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. […]
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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
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When things are moving fast, windows of opportunity open and close quickly. Those not aware and prepared either miss a good thing … or step in a bad thing. Yuck. Headlines are SCREAMING right now. Things are moving FAST. But in all the noise, messages can be missed. We’re certainly not experts … just two guys with microphones,
Gold at record highs and mortgage rates at record lows … Read More »
Although there may be some debate about the true origin, cause, and date of the COVID-19 virus … there’s no doubt about its presence and impact today. And just as the health crisis began quietly, before exploding onto the scene, so it may be with the subsequent financial crisis. After all, if you’re not both an epidemiologist and paying
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If you’re tired of hearing about the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis … get over it. We’re on the front end of a series of cascading crises that will likely affect every investor on the planet … including YOU. Pretending it’s not happening … or blindly trusting the great and powerful wizards behind the curtains … or pulling the
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Personal development guru Tony Robbins reminds people … “Success leaves clues.” The idea is that success isn’t purely a product of blind luck or extreme innate ability. For guys like us, that’s REALLY good news. Success is much more a matter of developing the knowledge and discipline to take aggressive action based on proven patterns and
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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more insane, the price of oil dropped all the way to NEGATIVE $37. Of course, it bounced back to a positive (but still very low) price of about $12. We’re guessing there’s a big opportunity somewhere in all of that … just like if rents crashed temporarily.
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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more insane, the price of oil dropped all the way to NEGATIVE $37. Of course, it bounced back to a positive (but still very low) price of about $12. We’re guessing there’s a big opportunity somewhere in all of that … just like if rents crashed temporarily.
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(Here’s a 5-minute money read) You probably know the global economy caught a virus and suffered a massive heart attack. Cash stopped flowing, creating a cascade of problems … … including individual cell damage, organizations and systems in danger of failing, and almost certainly … brain damage. So the monetary doctors at the Federal Reserve are infusing
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Welcome to Part 2 of our discussion on the root cause of the current coming financial crisis and what you can do to survive and thrive. We got a lot of positive feedback on Part 1 (thanks for that!) and folks have been anxiously waiting for this Part 2. Fair warning: This is a whopper … and
Doing what you can to weather the storm … Read More »