Regular followers know we’re news hawks. We scour the headlines for clues about opportunities and threats facing real estate investors. We look at the good, the bad, the ugly … and consider things at the micro, macro, geo-political, and systemic level. Even though we watch a broad range of real estate niches … we tend […]
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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
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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 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
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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
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In this episode of The Real Estate Guys™ show, we bring the Summit at Sea™ to you! In part two of our Summit recap, listen to expert investors discuss the topics they know best, including: Why moving to Puerto Rico can save you big bucks What kind of capital you need to prepare for the
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Interest rates are a big deal for real estate investors … for many reasons. The first and most obvious reason is because interest rates are the price of the money you borrow to invest with. Higher rates mean higher payments and less cash flow. Of course, even when you pay cash for your properties, your tenants
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There’s a new drug taking hold of Americans … it’s called “hope-ium.” How does it work? Well, you simply smoke a lot of hope-ium … and hope things will work out. While being optimistic can help, relying only on hope won’t get you anywhere. Smart real estate investors take control of their portfolio … from
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If you thought you were going to be whisked away from your daily grind by the doomsday apocalypse on the Mayan calendar, you’d better put you’re running shoes back on because we’re all still here! Wait. Hold on that. New plan! BEFORE you get back on the treadmill and start running in response to the
The World Didn’t End Today – Now What??? Read More »