you find that an Opportunity Zone investment is better than a 1031? And when should investors selling real estate really consider OZs as opposed to…or as a replacement for 1031?
Jay: Yeah. Great. And nice job, Rob. I’m happy to pick up where you left off there. Section 1031 in the tax code has a lot of complexities to it, right? And you should be talking to at first, at a minimum, your CPA or tax attorney, maybe your state planning attorney, and probably a financial advisor. Opportunity Zones to take that complexity to the next level. So, you know, to the nth degree, there should be that team involved in the process because when you are making a decision between one or the other, or don’t forget, you can also invest in both simultaneously. It’s not always opportune, but you can. There’s a lot of different considerations, not just in terms of the investment return, investment time period, horizon, you know, income versus growth when you’re gonna get the returns, etc., like Rob was touching on, but also it has to do with the client’s personal situation. What account that they’re holding it in? The estate planning needs. What tax bracket they’re in? What state do they live in? There’s a whole bunch of, you know, economic considerations, but then there’s a whole bunch of human considerations that go into this.
The general rule that we refer to when you’re kind of comparing a 1031 to an OZ, obviously, only for someone selling investment real estate is when they both are in play. If an OZ tends to be preferred when the client has a basis in the proper they’re selling and/or a little debt. So the more basis they have, the less amount of debt they have, the more the opportunity that it’ll be attractive. So, Jimmy, you bought some land in Dallas, a $ 1 million dollars, it’s land, so you don’t have depreciate it. So, your basis is a $1 million. A few years later, you sell it for a $1.5 million and you have no debt. If you do a 1031 exchange, all $1.5 million would need to go in the exchange to defer a 100{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of your taxes. With an Opportunity Zone, you’d be able to take the million dollars of basis out tax-free, put it in your pocket, diversify it. And only the $500,000 of capital gain would need to go into the Opportunity Zone Fund to defer a 100{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of your tax liability. So, in that situation, I’d say 90{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} plus of the time, an investor that’s informed and has good advice, would be looking at an Opportunity Zone.
On the flip side, the other bookend where a 1031 tends to be superior is when the lower the amount of basis the client has, often zero basis, and the more debt they have on the real estate property they’re selling tends to be when the 1031 is superior. And the reason why is, example, Jimmy, you bought a rental property in Dallas for a million bucks, you sold it for a $1.5 million. However, you owed it for 30 years, you’ve depreciated it to zero and you have a million-dollar loan on the property. If you were to put your money in 1031, you simply need to take the $1.5 million and complete the exchange. You defer all your taxes. To do an OZ and defer all your taxes, you’d have to first take your $1.5 million and pay off a million-dollar loan to the bank. You’d have a $500,000 left over to invest in the OZ. Then, you’d have to come up with another $1 million out of pocket to invest in the OZ to address your deferred and recapture depreciation tax. So, it really depends on the client situation, both economic considerations, but also human considerations. And it’s a small amount of time, but there are times when you can use a combination of 1031 exchanges and Opportunity Zones on the same transaction.
Jimmy: Great. I think that was an awesome breakdown that both you gentlemen gave. Jay and Rob, thank you so much for that. I think that’s helpful to a lot of investors on the call today who have familiar with 1031s, maybe they’re starting to learn about OZ. Always good to compare and contrast those two programs. I wanna pulse Scott back in, give him another question about multifamily. That’s his area of expertise. So, Scott, you know, just kind of looking at the world at large over the past 24 months or so, we’ve really been in a period of a lot of economic uncertainty with the COVID pandemic and the resulting recession, the imbalance in the labor market. And now the war in Ukraine is kind of making everybody a little jittery, a little bit more uncertain. Do you still like multifamily during this period of economic uncertainty?
Scott: Absolutely. I think it really gets down to the basic fact that everybody needs a home. They need to live somewhere. And multifamily really addresses this need. And then when you look at it at the real estate sector and where it fits traditionally, multifamily has been among the most resilient. So, does well in terms of generating returns in periods of economic expansion and in times of economic uncertainty, or even recession, multifamily has performed well. And I would also say, as you’re kind of looking back through it, we’re coming out of COVID-19, it’s also created a lot of shifts in lifestyle, and work from home, and all of that. And so that really is attractive to a lot of potential renters and has really driven up the need for that housing and for their expectations on amenities and having quality housing and really having folks really reevaluate the four walls that they’re spending their time in. So, I think, for me, even in a climate of economic uncertainty, multifamily is still something I’m very bullish on.
Jimmy: And regularly tying it back into Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Zone investing, multifamily is where it’s at typically for the types of real estate assets that we see, you know, I think, more than half. According to the most recent Novogradac survey, more than half of the capital raised, data’s been going into funds that have, at least some sort of strong residential or multifamily component. And, you know, bringing it into the Opportunity Zone communities really gives investors a chance to do well by doing good, not only are they providing much-needed housing for this country but also they’re doing it in the areas that need it most, these traditionally underserved economically downtrodden communities.
Jay, let’s bring you back in now. Just one more question for Jay and Rob. We gotta wrap things up here pretty quick. But, Jay, why are we seeing more real estate gains from investment properties going into Opportunity Zones? And in your experience, maybe I’m kind of giving away the answer, I’m leading the witness here a little bit, but does the average financial advisor know enough about Opportunity Zones to properly advise high-net-worth investors their clients on that option of OZ investing?
Jay: No, you got it. And it’s not just the financial advisor, it’s fill in the blank advisor, you know, legal advisor, tax advisor, financial advisor, you know, spousal advisor, whatever it is. Many people just are ignorant to the opportunity. I would also add that people miss one of the key elements that make Opportunity Zone viable for real estate changes, which is, it’s not just the capital gain from this sale of an investment property that can be invested in the OZ in realized the tax benefits. It is also the unrealized depreciation expense. At least the straight-line portion of it, is also eligible. And that key element is what… So, if you had, you know, again, a $500,000 gain and $700,000 depreciation recapture expense, most people think, “Well, I can invest a $500,000 million. I have to pay taxes on the $700,000.” They don’t realize that all $1.2 million could go to get all the tax benefits.
Another thing about depreciation is, remember you’re building brand new properties, which means you have a full depreciable schedule. You can be using, you know, multifamily as a shorter depreciable life than most, again, a bonus there. You can be using cost segregation, component depreciation to really accelerate depreciation, and you can be using bonus depreciation, which was also part of the same Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that created the OZ program. Meaning, said in another simple way is there is so much depreciation that can be passed through in the first 7, 10-year useful life of these assets that the amount of taxable rental income, the investors are gonna be received from these things are probably zero or very close to it. So, there’s two ways that people are unaware of how depreciation plays in and can benefit from the OZ program, A, can be invested in the program, but B, all the appreciation from the program is also gonna be tax-free, assuming you hold it for the required period of time.
Jimmy: Terrific. Yeah, no. Great points there, Jay. Thank you. That’s really interesting about the depreciation as well there. Rob, I’m gonna leave you at the final word here. We gotta cut you guys loose here in a couple minutes. I got my next presenter coming on at 35 after the hour here. But Rob, looking at the future here, I’m gonna turn to you. Opportunity Zones in 2022 and beyond. You know, we’ve gone through that expiration of the 10{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} basis step-up at the end of last year. So, we’re kind of looking forward to the future program over the next, you know, four-plus years when it is scheduled to sunset. How do you view that opportunity today and going forward, and any additional thoughts or insights you have on opportunity zones?
Rob: Yeah, I mean, I would say that it’s taken too long, in my opinion, for investors to make full use of the Qualified Opportunity Zone opportunity. It got off to a little bit of a slow start. We’re seeing a lot of investors utilize it now for the right reasons, not just for deferral but for planning, long-term planning, retirement, estate planning, things that we normally would use with more traditional investments. They’re benefiting from a Qualified Zone Fund and investment in that manner. So, I hope more individuals are aware of the opportunity that this provides. And my hope is also that the government, as the years go on, understands the benefit of reinvesting in challenged communities, challenged areas, and the benefit that can lead to our society, communities, education growth, you know, the ability to live in a community that’s safe and leads to, you know, better society. So, I hope that the opportunity continues from a legislative purpose.
Jimmy: Agreed. And with any hope, fingers crossed, we’ll get this thing extended at some point. Well, I’m gonna end this session there. Hopefully, that was helpful for you as a high-net-worth investor. Some of the options you have and some of the considerations you should make when contemplating an Opportunity Zone investment, especially with you’re comparing it with a section 1031 exchange, and especially if you’re a multifamily investor. This has been Jay Frank with Cantor Fitzgerald, Scott Hawksworth with multifamilyinvestor.com, and Rob Johnson with Realized. I’m gonna cut you gentlemen loose here and demote you to participants again, but thank you for attending today. Appreciate it.
Miami’s top real-estate agent, Dina Goldentayer, sold $750 million worth of real estate in 2021.
The 39-year-old agent sells mansions and record-setting properties to big names.
She breaks down how she’s dealing with the high demand for Florida real estate.
In real estate, the numbers speak for themselves, and the Miami real-estate agent Dina Goldentayer’s numbers speak loudly.
Last year alone, the Douglas Elliman broker amassed $750 million in home sales — making her the No. 1 individual agent in Miami by sales volume, according to RealTrends.
Goldentayer, 39, kicked off her career in 2005, when she moved to Florida from Maryland, where she studied government and politics. Now, she’s selling a mind-boggling number of luxury homes as the Sunshine State takes center stage in popular consciousness.
The pandemic kicked off a boom in Florida’s residential-real-estate market as people from Wall Street types to remote-working millennials took advantage of the ability to work from anywhere and set up shop down South for at least part of the year.
Finance executives, venture capitalists, and crypto investors are lured by the slower pace, bigger homes, tax breaks, and the weather, among other perks. A recent report from the brokerage Redfin found Miami topped the list of the most popular US cities to move to for the last four months of 2021. While most of the Miami movers hail from New York, Redfin said, a large number is coming from California thanks to Miami’s recent investment in technology.
A bitcoin conference in Miami.
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Goldentayer’s clients include hedge funders like Exis Capital’s Adam Sender and the big-shot attorney Bill Carmody, not to mention plenty of celebrities and athletes.
Last year, she sold the boxer Floyd Mayweather an $18 million nine-bedroom mansion with an indoor movie theater and gym on Palm Island, an exclusive neighborhood in Miami Beach. In 2020, she represented the restaurant tycoon David Grutman, who runs the nightclubs Liv and Story, in his purchase of a $10.25 million Miami Beach estate that includes a recording studio.
She’s also a record setter: In July, Goldentayer facilitated the largest land sale in Miami-Dade County. She represented the buyer of a $54,.93 million waterfront 1.8-acre property in Bal Harbour, a lavish village at the northern tip of Miami Beach. The site used to house the Bal Harbour Yacht Club, which has since been demolished.
Goldentayer told Insider she worked seven days a week to keep up with the high demand for Miami-area homes. But Goldentayer finds balance during her working schedule.
“I’ll go all the way, but then I find time to recharge the next day,” Goldentayer told Insider. “That’s how I don’t burn out.”
Goldentayer in front of a luxurious home.
Dina Goldentayer
Sometimes in her pajamas, Goldentayer fields calls and emails from her 4,500-square-foot four-bedroom house on the Venetian Islands — a trio of man-made islands that sit in a scenic waterway between the mainland of Miami and Miami Beach. Goldentayer is often chauffeured from home to home, but she sometimes drives her own golf cart to showings near home. For special occasions, you might even see her arrive at a listing appointment in a helicopter.
She let Insider take a look at a typical day on the go.
7:45 a.m.
Goldentayer wakes up and starts her day with a full glass of hot water followed by green tea — never coffee, which she says makes her crazy. For additional morning peace, she goes through a Pilates routine.
She tends to emails but has a strict no-call policy. “Nobody wants to get calls in Miami before 9 a.m.,” she told Insider.
8:30 a.m.
Her 18-month-old son, Valor, wakes up, so she spends time with him. Goldentayer met her husband, Ilya Panchernikov, a caviar importer, on St. Barts.
The Venetian Islands — where Goldentayer lives — are a hot selling point for Florida newcomers, she said, as younger professionals embrace a lifestyle far from cramped cities.
“The Venetian Islands have a very youthful vibe,” Goldentayer said. “Everyone’s active. People are jogging on the causeway. They’re biking. They’re on paddle boards. They’re definitely attracting 30s and 40s demographics.”
9:45 a.m.
In what Goldentayer categorizes as a late start for the average agent, she’s normally out the door by 10 a.m. and on her way to listing appointments.
She frequently does not have far to go. She’s sold about 60 homes on the Venetian Islands, which have a limited supply of homes.
“I think it’s natural to sell where you live,” she said. “I’m showing in the Venetian almost daily.”
She’s currently listing 1384 South Venetian Way — a Spanish-style two-story home with a pool and views of the Intracoastal Waterway — for $13.5 million.
Goldentayer recently arrived by helicopter to another waterfront property she represents. In trendy South Beach, 416 W. San Marino Drive is a residential lot soon to be developed into a 6,357-square-foot six-bedroom home by the Miami architect Max Strang.
The Venetian Islands’ 416 W. San Marino Drive.
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For many listings on the Venetian Islands, though, she’s arriving by golf cart.
“I don’t have a car and I don’t Uber around. I have a golf cart,” she said. “Clients love it. They really get to experience what makes the Venetian special, so they jump in the golf cart with me.”
1 p.m.
For trips too far for a golf cart, she has a personal driver who steers her around in a black Cadillac Escalade, which she calls her mobile office.
She told Insider that anything she would do in an office — except print — she accomplished from the backseat. Calls, texts, emails, and even lunch all take place on the go.
Her office on wheels may take her down to Coral Gables, a city southwest of Downtown Miami where she has a $20.9 million listing with seven bedrooms, a library, and a tennis court. Or the Cadillac may roll all the way up to Indian Creek — aka the “Billionaire Bunker,” where Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen and other big names own property — to show a $55 million waterfront home soon to be built with 12 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms.
A rendering of 37 Indian Creek Island Road in Miami Beach.
Dina Goldentayer
Luxury real estate is in such high demand, Goldentayer said, that she sometimes crams in 30 different showings over two days.
Goldentayer said she worked from home at least one day a week “if scheduling allows.” “I do one day in the office, one day at home, and all the other days, I’m out in the field,” she added.
4 p.m.
Goldentayer, who has 83,000 followers on Instagram, regularly posts photos of the luxury homes she’s trying to sell or has successfully sold. She hired a social-media team to handle her page, as creating all of her own content would take a significant chunk out of her day.
Recent posts included an Instagram Reels walkthrough of 29 Indian Creek Island Road — the four-bedroom home that Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have been staying in.
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7 p.m.
Goldentayer has dinner with her family and spends more time with her son. She told Insider she preferred to eat dinner at home.
She gets a box delivered daily from the meal-prep service Catered Fit, which has meals from Brazilian fish stew with tomatoes, peppers, and coconut milk to crispy seitan with spinach and walnut pesto.
8:15 p.m.
Goldentayer returns to work, sending emails to her clients on the West Coast.
“There’s been an influx of very affluent new consumers to the area — we’re being called the Wall Street of the South,” Goldentayer said. “Californians can’t get a U-Haul fast enough to get out of their state. So we’re having such an influx of ultrahigh-net-worth individuals who are moving here, and they want a proper home.”
Now, Biden is repeating the gesture, with the display screen of a big White Residence-made heart on the North Garden, as well as decorations inside of the White House’s East Wing from the next-grade classes of the District of Columbia’s 2021 Instructor of the Calendar year, Alejandro Diasgranados, of Aiton Elementary University. As with past year, the lawn decorations had been erected in an spot in front of the row of cameras that Tv set reporters use for their live pictures of the White Household — which signifies they were being broadcast across the country all day.
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“I just wanted some joy and I believe just, with the pandemic, everybody’s feeling a little down, so it is just a minor pleasure, a very little hope,” Biden stated final calendar year. “That’s all.”
She had put up the hearts throughout the finish of previous president Donald Trump’s impeachment demo and as New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) was staying accused of masking up a staggering range of coronavirus fatalities in his state’s nursing homes and revelations were being coming out about the media’s mistreatment of Britney Spears all through her psychological well being crises and conservatorship. Even Justin Timberlake — Spears’s previous boyfriend — apologized.
This time, Biden’s Valentine’s Working day decorations arrive at a especially fraught time for her husband’s administration. His approval rankings have fallen even with a solid countrywide financial state in a midterm election 12 months that has Democrats anxious about losing regulate of the Home. The display is among the numerous soft-news initiatives spurred by the first lady, which incorporate the addition of a cat, Willow, to the White Property and their German shepherd pup, Commander, showing all through a exclusive information at the top rated of Puppy Bowl XVIII, an once-a-year Tremendous Bowl-working day tradition, on Sunday.
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“Valentine’s Day is one of my favored holiday seasons for the reason that it’s all about enjoy,” Jill Biden said in the video, when donning a turtleneck sweater knitted with the word “Amour” on the entrance.
“What’s so great about obtaining pets is they give you unconditional appreciate, joy and comfort and ease every single working day,” she claimed.
Her North Garden decorations this time incorporate cardboard cutouts of Commander and Willow, as well as a purple heart with a Bible verse from 1 Corinthians 13:13: “Three factors will last for good — religion, hope and really like — and the finest of these is enjoy.”
“Three factors shall last forever — faith, hope, and like — and the best of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
The 42 hearts the students designed for Biden are based on templates and guidelines supplied by the initial lady’s workplace, in accordance to her spokesman Michael LaRosa. They were also asked to integrate unique phrases presented by Biden, these kinds of as “compassion,” “healing,” “peace” and “family.” The students’ handwritten and hand-colored “heart-perform,” as the White House calls it, hangs on strands of string in the home windows of the East Landing — considerably like strings of blue and yellow “peace doves” hung in the home windows of the East Colonnade for Biden’s Christmas decorations.
The president and initial lady marked Feb. 14 by welcoming 20 of these second-graders for a tour of the White Dwelling and the Valentine’s Day set up on the North Lawn. Their trainer, Diasgranados, experienced frequented the White Residence in Oct at a reception the initial lady threw for the 2022 and 2021 state and national Teachers of the Yr.
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The young children pulled up to the White Household in a faculty bus midday on Feb 14. Commander hid guiding a tree and barked as they went inside. “That’s the paparazzi!,” 1 boy shouted, pointing to the push. After their tour, the 1st lady, putting on a gentle pink mask and light-weight pink coat, held the fingers of two children and showed the 2nd-graders the cutout paintings of her animals on the garden.
Past calendar year, Biden had surprised her spouse with the hearts the president figured out about them for the 1st time as he took an unscheduled stroll exterior.
The president informed reporters then that Valentine’s Working day is his wife’s favorite holiday getaway. For the duration of his first calendar year as vice president in the course of the Obama administration, he said, he walked into his place of work to see that his wife experienced painted each and every one of the panes in his window with a heart that browse, “Joe enjoys Jill.”
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“None of them reported ‘Jill loves Joe.’ They stated ‘Joe loves Jill’ in just about every 1,” the president stated. He additional that he the moment advised a reporter who asked about his “great really like affair” with his spouse that “everyone is aware of I like her extra than she loves me!”
Biden’s Xmas decorations experienced a likewise handmade truly feel to her valentine hearts. She decorated the most important trees in the White House with ornaments featuring photographs of her loved ones, as effectively as those people of previous presidents in silent moments at household with their wives, youngsters and pets. The decorations in the course of the White Household ended up dedicated to pandemic 1st responders.
If Valentine’s Working day is Jill Biden’s preferred holiday, then April Fools’ Working day is a near next. A infamous prankster, she was identified throughout the Obama administration for disguising herself with wigs at events held in the vice president’s home and for after stuffing herself into an overhead bin of Air Power Two, popping out to shock Magic formula Provider agents as they boarded. As initially lady, final April 1, she fooled both reporters and customers of her workers by dressing up as a flight attendant on the way again from a vacation to California.
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“I’ve constantly thought you’ve acquired to steal the joyful moments when you can,” Biden wrote in “Where the Light-weight Enters,” her 2019 memoir. “Life is challenging, and if you sit about waiting for enjoyment to clearly show up, you will obtain you going with out it more normally than not.”
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Valentine’s Day Events
Abendmusik presents My Funny Valentine package: tickets on sale —Feb. 14. Purchase tickets, in advance of Valentine’s Day, for your family or friends. Package including online streaming, home delivery of a gourmet meal, flowers and treats on Valentine’s Day. Purchase: abendmusik.org or call 402-476-9933.
Valentine’s Day Do-it-yourself Cookie Decorating Kits — Rabbit Hole Bakery, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday; Noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Pre-order your kits 24 hours in advance, 800 Q St. Pre-order: call 402-975-2322 or contact@therabbitholebakery.com
Valentine’s Skate at Lincoln Sports Foundation — 7-11 p.m. Saturday. Bring your family or friends for a Valentine-themed skate; $14, entry and skate rental; $10, entry and bring your own skates, 7600 N. 70th St.
Flag Raising Ceremony for new Lincoln flag — Pinnacle Bank Arena, 4-6 p.m. Feb. 24. Winning design is “All Roads Lead to Lincoln,” by Ed Mejia, 400 Pinnacle Arena Drive. More information: lincoln.ne.gov/flag.
Fly-tying workshops in March — Outdoor Education Center, 6 p.m. March 9; 2 p.m. March 12. Anglers can learn the basics of fly-tying and learn how to catch trout and panfish. Members of the Cornhusker Fly Fishers Club will instruct two-hour sessions. All materials and tools will be provided, $10 per class, for one or both sessions, 4703 N. 44th St. More information: calendar.ourdoornebraska.gov.
Husker Lawn & Leisure Show — 5-9 p.m. March 18; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. March 19; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 20, 4100 N. 84th St. Huskerlawnshow.com
Kids Dream Film Series — Lincoln Grand and Edgewood Theatres. $3, admission, Friday-Sunday, “Spirit Untamed”; Feb. 18-20, “Paw Patrol”; March 4-6, “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” sponsored by American Family Insurance. The series has been a tradition of Marcus Theatres for more than 15 years, bringing retro-family films back to the big screen. The series runs through March 6, see website for complete list of showtimes. Marcustheatres.com.
Marcus Theatres offering vaccinated-guests-only movies — Marcus Theatres Lincoln Grand Cinema is offering the option of vaccination required shows. Vaccine-only shows will be available for two titles daily. Showtimes will be clearly marked on the website and Marcus Theatres app. Guests attending these shows will be asked to present a vaccination card or a photo of the card. Here is a link to our website for facts related to vaccinated-only showings, 1101 P St.
Nebraska Builders Home & Garden Show — 1-9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8, adults; $7, with a non-perishable food item donation, benefiting the Lincoln Food Bank. The show features 175 exhibitors for do-it-yourself builders and projects, Food Bank donation house, High School Design contest and Kids Square with Wildlife Encounters, 4100 N. 84th St. Lancastereventcenter.com.
Prime Time family meal and reading program — Arnold Elementary, 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays. Weekly program of storytelling and discussions for parents and kids, free grab-and-go, take-home meal, following the program, must register, 5000 Mike Scholl St. Register: at dkranna@lps.org or 402-310-3909.
Matt Talbot Kitchen prepared meals to go — 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dining room is open with limited capacity, 2121 N. 27th St.
Stamp Show — Country Inn and Suites, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 26; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 27. Kids and adults can spend hours digging through thousands of loose domestic and foreign stamps in the beginners’ area, stamps are a penny for kids; adults pay a nickel. Also $1 stamps, kids; $5 stamps, adults. There will also be an area for Boy Scouts and Pathfinders to work toward earning a merit badge. Postal exhibits will entertain and educate as members of the Lincoln Stamp Club showcase their collecting interests with a variety of stamps and covers, 5353 N. 27th St.
Third Friday at Noyes Art Gallery — 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Bring the family to see a variety of art, featuring works of seven artists, using mixed media; 7 p.m. Facebook streaming 119 S. Ninth. St. Noyesartgallery.com.
Concerts
“Across Five Decades: A Retrospective of Solo and Chamber Music: Tyler Goodrich White” — Kimball Recital Hall, 3 p.m. Sunday, 1113 R St. Music.unl.edu/webcasts.
Flyover new music concert — Westbrook Music Building, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Performances by composition students, Glenn Korff School of Music, free concert, 1111 R St. Music.unl.edu/webcasts.
Abendmusik Youth Masterworks Festival: “Mozart’s Requiem” — Feb. 28,6:45 p.m. Pre-concert talk: 7:30 p.m. Concert with 300 high-school students performing together for Abenmusik’s 50th Anniversary, free, must get ticket by calling 402-472-4747, 301 N. 12th St. Tickets.liedcenter.org/2607.
“Beautiful” The Carole King Musical — Feb. Friday-Sunday.See website for tickets and showtimes. This show was rescheduled from April 2020, 301 N. 9th St. Liedcenter.org.
“Clue” — Beatrice Community Players, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Enjoy six guests, who become suspects, in an unusual dinner party, 412 Ella St.
“Why Do Fools Fall in Love” — TADA Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Feb. Thursday-Saturday and Feb. 17-19; also 2 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 20, 701 P St. Tickets: tadaproductions.info/tickets
Seeking Tutors
English Language Volunteer Tutor Orientation— 5:30 p.m. Feb. 15. Tutors needed for English Language Learners and native speakers of English, wanting to increase their literacy skills, offering online and in-person learning. Register: lincolnliteracy.org or email canderson@lincolnliteracy.org or 402-476-7323.
Summer Camps
Musical Theatre Skills Camp — June 13-17; Performance is June 18. The camp is designed for age 9-13, $175 including t-shirt. The class will use popular Broadway tunes on stage now in New York City, to develop the skills needed for success in musical theatre, including acting, singing, and dancing, 2500 S. 56th St. Lincolnplayhouse.com.
Summer Camps at Holy Trinity Church — Schedule: June 6-10, Art and Music Exploration; June 13-17, Wonders of the World; July 11-15, Building and Creating Systems; July 18-22, Dinosaurs. The Four-week Kids Camp is designed for kids ages three through seven. These camps are professionally written and staffed by experienced teachers and offer a faith component to each themed week. Each week will host a maximum of forty children to ensure that each kid feels comfortable, known, and special. Each special week will offer excellent learning opportunities, fun environments, and activities about the subject. Check out all details at HolyTrinityLincoln.com/KidsCamp
Summer Day Camps at Air Park Recreation Center — Weekly fee is $149 per 5-day week; $121 per 4 day week; fees include $13 week enrollment. Campers can choose any week to register. Enroll and pay the non-refundable enrollment fee online or at your camp location to hold a spot in camp. Accepting cash, checks, credit cards, debit cards, and money orders. Complete online Camper Information and Waiver Forms. See registration website to see times and dates, 3720 NW 46th St. Register: app.lincoln.ne.gov/aspx/city/proctor/classes.aspx?q=camp or 402-441-7876.
We’ve compiled a list of Valentine’s Day home decor ideas and things you need for Valentine’s Day. We’re talking lavish balloon arches packed with pink and red balloons, heart-shaped confetti, rose petals, the lot.
Planning a sofa celebration this Valentine’s Day? If you’re the kind of low-key couple that loves nothing more than a night in with a delicious meal and a rom-com to match, then we’ve got you covered! Transform your home into the ultimate romantic retreat with a little help from HELLO!’s list of Valentine’s Day home decoration ideas – we’re talking lavish balloon arches packed with pink and red balloons, heart-shaped confetti, rose petals, the lot.
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Valentine’s Day balloons
Set of Valentine’s Day decorations, £11.99, Amazon
Don’t forget, if you’re wanting your balloons to float, or have foil balloons in the mix, you can get a canister of helium to do the job and prepare your own party shop-standard balloons at home. This one has enough helium in it to fill 50 balloons – and it’s super easy to use. It’s a good investment if you got a few birthdays and anniversaries in the diary! Plus we’ve got Mothers Day and Father’s Day coming up.
Valentine’s Day balloon arches
Valentine’s Day balloon arch, £15.99 / $16.99, Amazon
It doesn’t get more romantic than roses, and thanks to Amazon’s pack of artificial petals, you’ll be able to create the dreamiest Valentine’s Day setting year after year.
You can’t go wrong with a heart-shaped dessert. Fact.
True Love cake, £30, Marks & Spencer
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Carefully created with love, this light 4 tier sponge cake looks delicious. Carefully hand finished with pink vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam it is hand decorated and topped with white chocolate hearts.
The perfect Valentine’s gift for a foodie, this hamper is packed full of delicious treats. From Valentine’s love whips to Southwold blonde beer, I heart you pork pies to Go gooey chocolate hearts, this gift is sure to impress.
A Valentine’s Day card to make them smile
Personalised photo Valentine’s Day card, from £2.49, Funkypigeon
Well, it’ll make the trip to Tesco a little more exciting.
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