What is the Fed? Friend or foe? Love it or hate it, the Federal Reserve of the United States is arguably the most powerful financial force on earth. Fed policies affect interest rates, prices and credit…not just in the United States, but around the world. Ben Bernanke and Ron Paul have two very different answers to […]
Fed or Foe? Two Valid Views on the Federal Reserve Read More »
Equity happens…but sometimes other “stuff” happens on the road to real estate riches. Fortunately, we can (and should) learn from bad experiences. Even better, we can learn from OTHER people’s bad experiences. And that’s why we broadcast Halloween Horror Stories every year! Visit our Special Reports library. Don’t miss an episode of The Real Estate
10/25/15: Halloween Horror Stories – Lessons Learned When Things Go Bad Read More »
The future of money, inflation, and deflation are just a few of the recent questions topics we’ve received from you, our listeners. So many great questions piled up in our email grab bag, Walter could barely carry them into the studio. Of course, Walter’s got those skinny little bird legs… So, let’s dive into your
10/11/15: Ask The Guys – Markets, Condos, Deflation and the Future of Money Read More »
“Rock star” is a term commonly used to describe HUGE success in any field of endeavor. Maybe YOU are dreaming of being a real estate rock star some day! So we thought it would be fun (and instructive!) to sit down with a real life rock star…and see how someone goes from obscurity to super-stardom in
10/04/15: A Real Life Rock Star Reveals Secrets for Success Read More »
So many opportunities…so little time! In this fifth and final episode of our series on how to get off the beaten path to find better cash flows, we take a rapid fire look at a variety of real estate niches. We discover there are MANY places an intrepid real estate investor can go to find profits…without
09/27/15: In Search of Yield – Real Estate Niches to Get Rich In Read More »
If you’ve ever wondered how to invest in commercial real estate, this is a great episode to get started with. That’s because there are MANY ways to make money from commercial real estate. And as we’ve been discussing for the last few episodes, with cash flows on residential real estate tightening, alert investors have already begun
09/20/15: In Search of Yield – Creating Cash Flow from Commercial Real Estate Read More »
Big banks and Wall Street have once again been accused of manipulating a MAJOR financial market. This time they’ve been slapped with a lawsuit alleging manipulations of the mammoth Treasury market. Maybe getting caught in the LIBOR scandal and paying BILLIONS in fines wasn’t enough of a hand slap. Or maybe the fines are just
09/13/15: In Search of Yield – Escape from Wall Street with Private Placements Read More »
In the second installment of our series on looking outside of little green houses for higher cash flows, we turn our attention to a Monopoly favorite….big red hotels. Except in this case, they aren’t big, they aren’t red…and they aren’t necessarily on Boardwalk or Marvin Gardens. So in this episode, we sit down with a seasoned
09/06/15: In Search of Yield – Hotel and Resort Investing Read More »
Just as ancient hunter-gatherers would migrate in search of sustenance, real estate investors today might be well-served to migrate into new markets and product types to find yields. In this first episode in our series on finding yield, we go WAY outside the box of little green houses and red hotels on Main Street USA…and take
08/30/15: In Search of Yield – Going Global Read More »
There’s been lots of talk in the news lately about how and why rents are rising. Of course, if you’re already a landlord, that’s not bad news. And those who invested in residential rental property a few years back hit the trifecta of low purchase price, falling interest rates and rising rents. But that was then
08/16/15: Clues in the News – Is a Squeeze on Rising Rents in the Future? Read More »