A common adage is “treat your investing as a business”. Good advice! And at first blush, you might think it means … Figuring out your mission, vision, values … Establishing clearly defined goals and objectives … Developing strategies, tactics, processes, policies and procedures … Recruiting, training, and leading a team … Setting up communication and […]
SWOT are you worried about … Read More »
As real estate investors, we’re always looking toward tomorrow. We’ve had a long, sustained recovery since the market crash in 2008. Many indicators show the economy is on the right track … the stock market is up, unemployment is down, and the dollar is strong. So, what could be the problem? We’ll talk about what
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One of the primary purposes of easy money (“quantitative easing” or QE) is to inflate asset prices, bloat balance sheets, and create a wealth effect. The formula is simple. Print gobs of money, buy bonds to drop interest rates, and flood the markets with liquidity. Corporations borrow cheap money to buyback stocks … pushing stock
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Ohhhh … there’s SO many directions we could go with that subject line … but let’s pick something both potentially polarizing and unifying … Income inequality. It’s a political cause and an economic reality. But we’re not here to talk politics. Because it doesn’t matter if we think it’s fair or not. We’ll leave that
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We’re back again to tackle the questions we missed in our last Ask The Guys episode. We love these episodes and the opportunity we get to talk through some of YOUR real-world investing opportunities and challenges. We hear from listeners dealing with tenant damage and security deposits, 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, nontraditional lending ideas and TONS
Ask The Guys – Cash Offers, Crappy Properties, and More Read More »
We know a guy who bought a property with NO foundation. He didn’t know it because he paid cash … and with no lender forcing an inspection, he skipped it. Oops. He figured since the property had been in use for decades, everything was fine. But just because a building is standing, it doesn’t make
Better check that foundation … Read More »
In our final episode of our Profitable Niches series, we’re ending where many folks probably thought we would start … with single family rentals. It’s no mystery why this is the most popular way for new investors to enter into real estate investing. Home ownership and single family homes are something that everyone knows well,
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This may be one of the most interesting times in economic history. The pace and amount of change is creating significant challenges and opportunities for both investors and entrepreneurs … not to mention policy makers. It’s fun to watch, hard to keep up with, and impossible to avoid. The changing future of money and wealth will affect everyone … believe it or not, like it or
STRONG economy, BUT …. Read More »
Throughout our Profitable Niches series, the message has been clear … there’s more than one way to invest in real estate. It’s so much more than single-family homes and apartment buildings. And, in today’s market, when some of the more traditional investments are stretched, it’s a good idea to think about something new and fresh.
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Something BIG is happening for real estate … and while it’s not a surprise, it’s a development every real estate investor should be aware of. Here’s some context … First, remember real estate investing is essentially a business of managing debt, equity, and cashflow. That’s YOUR job. You can get your property managers and team to
Real estate just got a BIG boost … Read More »