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6/15/14: Ask The Guys – The Next Bubble, Green Renters and Global Warming

6/15/14: Ask The Guys – The Next Bubble, Green Renters and Global Warming

Real estate investing isn’t as simple as it used to be.  At least not judging by the kinds of questions we’re getting from our listeners! Back in the old days, you just bought a piece of property and rented it out. Sure, you needed to pick a good neighborhood and tenant, and you’d want to …

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6/1/14: Getting to Critical Mass – Rebalancing Your Real Estate

6/1/14: Getting to Critical Mass – Rebalancing Your Real Estate

As any real estate investor knows, properties may generate passive income, but owning them is far from passive. Because even if you have great property managers and you never see your tenants, you still have important decisions to make about markets, debt and equity. And while most real estate investors focus on doing deals and …

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6/1/14: Getting to Critical Mass – Rebalancing Your Real Estate

5/25/14: Diary of a Resourceful Investor – Using What You Have to Get What You Need

How do you buy real estate with no money and no credit? This is one of the most asked and abused questions in the real estate investing education business. The good news is that it can be done.  To find out how, we dial up a good friend who’s not only figured out how to …

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5/18/14: Lots of Real Estate – Strategies for Investing in Land

5/18/14: Lots of Real Estate – Strategies for Investing in Land

Land investing is a very unique aspect of real estate investing.  Raw land typically doesn’t provide income or tax breaks.  And without a tenant to make the payments, there’s no amortized equity.  Besides, with no income, borrowing to buy land can be risky business. So why do it? Well, as you might suspect, there are…lots …

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5/4/14: Beyond Entity Structure – Proactively Protecting Your Portfolio

Sometimes you think you’ve covered, then you find there’s a big hole in your asset protection.  Not only is it embarrassing, it can be very expensive. Sadly, most people’s assets are exposed.  But not in the way you think.  And you may be one of them if you think simply setting up an LLC has …

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4/20/14: Family Ties – Investing with the People Close to You

4/20/14: Family Ties – Investing with the People Close to You

Would YOU invest with family?  SHOULD you? It’s a controversial topic with lots of pros, cons and considerations.  The risks and rewards can be much more than financial. Crowded around The Real Estate Guys™ mobile microphones for this episode: Your son-of-a-gun host, Robert Helms His father, investing partner and lifelong pal, Bob “The Godfather” Helms …

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4/13/14:  Using 1031 Exchanges to Build Your Real Estate Portfolio Bigger, Better and Faster

4/13/14: Using 1031 Exchanges to Build Your Real Estate Portfolio Bigger, Better and Faster

Equity is back for many investors!  That means it’s time to start thinking about equity optimization strategies again. Ahhh….it reminds us of the good old days before the mortgage meltdown. But until liberal lending comes back (yes, it eventually will…), a 1031 tax deferred exchange is a very useful tool for moving passive equity (the …

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