If you’re wondering which way the financial winds are blowing … look to the news! From the rollercoaster ride of the stock market, to negative interest rates on mortgages, to big moves in gold and oil … it appears the winds are changing. Something is coming. Savvy real estate investors are reading the signs and […]
Clues in the News – Stocks, Negative Rates, Oil, Gold and You Read More »
As of this writing, we’re not sure what the Fed will do with interest rates, though it’s widely expected they’ll cut. So as much as we’d like to talk about what it means to real estate investors, we’ll wait to see what happens. And even though mainstream financial media are finally paying attention to gold
Easy money is both a symptom and a sickness … Read More »
Mass consumers of financial news and commentary get fed a steady diet of hope, hype, doom, and gloom. That’s because fear and greed are the two primary investor emotions. So anyone selling anything to investors, from media to money management, are working overtime to stoke one or both of those primary emotions. And if you’re
359 reasons why this is NOT the end … Read More »
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. That’s right. It’s time for another segment of Ask The Guys … when we talk about trends, challenges, and investment opportunities. This time we’re tackling listener questions about syndicating single-family homes when to make the move to multi-family properties, the rising role of gold in the economy … and
Ask The Guys – Syndication, Apartments, Gold and More Read More »
You invest your money to make more money … but there is so much more to life than cash. Still, you have to have a way to fund your fun. Some say invest now and play later … but why not invest now AND play now, too? We’re talking about lifestyle investing. Beautiful properties are
Lifestyle Investing for Family, Fun and Profit Read More »
The real estate story behind Walt Disney World in Florida has a valuable lesson for investors today … and it’s not what you think. If you’re unfamiliar, Walt Disney decided to create a new and improved East Coast version of his epic California Disneyland. But he needed land … LOTS of it. So he went
From Disney World to Bizarro World … Read More »
As the United States celebrates its independence this week, it’s a good time to consider something of utmost importance to real estate investors … Property rights. After all, if you can’t safely, securely own private property … then there’s no hope of accumulating wealth and personal prosperity. Private property ownership is the foundation of personal
The foundation of liberty … Read More »
Buying an income producing property is an investment in the underlying economy. That’s REALLY where the income originates. That’s why we put so much emphasis on market analysis. Investors who focus exclusively on deal analysis (crunching the numbers on the property) but fail to underwrite the market sometimes end up in a mess. The context of a deal is
Market analysis for dummies … Read More »
It’s said one shortcut to success is investing in the path of progress. When you get in front of a wave of demand and capital, it can take you on a very profitable ride. And when two powerful forces … demographics and tax incentives … align to attract capital into a specific niche, the possibilities
Podcast: Senior Housing and Opportunity Zones – A Winning Formula Read More »
Investors looking for high yields and low drama are excited about how self-storage investing works. The model is simple. The concept is proven. Self-storage investing gives investors the best parts of income property investing without the hassle of tenants and toilets. Of course, all investments have pros and cons. So tune in as we talk
Podcast: Simple Passive Income through Self-Storage Investing Read More »