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 …
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 … …
That’s right. It’s another episode of our favorite topics from our favorites guests … YOU! It’s time for another segment of Ask The Guys … and we’re ready to tackle the tough questions. We’re touching on 401ks, purging portfolios of problem properties, and how to prepare for what many believe is an inevitable bust. And …
Ask The Guys – 401ks, Losing Properties, and Preparing for a Bust Read More »
The mother of all private equity firms just issued a warning … Blackstone Group Warns of the Mother of All Bubbles Investopedia via Yahoo Finance – 11/11/19 According to the article, Blackstone’s “… biggest concern is negative yields on sovereign debt worth $13 trillion …”. Remember, the 2008 financial crisis was detonated in bond markets … and the bomb …
Lending is a big part of real estate investing … but sometimes your situation doesn’t fit the traditional lending mold. If you … or your deals … require out-of-the-box funding … have no fear! There is a great, big, wide world of alternative funding solutions just waiting to be discovered. And the payoff can be …
Unconventional Funding Solutions for Real Estate Investors 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 …
As a real estate investor, knowing which tool to pull out of the toolbox is a big part of your success. And to know which tool you need, you have to know what tools are available. Commercial loans generally have shorter terms than residential loans … and that isn’t always good. What if the …
Multi-Family Financing with Maximum Leverage and Minimum Risk Read More »
After our last episode of Ask The Guys, we asked Walter, our email room manager, to rummage through our email inbox and gather up a bunch of listener questions about loans and lending. And he came up with some gems! So we dialed up our lending brain trust and convened in our Dallas studio to …
06/07/15: Ask The Guys – All About Loans with Two Expert Guests Read More »
Money makes the world go around. But when you don’t have enough, loans are pretty handy. Real estate financing has changed a LOT in the years following the Great Recession. To get up to speed on the state of the art of lending, in this episode we interview two loan pros. Sitting in the broadcast …
12/7/14: Financing Update – The Latest in Residential and Commercial Lending Read More »
U.S. home ownership is around a 19 year low…banks are lowering their standards for jumbo loans…millennials aren’t buying houses…and the middle class is moving inland to more affordable markets. Other than that, there’s not a lot going on. 😉 But what do all these headlines mean to everyday real estate investors? Behind the shiny silver …
8/3/14: Clues in the News – Banks, Millennials, the Middle Class and Interest Rates Read More »