Last week’s U.S. jobs report has been largely reported as positive. Of course, real estate investors prefer their tenants actually have jobs, so we agree … any economy creating jobs is preferable to one which isn’t. Here’s a few of the headlines and some notable excerpts … June U.S. jobs report beats expectations – Yahoo Finance, July […]
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Orlando Metro Market Florida has long been a heralded go-to for tourists and RETIREES …who happen to be BOOMING! But who else? When it comes to choosing markets, you already know you are looking for DEMAND. .The demand we are talking about comes from lots of people who sleep under roofs. Florida boasts of over
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We’ve heard some chatter in the news about regulations restricting travel. Apparently, China’s restriction on the movement of capital is affecting global real estate markets. But don’t just take our word for it. Check out this January 26 Bloomberg headline … China’s Army of Global Homebuyers is Suddenly Short on Cash “China’s escalating crackdown on
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Finding a property can sometimes be the HARDEST part of getting a deal. With an influx of real estate investors flooding the market, there’s less inventory available and ALSO lower returns. Think about it … When more people are interested, you have to pay more to acquire a property. That means your returns go down.
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Let’s face it. Property management isn’t the most glamorous profession. But your property managers are arguably the most important member of any buy and hold real estate investor’s team. So we spied out a 20 year veteran real estate investor who self-manages his dozens of properties and asked him to share some of his secrets
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What do you think of when you hear “Orlando”? For old guys like us, we think of tying a yellow ribbon ’round an old oak tree. (Google it if it didn’t dawn on you what we’re talking about.) 😉 But for most people, Orlando is a one trick mouse. But there’s a bigger story in
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