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 »
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 »
In our last edition we took a look at this chart for clues to where we’re at in “the cycle” … Housing Price Index to Production Wage Index SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE ECONOMIC DATA HTTPS://FRED.STLOUISFED.ORG (The data came from the Fed, but the chart was put together by The Heritage Foundation here) You can see a tight
A divergence in the farce … Read More »
You probably know The Avengers Endgame is the culmination of a 22-film decade-long extravaganza of EPIC story-telling. What you may not know is how many great real estate investing lessons surround The Avengers Endgame. Here are just a few … and don’t worry, there are no spoilers! Lesson 1: Businesses and their jobs will move to
The Avengers Endgame and YOUR real estate investing … Read More »
It’s your questions and our answers. That’s right. It’s time for another segment of Ask The Guys … when we hear about the real-world challenges investors like YOU face every day. We have another great collection of questions from our loyal listeners … covering everything from infinite returns to gold, proper reserves, compressed cap rates,
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Expanding your portfolio from single-family homes to multi-family deals is a great step … but there are other paths to an even bigger deal! Commercial real estate investing means bigger properties and bigger opportunities … and it could yield BIG benefits for savvy investors. From retail storefronts to office space to industrial warehouses … commercial
Podcast: Getting Started in Commercial Real Estate Investing Read More »