Aughhhh!!!! Some days it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed. We often say that real estate investing has “hair” on it – and no one likes a bad hair day. Wouldn’t it be great to minimize the ugly? You can! Each year, we gather up terrifying tales of trials and tribulations from intrepid […]
10/30/11: Halloween Horror Stories – Terrifying Tales of Troubles and Lessons Learned Read More »
As Halloween approaches, we wanted to pick a spooky topic to kick off the week. We’ll follow it up next with our annual edition of Halloween Horror Stories, so stay tuned! For this episode, our topic is The Creature from Jekyll Island. For the uninitiated, this is the title of the epic and iconic expose
10/23/11: The Creature from Jekyll Island – A Conversation with G. Edward Griffin Read More »
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki and his lovely wife Kim Kiyosaki (author of Rich Woman), plus several of their Rich Dad Advisors® are all part of The Real Estate Guys™ 10th annual Investor Summit at Sea™. And while the idea of spending an ENTIRE WEEK at a conference may seem a little boring,
Who are these people – and why are they smiling??? Read More »
There’s no doubt that the economic world is very different today than just a few years ago. Many, especially Americans, hope the changes are temporary and things will get to “normal” pretty soon. But what if the changes aren’t temporary? What is we’re living in a new economic reality? And for the younger set, if
10/16/11: Teach Your Children Well – The Rules of Money Have Changed Read More »
One of the largest metros in the United States, Atlanta is strategically located in the southeast and serves as a major transportation and distribution hub. We like that because it means those jobs, and all the businesses (and those jobs) that rely on being near that infrastructure, are probably more likely to stay in the
10/9/11: Market Spotlight – Exploring Atlanta, Georgia Read More »
Here’s a question we got from Sue in California (thanks Sue!): If we have a property manager, can we write off travel costs from CA to Memphis for us to visit the property? If so, how many times a year can we visit and write off the costs? Since we aren’t tax gurus, we tossed
Ask The Guys: Can I Deduct Travel Expenses? Read More »
Active real estate investors should NEVER pay tax on their cash flow or gains..EVER! So says CPA Tom Wheelwright, our hero with a zero (taxes that is) and Rich Dad’s tax advisor to Robert Kiyosaki. And unless you’re Warren Buffett, we’re guessing you’d probably rather pay LESS tax than more. Maybe when we’re multi-mega-billionaires like
10/2/11: Zero Tax! Deductions and Benefits that Matter Most to Real Estate Investors Read More »