Strategies
Safety, privacy and yield are important concerns for anyone with large amounts of cash…most of which is stored in bank accounts. As your real estate portfolio grows, so do your deposits, maintenance reserves and float. And if you’re waiting for that next great opportunity, you may have a chunk of cash on hand for that too! […]
08/23/15: Safety, Privacy and Yield with Private Banking Read More »
In this fourth and final installment of our series on developing your personal investment strategy and putting it into action, we finally get to the place where most people start: the property. In the studio perfectly poised for profound and prolific pontification: Your practically perfect host, Robert Helms His immensely imperfect co-host, Russell Gray The
07/12/15: Picking the Perfect Property for Your Portfolio Read More »
Even when people stay still, time doesn’t. So today, one of the largest and most economically powerful demographics…the baby boomers…are living in “empty nests”, enjoying or preparing for retirement…and thinking about things like long term care for their parents…and ultimately for themselves. Of course, every time the baby boomers hit a new economic phase of
5/24/15: Demographic Shifts – Double Digit Returns with Assisted Living Facilities Read More »
Best-selling author James Rickards (Currency Wars and The Death of Money) recommends land as a place to store and protect wealth from the dangers of paper currencies. In spite of the recent blip up, the dollar has a 100 year history of going DOWN, so it probably makes sense to “sell” dollars when they’re “high”
1/11/15: Dirt to Dollars – Investing in Raw Land that Cash Flows Read More »
It’s amazing how many real estate investor overlook hotels as an investment vehicle. Sure, the numbers are big…and renting nightly instead of monthly, plus all the other services (housekeeping, restaurant, room service, etc.) are much more labor intensive than simply renting out little green houses month to month. But anyone that’s ever played Monopoly knows
12/21/14: Fun in the Sun and Income Too – Hospitality Update from the Caribbean Read More »
Money makes the world go around. But when you don’t have enough, loans are pretty handy. Real estate financing has changed a LOT in the years following the Great Recession. To get up to speed on the state of the art of lending, in this episode we interview two loan pros. Sitting in the broadcast
12/7/14: Financing Update – The Latest in Residential and Commercial Lending Read More »
The dollar price of oil has fallen substantially as of late…just like real estate did a few years back. Does that mean it’s all over for oil? Or is now a good time to buy? To explore this slippery topic, we take a trip to Texas to talk oil, gas and cash flow with our
11/23/14: Liquid Real Estate – Has the Oil Boom Run Out of Gas? Read More »
The tax inversion debate has some saying that profits and corporate responsibility are on opposite ends of the spectrum. But our guest for this edition of The Real Estate Guys™ radio show disagrees. Sure, we all know people who take short cuts and try to take more out of every deal than they deserve. Movies,
7/27/14: Principle Based Investing – Achieving Profit and Social Significance Read More »
Love him or hate him, Peter Schiff always speaks his mind. We happen to love him. Not only do we admire his courage in trusting his own judgment… even when all the “experts” say he’s wrong, but we appreciate his willingness to explain his reasoning to anyone interested enough to listen. For those that don’t
6/22/14: Stop, Go or Proceed with Caution – A Conversation with Peter Schiff Read More »
Land investing is a very unique aspect of real estate investing. Raw land typically doesn’t provide income or tax breaks. And without a tenant to make the payments, there’s no amortized equity. Besides, with no income, borrowing to buy land can be risky business. So why do it? Well, as you might suspect, there are…lots
5/18/14: Lots of Real Estate – Strategies for Investing in Land Read More »