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Everybody wants to be an entrepreneur, but no one wants to be a landlord. What’s up with that? As if tenants are some kind of outcasts who bring a chill to your spine with just the sound of their voice. “I don’t want to hear them complain when the toilet backs up!” “Being a landlord is a hassle!” Read More...
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“Real estate investors aren’t necessarily all-cash buyers with millions in the bank,” said Van Tuyl, Prudential agent. “Normal folks with $50,000 to put down can make solid investments and get positive cash flow.” Read More...
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Real estate investors and vacation home buyers represented 35-40% of all residential property purchases in the years before the market downturn. Yet, many of these same investors are now experiencing serious negative equity and cash flow issues, and they are wondering if and when they will start seeing some relief. Read More...
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There’s no question that America is in a tight spot. Every day seems to bring a new wave of recession-related bad news. But stop panicking for a second, tune out the negative chatter, and listen closely. The recent financial and housing crises have actually led to some serious opportunities for level-headed investors who want to get rich the right way rather than get rich quickly. Read More...
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HomeVestors® of America, Inc., the company famous for its “We Buy Ugly Houses”® billboards and America’s #1 Home Buyer, has named the top 10 markets for real estate investing in the fourth quarter and 2008. Read More...
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I’m sure there are three people in America who figured the stock market just right this year and are swimming in money like Donald’s Uncle Scrooge. I am not among them. And neither are millions of others who didn’t duck out.The value of the stocks in my Roth IRA is where it was about 15 years ago. I am tail-gating 63. This is not good. Read More...
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Throughout our nation’s history, investing in real estate has been one of the fastest ways to build wealth, but news headlines on the subprime lending crisis and lingering “For Sale” signs on neighborhood lawns indicates that this once tried-and-true investing method indicates a down real estate market. Read More...
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This month, we answer one of many questions we’ve received on the strategies real estate professionals are taking to build their own or their client’s retirement accounts using real property. Read More...
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The combined total of vacation- and investment-home sales declined with the overall market in 2007, but still accounted for 33% of all existing- and new-home sales, which is close to historic norms, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Read More...
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Guidant Financial Group conducted a recent survey of almost 1000 investors and asked them what they felt were the most appealing benefits of a self-directed IRA. Having the ”ability to control investments” was the number one reason investors choose a self-directed IRA, with 42% ranking this as their top reason. The second most appealing benefit (with 28%) was ”more growth potential.” This was followed by the third reason, ”true diversification.” Read More...
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The next 12 months will be the best time to invest in the U.S. housing market, according to a new report by Housing Predictor. The sub-prime loan melt down has produced a near record level of foreclosures, providing the highest number of lower priced homes in many years in a majority of the nation’s real estate markets. Read More...
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Four years ago, Vincent McCord was approached by a developer about investing in the construction of a Las Vegas shopping center. He liked the project and wanted to diversify his portfolio beyond stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. But the bulk of his investment assets were in an individual retirement account at a firm that, like most custodians, does not permit real estate other than publicly-traded real estate investment trusts or mutual funds that invest in them. Read More...
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It may be a bad time for flippers looking to make a quick buck, and their departure from a demand-driven market has certainly contributed to a drop in home prices. But for investors who view real estate as the keystone of a long-range financial plan, there may be no time like the present to buy-and hold. Read More...
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Sure, you can make a mint from either stocks or real estate, but that doesn't make deciding where to invest any easier. And while all investments are cyclical, there's a reason sophisticated investors are becoming increasingly more comfortable with owning property.
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Jennifer Meacham , co-author of "IRA Wealth: Revolutionary IRA Strategies for Real Estate Investment" (Square One Publishers, $16.95) tells the following story: Spry at age 77, Portland, Oregon Realtor Bob Sutton wasn't about to retire just Read More...
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