Finance Groups Los Angeles

Commercial Energy Tax Credits & Business Networking

**Calling all CPAs, tax professionals, business owners, investors, and commercial real estate professionals!** What if your business - or your clients - could qualify for substantial tax incentives by investing in solar, battery storage, or commercial energy infrastructure? With major changes to federal clean-energy tax credits and important deadlines approaching in 2027, now is a great time to learn what opportunities remain available. Join us for a complimentary Executive Lunch & Learn hosted by Voltaic Construction in Sherman Oaks! We'll be bringing together local business owners, CPAs, financial professionals, and commercial property decision-makers for an informative afternoon of education, networking, and lunch. ### **Topics We'll Cover** ✅ Commercial solar investment tax credits - potentially up to 50% for certain qualifying projects ✅ Important federal solar tax-credit deadlines approaching in 2027 ✅ Commercial battery storage and backup power incentives ✅ Accelerated depreciation and business tax-planning considerations ✅ California rebates and funding opportunities for commercial EV charging stations ✅ How commercial properties can evaluate energy savings, tax incentives, and return on investment We'll also discuss real-world project applications and answer questions about commercial energy infrastructure. ### **Who's Invited?** Whether you're a CPA advising business-owner clients, a commercial real estate investor, an entrepreneur, a property manager, or a business owner exploring ways to reduce operating expenses, we'd love to have you join us. **Come for the education, enjoy a complimentary lunch, and leave with valuable professional connections!** ### When & Where **Tuesday, November 10, 2026** **11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST** Hampton Inn & Suites Los Angeles/Sherman Oaks 5638 Sepulveda Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91411 ### Admission Is Complimentary! Lunch is included for registered in-person guests. Seating is limited, so advance registration is required. **PLEASE REGISTER THROUGH EVENTBRITE TO CONFIRM YOUR SEAT:** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2003795860359?aff=oddtdtcreator A Meetup RSVP alone does not confirm your lunch reservation. ### About Your Host Voltaic Construction is a Southern California multi-trade construction and electrical contractor specializing in commercial and residential solar, battery storage, commercial EV charging infrastructure, HVAC, backup power systems, and specialty construction. We're passionate about helping businesses make informed investments in their properties, improve energy resilience, and discover opportunities for long-term operational savings. **We look forward to meeting you!** Melia King Regional Sales Manager Voltaic Construction 310-346-9466 [meliaking@voltaicnow.com](mailto:meliaking@voltaicnow.com) [www.voltaicnow.com](http://www.voltaicnow.com) *This event provides general educational information, not individualized tax or financial advice. Incentive availability and eligibility vary by project, taxpayer, and program.*

Investor Networking Night: Co-Living Experience and Conversations in LA

Network with LA investors & PadSplit hosts, get your co-living questions answered, and see a 3-BR SFR turned into a 5-BR PadSplit in person. **Most investors only ever see a PadSplit on a slide deck. This is your chance to walk one in person.** Whether you already own rental properties or are considering your first PadSplit conversion, nothing beats standing inside the property and seeing how the layout works. **Here’s the thing:** these homes don’t sit empty for long. Once the renovation wraps, they go rented out quickly. That’s why events like this are rare, and why the window to walk one is short. Join me, **[Devon Aguirre](https://www.instagram.com/devonneedsaninsta/)**, *PadSplit Market Manager*, alongside local real estate investors and PadSplit hosts **[Alex Nahle](https://www.instagram.com/alexnahle/)** and **[Carlos Quiros](https://www.instagram.com/caquiros1/)**, for an evening of investor networking at an upcoming PadSplit property in Los Angeles. After welcoming investors to their North Hollywood PadSplit during renovation and again after completion, Alex and Carlos are bringing investors together at another Los Angeles property featuring a **3-to-5-bedroom conversion**. **WHAT TO EXPECT:** * **Network with Investors:** Connect with local property owners, investors, and real estate professionals, share experiences, and build relationships. * **Connect with PadSplit Hosts:** Talk with Alex Nahle and Carlos Quiros about their experience with co-living and property conversions. * **Co-Living Conversations:** Ask Devon and PadSplit hosts your questions about the model, property considerations, and getting started. * **See a PadSplit Property in Person:** Visit an upcoming Los Angeles PadSplit property and learn about its 3-to-5-bedroom conversion. **WHO SHOULD ATTEND?** Real estate investors and property owners interested in co-living, along with Realtors, lenders, property managers, and other real estate professionals looking to connect with local investors and PadSplit hosts in LA. 📍 **Where:** **Los Angeles, CA (*address provided upon registration*)** 📅 **When:** Wednesday, **November 4th \| 5:30 PM PDT** 🎟️ **[RSVP HERE](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/investor-networking-night-co-living-experience-and-conversations-in-la-tickets-2003226885540)** *Reserve your spot today by clicking the registration link and completing your registration. We can't wait to see you there!*

Halloween Dance Sat. Oct 31, 2026 6PM-9PM at Hilton Garden Inn, Marina Del Rey!

DEALS ON TAP Where LA Real Estate Gets Social.

### Capital. Deals. Connections. Not another real estate seminar. Join active Southern California investors, flippers, private capital partners, agents, wholesalers and real estate professionals for an evening built around one thing: **Doing more deals.** Have capital you're looking to deploy? Looking for off-market investment opportunities? Looking for partners, buyers or deal flow? A dealmaker looking for your next opportunity? First-time investor looking to get into the game? Come meet the people actually buying funding and sourcing deals throughout Southern California. **No gurus. No sales pitch. Just real estate, real opportunities and the right people in the room.** 6:00–8:00 PM Hosted by Next Stage Home Solutions **FREE — RSVP REQUIRED**

Toastmasters Party! Voces Latinas & Lofty Speaker

Two Toastmasters meetings in one! This month, Lofty Speakers teams up Voces Latinas for a joint meeting! **Does the idea of public speaking freak you out? Join the club!** The best way to overcome the fear of public speaking is practice, practice, practice. And we have a more interesting way for you to do that…unless you really enjoy giving speeches to your mirror. If you’re ready to show the world - your coworkers, friends and family - the charismatic, intelligent and articulate part of you - or if you simply want to make a good impression at your next job interview, join the club. **Lofty & Voces are part of a network of more than 16,600 Toastmaster clubs in 143 countries around the world.** Our unique club is made up of a small group of creative professionals who have pledged to work on their fear of public speaking together twice a month. (For a grand total of 4 hours per month!) Public speaking is scary - but stick with us and you’ll not only learn how to master the art of communication… you’ll also learn to love it - and meet some great people along the way.

Year-End Tax Strategies & Capital Preservation for Real Estate Investors

# Year-End Tax Strategies & Capital Preservation for Real Estate Investors ### **Don’t Leave Your Profits on the Table: Lock In Your 2026 Tax Strategies Before December 31** As the end of the year approaches, real estate investors face a critical window of opportunity. The decisions you make between now and December 31 can directly impact how much of your hard-earned profits you keep—or hand over to the IRS. Join us for our November FIBI gathering as we bring together a panel of seasoned real estate tax professionals and experienced investors for an actionable, educational deep-dive into **Year-End Tax Strategies & Capital Preservation**. Whether you own single-family rentals, commercial assets, or participate in syndicate deals, this meeting will walk you through real-world tactics you can deploy immediately to protect your cash flow heading into 2027. ### **What We’ll Cover:** *  **Maximizing Depreciation & Cost Segregation:** How to leverage current tax rules—including updated 100% bonus depreciation provisions—to accelerate tax deductions on your properties. *  **1031 Exchange Rules & Timing:** Managing strict deadlines, DST structures, and alternatives to defer capital gains tax smoothly. *  **Capital Loss Harvesting & Expense Structuring:** Simple year-end bookkeeping moves and entity expense allocations that maximize your deductions before midnight on Dec 31. *  **State vs. Federal Nuances:** Key pitfalls to avoid when balancing federal tax incentives with local state regulations (like California non-conformity rules). ### **Why Attend FIBI?** FIBI (For Investors By Investors) is built on three core pillars: **Education, Networking, and Community.** * **Zero Sales Pitches:** No upsells, no course sign-ups, and no guru pitches. Just pure, actionable knowledge from active market participants. * **Open Q&A:** Bring your specific questions—our panel will address real scenarios faced by investors today. * **High-Value Networking:** Connect with local investors, lenders, attorneys, and CPAs who are actively building wealth in today's market. ### **Who Should Attend?** * Active real estate investors looking to optimize their 2026 tax return. * Passive investors wanting to better understand pass-through paper losses and capital preservation. * Anyone planning to buy, sell, or exchange real estate in the coming months. **Space is limited! RSVP today to secure your spot and start optimizing your year-end strategy.** **Admission: $20 presale or $25 at the door.** Meetup registration is free, but **payment is required to attend.** **Presale pricing ends at 3:00 PM** on the day of the event. Presale link: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/R6FRW5SQGVCEY **LOCATION:** 2221 Rosecrans Ave Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245 **AGENDA:** 6:30 - General Networking 7:15 - Networking w Speakers and Sponsors 7:25 - Round Table Discussion 9:00 - Post Meeting Networking Reception @ Caló Kitchen For each panel discussion, we will invite topic experts to help anchor the conversation. Joining us will be: * **Kaaren Hall** **CEO/Founder OCREIA** Kaaren Hall is the founder and CEO of uDirect IRA Services, LLC, a leading self-directed IRA provider since 2009, now overseeing more than $1.4 billion in assets under management. She holds the CISP and SDIP designations. With over two decades of experience in real estate, lending, and self-directed retirement accounts, she has helped thousands of investors take control of their retirement funds and diversify into alternative assets. A nationally recognized speaker, BiggerPockets author, and founder of OCREIA, Kaaren continues to educate and advocate for investors while serving in leadership roles across the retirement industry. * **Bill Torres** **CPA/PFS MS Taxation \| Tax Partner** For over 30 years, an elite group of enterprises have turned to Bill Torres & Company, Inc, a CPA firm based in Southern California. Bill Torres and his team, work with a diverse range of clients, some of which have offices and divisions outside the state and globally. As CPA's, services rendered include, accounting, tax preparation, consulting and financial advisory. Fluent in Spanish. Our mission is to help our clients achieve and secure their financial goals. **PARKING**: Parking is free and available next to the building. Please join us!

Dance with Jan & Marc in La Canada

We dance on Thursdays 8:00 - 10:00 PM at the Nourishing Spirits Center on the campus of St. George's Episcopal Church, 808 Foothill Blvd., La Canada. Whether you're new to folk dancing or experienced, we hope you’ll join us for fun and beautiful dances from around the world. This may be long, but we think you will find it helpful. This event is part of an ongoing group, and you are welcome to come any week. For your first visit, please try to arrive 5-10 minutes early so we can say hello before teaching starts. We will teach several dances appropriate for both new and experienced dancers for half an hour or so, and there will be more dances you can join in after that. You will be dancing the first evening, even if you have never danced before. The particular dances we teach each week will depend on the dance experience of our participants. We'll have a break at 9:00 for refreshments and socializing and then dance again until 10:00. (If you can't stay that late, it's perfectly fine to leave early.) Your $5 helps pay our rent. This is not a business. We dance for the joy of it. We are a very friendly group and very supportive of new participants. The teaching is extremely popular. No one is ever pressured or put on the spot. Our only goal is to have fun together. We no longer require vaccinations or masks, but we encourage good health practices, and some participants wear masks. We use Meetup only to attract new participants (like you!) and not for our normal communications. To learn more about our group or to contact us, please visit [Foothill.Dance](https://Foothill.Dance) (no .com, .org, .net, or .anything else is needed). We hope you can join us soon for a fun evening of dancing and socializing. Jan & Marc Rayman

Women in Big Data LA Book Club

Our next **Women in Big Data SoCal Book Club** is here! Join us for an afternoon of good conversation, coffee, and a thought-provoking discussion about how AI is changing the way we live and work. **This Quarter's Book** ***[I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything](https://joannastern.com/)*** by **Joanna Stern** What happens when a technology journalist decides to let AI take over almost every aspect of her life? In *I Am Not a Robot*, Joanna Stern documents her year-long experiment using AI to tackle everything from work and productivity to everyday tasks and personal decisions. The book explores what happens when we move beyond simply *using* AI tools and start relying on them to do things we would normally do ourselves. Expect plenty of humor, curiosity, and questions about what AI can—and perhaps shouldn't—do for us. **About the Author** Joanna Stern is an award-winning technology journalist and video creator best known for her work covering consumer technology, AI, and the ways technology impacts everyday life. She was a senior personal technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal, where she has covered everything from smartphones and computers to emerging technologies and now has started her own tech media company, New Things. **What to Expect** This is a casual, welcoming discussion—not a formal book review! **📣 Haven't read the book yet? You're still invited!** **You** **do not need to finish—or even read—the book to join us.** If you didn't get a chance to read it, you're still welcome to come, listen to the discussion, share your thoughts and perspectives, and be part of the conversation. We'd love to have you there! **Event Details** Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Honesto Cafe - 2927 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064 **Parking:** Plenty of free parking in the lot located behind the cafe ☕ Grab a coffee, bring your thoughts (and your questions!), and join us for our quarterly book club. We hope to see you there! 📚🤖 \-\-\-\-\-\- Follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14309306/) to get the latest updates on our events. \-\-\-\-\-\- **Photo Release Notice:** By attending this event, you consent to photographs being taken and used in Women In Big Data's promotional materials. Please inform organizers upon arrival if you prefer not to be photographed.

GRID LA's Apartment Investing

**Ready to take your real estate investing to the next level?** Join **GRID Pasadena** on **Thursday, November 12, 2026** for **Apartment Investing: Value-Add, Development & Wealth.** Whether you're exploring your first multifamily investment or looking to scale, we'll break down the strategies investors use to **find opportunities, create value, and build long-term wealth.** ### What We'll Cover 🏢 **Apartment Investing** Multifamily fundamentals, economies of scale, property management, and commercial valuation. 🛠️ **Value-Add Strategies** How to identify underperforming properties, improve operations, increase rents, and create equity. 🏗️ **Ground-Up Development** An introduction to zoning, entitlements, construction, and development opportunities. 💰 **Building Long-Term Wealth** Cash flow, loan paydown, equity growth, and tax strategies. ### Your $25 Ticket Includes • Expert presentation + Q&A • Networking with local investors, lenders & real estate professionals • Actionable strategies you can put to work 📅 **Thursday, November 12, 2026** ⏰ **5:30–8:30 PM** 📍 **38 S El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101** 🎟️ **$25** ### 🎟️ SAVE YOUR SEAT **Seats are limited. Register today and join us for an evening of multifamily investing, practical strategies, and valuable connections.** 👉 **Click “Get Tickets” to reserve your spot.**

Snowball Real Estate October Networking Happy Hour

We meet 2nd Tuesday of each month by DTLA at Highland Park Brewery. Easy parking. All experience level welcomed! All experience level welcomed! Meetups is the #1 way to get started or grow your real estate business. Meet other like-minded individuals to help you learn, grow, and do more deals. The next person you meet just might become your business partner. It happens all the time. No pressure, no pitches, just friends with a common passion for real estate to share war stories, successes, and more. You should join us if you're: * Looking for deals * Looking for financing * Looking for partners * Looking for tricks / tips from others * Looking for mentors * Looking to build your network * Looking to invest but don't know how or where * Looking to bounce ideas off of other real estate investors This meetup is also cross-posted with Subtle Asian Real Estate. See you there!

Create and Find Jobs in the AI Economy

companies are discovering how to apply technology to permanently eliminate jobs. people out of a job need to research how to apply technology to find or create them tools lowers the cost of: * finding & applying to jobs * independent contract work * entrepreneurship * running an existing business the economy is changing. join us to change with it **agenda** * 5 min tool presentations from attendees * collaborate on applying tools to search for and even **create** jobs **capacity** meetup's free plan caps rsvps but theres no limit. come even if it says full **parking** park in [drollinger parking plaza](https://maps.app.goo.gl/QTR8E3WMfSa7h4Fa9) across from hannon library for free on weekends **discord** [https://discord.gg/cyq7Yg6Wb4](https://discord.gg/cyq7Yg6Wb4)

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