If you are looking to invest in real estate, the first thing you need to do is determine whether you are going to pursue a short term or long term strategy. These are the main strategies when it comes to purchasing real estate. Short Term Investing This seems to excite people and all of the late night real estate gurus have people touting their quick turn around, high profit deals which keeps the gurus well fed … read on »
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How To Increase Your Real Estate Investing Success
A few years back, nearly anyone who had a pulse could get a loan for an investment property, watch it increase in value while it was being built and sell it for a profit. NEWS FLASH! Those days are long gone, but what is not long gone here in the Valley are people profiting from real estate. Property values are at an all time low right now. In fact, I recently found a … read on »
Free Tax Planning and Legal Strategies Seminar
My team is hosting a free real estate tax planning and legal strategies seminar on Saturday, August 23rd in Scottsdale, AZ. We are sponsoring this, so it is free, but seating is limited. I've got 5 tickets left, so please contact me to get registered. Our guest speaker with be Mark Kohler (Attorney, CPA, and Author) who wrote the best selling book, Lawyers are Liars: The Truth About Protecting Your Assets. No matter what you know … read on »
Why Cash is Not King
In real estate, cash is not king because you don't actually need it to buy properties once you understand how to buy. This evening I had the privilege of having dinner with a veteran real estate investor who was a wealth of knowledge. He shared with me lots of stories including one of how he could have picked up a seven-figure property and doubled it within a few short years, and best of all it … read on »
How Sub Prime Lending Created Investment Opportunities
There are lots of ways that sub prime lenders contributed to the mess we are in, and I would like to point out just a few. 1. Approving loans that never should have been approved. It's no secret that many of the loans that were underwritten should never have happened. The aftermath is families were wounded financially, and now as the government continues to step in, we the tax payers, get to carry the burden from … read on »