When the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market collapsed in 2008, real estate owners – both homeowners and investors (and radio talk show hosts) – got hit hard. Banks failed, loans became scarce, buyers disappeared, and people everywhere (including tenants) lost their jobs. Very ugly. Lesson: pay attention to macro (big picture) economics. So now we do. […]
6/3/12: Schiff Happens – Is The Real Crash Yet To Come? Read More »
What do The Federal Reserve, the IRS, the income tax, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, HUD, the mortgage interest deduction, Section 8, accelerated depreciation, the 1031 tax deferred exchange and our personal “favorite”, inflation, ALL have in common? Each of them are creatures of politicians. Of course, we could add to this list (for days),
Show me the money! At a time when many are complaining about how Uncle Sam makes it harder to do business, Congress just passed a law that gives real estate entrepreneurs a break. Actually, ALL entrepreneurs benefit, but since we’re The Real Estate Guys™, we’re excited about the real estate angle. So what’s the big
5/20/12: Bigger Deals, Bigger Profits – Great News for Real Estate Entrepreneurs Read More »
There’s a lot of chatter in the news about the state of residential mortgage market – defaults, foreclosures, etc. Do you remember when it all started? Big Ben Bernanke tried to convince us that the damage would be limited to the sub-prime market. Oops. As we know now, a funny thing happened on the way
5/13/12: Healing Commercial Property Woes – The Trillion Dollar Challenge Read More »
One of the secrets to making a lot of money is to catch a profitable wave. Sounds interesting, but how does it work? Well, a financial wave happens when a variety of forces converge to move people or their money in a particular direction. That movement can have a substantial impact on any given asset
5/6/12: Catching the Wave – Where Tropical Profits are a Breeze Read More »
There’s nothing more alluring to a couple of real estate guys than a low cut price and nice perky rents. But is there more to consider when picking a property for a long term relationship? Our guest for this episode thinks so. On location in sunny Orlando Florida for this edition of The Real Estate
4/22/12: The Hidden Beauty of Blue Chip Real Estate Investing Read More »
Is there a scientific way to approach market selection? Something the average real estate investor can do – or at least understand? To find out we went deep into the heart of Silicon Valley where we rustled up a left-brained engineer turned real estate investor. In the laboratory for this electric episode of The Real
4/8/12: Choosing the Right Market – An Engineer’s Perspective Read More »
Donald Trump Real Estate Advice and Thoughts on the Economy Not only is he the ultimate real estate guy, Donald Trump is a bigger than life icon of business, success and celebrity. And Donald Trump real estate advice is something you don’t want to miss. Never shy to share his thoughts on business, economics or
Nobody’s Fool – A Conversation with Donald Trump Read More »
The right real estate agents are worth their weight in gold. Part of developing your Midas Touch is learning how to find great agents and work effectively with them. And speaking of Midas Touch, best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki calls in to share some thoughts about his new book by the same name. He wrote it
3/25/12: Finding a Golden Real Estate Agent and Developing Your Midas Touch Read More »
It’s funny how people will buy a fancy new car or a big new home and invest a bunch of money into a security system. Yet so many real estate investors don’t put any thought or money into creating a security system around the equity and cash flow building up in their investment properties. And
3/4/12: Keeping What You Have – Asset Protection Strategies for Real Estate Investors Read More »