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You do pretty well for yourself, and you have some money put aside to invest… somewhere. You had originally planned to use that money to buy a home, with a nice little yard and a white picket fence. But you’re feeling a little spooked by the housing market crash, and now you’re wondering “what’s a [...]
Real estate investors worldwide have all known moments of panic and despair in the last two years, as real estate markets around the globe have suffered painful crashes. With the backdrop of a troubled housing and rental market, it’s more important than ever to learn survival and success tactics for any economy, any housing market, [...]
Between high unemployment rates, high foreclosure rates, low job security, and unstable financial markets, there are few buyers to speak of in the real estate market, and hordes of would-be sellers trying to escape from under the thumb of their mortgages. Basically, it’s a terrible time to try and sell real estate, and most markets [...]
Any seasoned landlord has seen the devastation and destruction reaped on their rental properties that tenants are capable of, from teenage keg parties to myriad pet stains to curious and offensive odors to the havoc of children. You’ve invested a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into your rental property, so you’ll want to protect [...]
Capitalization rates, or cap rates for short, are a useful measurement for the potential return on investment that a rental property could potentially yield a buyer, based on rental income. They are used primarily for multi-unit rental agreement properties (although can be used on single family dwellings), so many real estate investors who have stuck [...]
If I were to ask you the question “Who knows how much I earn?” you would probably respond with two, possibly three organizations: the IRS, your mortgage lender, and maybe the bank who gave you your car loan. And you wouldn’t be far off… until February 2010. In 2009, congress passed a bill called the [...]
Asset protection is not just a strategy for the super-rich, but for anyone who aspires to have a brighter future than punching in and out of a clock every day. If you’re serious about acquiring even a modest amount of wealth, such as buying a rental lease property or two, here are some basic tips [...]
If you’re trying to sell a piece of real estate right now, you might benefit from a little bit of sales research performed in the psychology lab, about how people interpret pricing. Real estate prices are up slightly from this time last year, but are down from six months ago, which means that sellers need [...]
