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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Most investors don’t really know what it means … or what to do about it … Real estate investors are more likely to be interested in grading slopes than yield curves. And the Fed’s balance sheet? That’s REALLY esoteric and boring. BUT … the Fed is the most powerful and influential financial force in the world …
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We’re just winding up a multi-part real estate investing video training series we’re doing for our friends Chris Martenson and Adam Taggart at Peak Prosperity. The video training series is called Real Estate Investing for Profit and Safety. The first episode, The Case for Real Estate, is nearly two hours long and free of charge.
Finding stability in an unstable world … Read More »
We’re just back from yet another EPIC Investor Summit at Sea™. If you missed it, be sure to get on the advance notice list for 2020. It’s hard to describe how transforming and powerful the Summit experience is. So we won’t. Instead, today’s focus is on the flip side of the Fed’s flop on interest
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder … and in real estate, an appraisal is what gives you the unbiased, third party opinion on a property. Appraisals happen whenever a lender is involved in a transaction, but that’s not the only time you’ll need or want an appraisal. We’ll examine the three ways appraisers
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As real estate investors, we’re always looking toward tomorrow. We’ve had a long, sustained recovery since the market crash in 2008. Many indicators show the economy is on the right track … the stock market is up, unemployment is down, and the dollar is strong. So, what could be the problem? We’ll talk about what
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Put on your thinking cap. This one’s going to use some brainpower. But if your investment plans involve money and the future, it’s probably worth the effort. During our 2017 Investor Summit at Sea™, Chris Martenson warned that a financial system dependent on perpetual growth is unsustainable in a world of finite resources. We’ll forego
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In case you missed it, President Trump just announced his proposed budget. Two items caught our attention. First, there are big cuts to social programs. With 43 million people on food stamps and many of those being renters, there’s an obvious ramification for landlords. As we said back in 2015, “…if the government subsidy goes
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We got a fascinating boots-on-the-ground report from a friend of ours traipsing about Hong Kong … and no, this isn’t about Hong Kong. “My Big Short moment …” was the subject line. “The Big Short” refers to Michael Lewis’ book and the recent movie of the same name, which both tell the tale of events
Weird happenings and the squish factor … Read More »
Is government too big, too small or just right? And what does this have to do with real estate investing? Guests Steve Forbes and Tom Woods visit to help us consider the controversial subject of the “just right” role of government in the marketplace. As real estate investors, we care about how rules, regulations and
8/12/12: In Search of Goldilocks – Bearing with Politics When Investing Read More »