Commentary on real estate related news to help you read between the lines and find the hidden opportunities.
Most people think of tax season as January 1 to April 15. After all, that’s when most people close the books on the previous year, issue and collect tax documents, prep returns, and settle up with the taxing authorities. But for a host of real estate investors and entrepreneurs, the REAL tax season is right […]
Taxing times for states spells opportunity for real estate investors … Read More »
Last week the Fed pumped over $200 billion of freshly printed cash into the repo market. Since then, the Fed’s upped the ante to $400 billion … and counting. For those young or asleep during the 2008 financial crisis … … back then, the Fed provided an infusion of $85 billion per month to keep
Now the Fed’s up to $400 billion … Read More »
The Fed shocks the world with an emergency infusion of cash into a distressed financial system. It took $85 billion per month to stabilize the financial system in 2008. Today, the Fed is injecting $75 billion PER DAY. Is the financial system in trouble? What’s an investor to think … and do? Listen in as
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It’s been a busy week of alarming financial news! Of course, events that rattle financial markets sometimes barely register to real estate investors. That’s because rents and property values aren’t directly involved in the high-frequency trading casinos of Wall Street. So while paper traders frantically scramble to avoid losses or skim profits from currency flowing
The Fed pumps $200 billion into system in THREE days … Read More »
When you’re an investor … the state of the financial system is always on your mind. The Fed shocked the world when it pushed an emergency infusion of cash into a distressed financial system. In 2008 … it took $85 billion per month to stabilize the U.S. financial system. Today, the Fed is injecting $75
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As the political cycle ramps up, housing affordability might get some attention. And it’s more complex than you might think. Obviously, housing policies have the potential to affect YOUR real estate investing … so it’s smart to pay attention. Of course, there’s always risk in talking politics. Everyone has heroes and talking points. Sometimes it’s
Hidden costs that hike housing prices … Read More »
In case you missed it, silver exploded nearly five percent higher … in a single day … which takes its impressive year-to-date gain to nearly twenty percent. Of course, we’re not into using precious metals as trading vehicles to churn out short-term dollar-denominated capital gains. We think real investing is about acquiring streams of passive
Cashing in on the silver BOOM … Read More »
Real estate investing is largely the business of using debt to acquire streams of income and build oceans of equity. In the hands of a professional real estate investor, mortgages are like a super-charged power tool … making the job of wealth building easier, faster, and more profitable. Of course, powerful tools in the hands
Something weird is happening with mortgages … Read More »
If you follow the financial news, you’ve probably noticed some talk about “the everything bubble”. Basically, it’s rising asset value prices for … everything. We know that sounds great. At least as long as YOU own the assets BEFORE they inflate. When you do, equity happens to you and it’s awesome. But until you sell,
Goldman Sachs says it’s time for cash flow … Read More »
From Mr. Stock Market’s Wild Ride to negative interest rates on mortgages, to the big moves in gold and oil … the news is full of clues that the financial winds are shifting. What’s a real estate investor to do? Listen in as we take a look at the hottest headlines and consider what they
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