Category: Real Estate
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The Subprime Generation
Talk about an amazing reversal of fortune! This may be the most amazing, under-reported demographic fact today. 30-34 year olds in 2012 had the…
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How to Think Like a Millionaire
Rich people have a way of thinking that is different from poor and middle class people. They think differently about money, wealth, themselves, other…
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2014 Economic Predictions For Real Estate Investors
My prediction for 2014 is short and sweet. “More Federal stimulus ahead causing malinvestment in localized asset bubbles”. I’ll say that again but in…
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End of Year Tax Considerations
While tax returns aren’t due until April, to minimize your tax burden the strategy of accelerating rental property expenses should be considered now, according…
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How to Buy Real Estate with Your IRA
Did you know you can invest your IRA in real estate? Like many people you might have heard about this before but are not…
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What Blackstone’s Home Securitization Means to You
Last week Blackstone’s Invitation Homes completed the first ever U.S. securitization of single family rental homes (SFR) – and from all accounts the deal…
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What Does the Dollar’s Decline Mean to Investors?
In the aftermath of the government shut down, the value of the U.S. dollar plummeted to it’s lowest point in eight months. Some economists…
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10 Reasons Texas Is Our Future
The crisis may be over (for the time being) in Washington. But the crisis for America’s middle-class continues, as middle-income jobs get harder to…
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Top Ten Tax Deductions for Landlords
No landlord would pay more than necessary for utilities or other operating expenses for a rental property. Yet millions of landlords pay more taxes…
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Why Investors Use Land Trusts
This article is Part 2 of a four-part series on Land Trusts. You can find Part 1 here: Understanding Land Trusts Investors, attorneys, or…
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Why You Should Be Investing Your Cash in Real Estate
As entrepreneurs find success with their primary business ventures, many search for the right investments for their profits. Of course, we can and should…
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US Rents Hit Record Highs as Homeownership Plunges to 18 Year Lows
The American Home-ownership Dream is officially dead. Long live the New Normal American Dream: Renting. According to the latest quarterly home-ownership data released by…
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How to Determine Property Values in Today’s Market
In today’s market where there are so many foreclosure and bank REO sales, figuring out the real value of a property can be difficult.…
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Understanding Land Trusts (Part 1)
The land trust is one of the most talked about, but least understood, entity utilized by real estate investors. The reason for this is…
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Changes to the Home That Will Lower Home Insurance
Many new homeowners are looking for ways to save on their home insurance. Although some seem obvious because they are so highly advertised (bundling…