From Mr. Stock Market’s Wild Ride to negative interest rates on mortgages, to the big moves in gold and oil … the news is full of clues that the financial winds are shifting. What’s a real estate investor to do? Listen in as we take a look at the hottest headlines and consider what they …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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