Commentary on real estate related news to help you read between the lines and find the hidden opportunities.
There’s a lot of doom, gloom, and uncertainty out there. MANY of the super-smart people we hang out with are preparing for a really ROCKY road ahead. Of course, we’re big fans of being prepared. As we often say … “Better to be prepared and not have a crisis, than to have a crisis and not […]
Is real estate doomed? Read More »
We’re nearing the end of a marathon of back-to-back-to-back conferences. The world is different … but life goes on … both online and now back on the road. When we started this year at our Create Your Future™ goal setting workshop, little did we know how BIZARRE and DISCONCERTING 2020 would become. Yet here we are … still
Pandemic, policies, preferences, prejudices, and YOUR portfolio … Read More »
As political pundits debate debating, financial pundits are watching the 3D tennis match between President Trump, Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Powell. As discussed last time, this trio has been volleying stimulus demands back and forth for quite a while … even though the last round of stimulus ran out. Despite all this political pandemic pandering … so far, it’s not
To stimulate or not to stimulate … that is the question Read More »
What a difference a week makes! Last time we commented on the big news about the world’s most famous real estate guy potentially using the tax laws to reduce his federal income taxes to virtually zero. Since then, as you probably know, the news has been dominated by President Trump’s illness, hospitalization, treatment, and return to the White House.
In search of stability in an unstable world … Read More »
Taxes, politics, and real estate investing might not be as salacious as sex, lies and videotape … but it’s arguably just as intriguing. By now we’re sure you’ve heard all the “outrage” about allegations the United States’ Real Estate Investor-in-Chief paid nearly no federal income tax. This shocks no one who understands real estate or the tax code, but
Taxes, politics, and real estate investing … Read More »
In an age of macro-economic turmoil and stress, the risk of the tide going OUT is far greater than the odds of a rising tide lifting all boats. So as Warren Buffett famously quipped … “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” And of course, if that happens to be you
Markets matter more than ever … Read More »
We’re proudly filing this under the category of “We told you so.” …. Stripe workers who relocate get $20,000 bonus and a pay cut – Bloomberg, 9/15/20 “Stripe Inc. plans to make a one-time payment of $20,000 to employees who opt to move out of San Francisco, New York or Seattle, but also cut their base
This is a SHOCK! … said no one Read More »
Lockdowns, restrictions, eviction moratoriums, civil unrest, election hysteria. Fun times. It’s enough to make a real estate investor order one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer … assuming you could find an open bar. But before you reach for the Valium and TV remote, remember … “Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary
Not the time for hiding in the basement … Read More »
As The World Turns was one of the longest running daytime soap operas in television history. And yes … there are valuable lessons for investors. From 1956 to 2010, As The World Turns followed the lives of a fictional collection of high-paid legal and medical professionals. Unlike other shows in the genre, which tended towards sensationalism … … As The
As the world turns … Read More »
If you’ve ever been in a crowd when something surprising happened … or even in a game of musical chairs, you know … … people respond VERY differently when stressed. Some think, decide and act very quickly. Experience, confidence, coaching, and maturity are all factors. Then there are those who act quickly … without thinking. It doesn’t always end badly,
Winners, losers, also-rans, and the clueless … Read More »