Real estate investors tend to like low interest rates. After all, low rates mean lower payments for the same size mortgage … or a bigger mortgage for the same payments. Nice. The current Wizard of Rates is Fed chair Jerome Powell. And he just showed up on 60 Minutes and told everyone … “‘We don’t […]
At this rate, something’s gotta give … Read More »
A very big real estate story splashed across mainstream news recently, but got buried underneath (insert the sensational political headline you’re sick of) … Oregon Okays First Statewide Mandatory Rent Control Law Associated Press, 2/28/19 Okay, we admit this is a government policy … so it’s political. But politics is easy to laugh at when
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Join host and co-host of The Real Estate Guys™ Radio Show, Robert Helms, and Russell Gray, as they discuss with Chris Martenson and Adam Taggart of Peak Prosperity the vast economic benefits of real estate investing … Money will be finding its way into real estate in the coming years as investors begin to move away from bubble markets looking for safer alternatives. Position yourself to benefit from these market changes!
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When the 2008 financial crisis hit, the mortgage industry was at the epicenter … and the disruption of funding feeding real estate crushed housing values. But it’s important to remember, the problem was NOT real estate. After all, people still needed and wanted places to live. So the demand for housing remained stable. It was
Main Street needs Main Street investors … Read More »
People, businesses, and their money move around for lots of reasons. New jobs, better opportunities, tax incentives, high returns … the list goes on and on. Savvy investors monitor these constant migrations. They look for patterns and take action to capitalize on opportunities and avoid risks. All this movement affects supply and demand … especially
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The blessing and curse of real estate is that trends develop slowly. This makes them easy to catch, but also easy to miss … unless you make it a priority to pay consistent attention. We scour the news daily. We’re always looking for opportunities, lessons, and trends. But they’re not always obvious. In fact, they
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As major markets grow and mature, residents and businesses start to feel the financial pinch … and follow their wallets to greener pastures. Savvy investors recognize trending, emerging markets and migrate there in search of value. It’s all about monitoring where people are moving … and moving faster. Listen in as we visit with a
Market Spotlight – Three Metros Attracting Attention Now Read More »
When the talking heads on mainstream financial media talk about real estate, they often refer to it as an “asset class.” And lately, they say real estate is “in a bubble.” No wonder so many of them are mystified about how the real estate guy in the White House goes about his business. But that’s
Real estate is NOT an asset class … Read More »
It’s the first week of our market spotlight series … and we’re starting with a city that has been on our radar for a while … Jacksonville, Florida! There’s a lot to like about this Northeast Florida city. To start, it’s the fourth largest economy in Florida and has the largest population in the state
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The beginning of the year is the perfect moment to think about your tax strategy. It’s the time to take all of the lessons you learned last year and put them to work for you. We’re not tax experts … but we know someone who is. CPA Tom Wheelwright brings his knowledge and enthusiasm to
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