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Our outlook for 2016 varies dramatically by market and price point in Southern California. At a high level, there are three major markets on the upswing, one is holding its own, and two are showing signs of slowing. Markets on the Upswing: Stronger Momentum San Diego Major indicators are trending ...
Repair and remodeling spending grew five percent-plus last year, just as we predicted. On Jan. 4, the Census Bureau announced a significant revision to its residential improvement spending estimates due to a calculation error. Based on our knowledge of the market, we are not surprised by the direction of the ...
As Residential Real Estate Investing Continues Its March Toward Mainstream Acceptance and Maturation, Can 'Investment As A Service' Be Far Behind? Software as a Service, or SaaS, is the term given to software applications that are sold as a Web-based subscription service. The previous generation of application sales required a ...
Benefits of Bank Workout Professionals
A 'Frothy' Market is Signaling the Need for More Bank-Loan Workouts. Luckily, the Options for Real Estate Developer- and Investor-Borrowers are Increasing, As Well In the past, real estate developers and investors negotiating a workout on an outstanding bank loan would seek the assistance of an attorney. In cases where ...
Tree Maintenance to improve the Beauty and Safety of your Property
Be Mindful of Your Trees' Needs, to Maintain Beauty and Safety of Your Property As kids, we took trees for granted. We saw them as big, beautiful places to cool down from playtime during summer or a place to stay dry during a downpour. They were infinitely strong. We could ...
Understanding the Ins and Outs of Unrelated Business Income Tax
Understanding the Ins and Outs of Unrelated Business Income Tax Helps in Devising a Debt-Reduction Strategy Real estate is one of the more prominent investment choices for account holders of self-directed IRAs. Investors can translate pre-existing knowledge of the market to their IRA’s real estate investments. In order to devise ...
Combining Ownership with a Tenant-in-Common Agreement
Breaking Up is Not So Hard to Do, When Combining Ownership of Property as a Single-Member LLC with a Tenant-in-Common Agreement Limited liability companies are young creatures recently created by state statutes. By contrast, the law of tenants in common is centuries old, with much of it dating back to ...
Build Your Investment Team on Trust and Respect
Build Your Investment Team on a Solid Foundation of Mutual Trust and Respect Usually, my articles for this magazine focus on a property that I find is a great case study in terms of situation, numbers and process, thus offering valuable lessons for other investors. However, for this issue, I ...
What to Do When your Marketing Starts Generating Leads
Now That You're an Investor Looking to Buy Properties, Getting the Word Out is Only the First Step in Marketing One of the scariest aspects of the business to new real estate investors is when they get that first call generated from their marketing. It can also be scary to ...
Efficient Lending for Property Rehab Investors
Finding Efficient Lending for Real Estate Investing Rehab Loans Many investors have developed lucrative careers by investing in less-than-perfect residential or commercial properties, renovating them and reselling (or renting) them for a profit. The real estate market has now turned around, and although foreclosures are on the decline, good fix-and-flip ...
Profile: James Paine of San Diego’s West Realty Advisors
Founder and Managing Partner James Paine is Leading San Diego's West Realty Advisors from Coast-to-Coast, Door-to-Thousandth Door If anybody could be described as a natural-born entrepreneur, it’s James Paine, founder and managing partner at San Diego-based West Realty Advisors. The Santa Barbara native started his first businesses when he was ...
Potential of a San Diego Housing Market Bubble in 2016
San Diego is receiving a great deal of scrutiny these days from experts and economists doing their best to identify the tipping point of a housing bubble as far in advance as possible. The result, unfortunately for investors, is a stew of conflicting opinions that could actually expedite a bust ...
Profile: Jeffrey Taylor “Mr. Landlord”
With 30 Years' Experience, Jeffrey Taylor Has More Than Earned The Moniker 'Mr. Landlord.' Mr. Landlord, as Jeffrey Taylor is known, is the resource for landlords eager to learn best practices from his 30 years of experience. Taylor says he reaches more do-it-yourself rental owners than any other company through ...
What are the three most important sources of information you read, watch or listen to every day to help you in your investing? I can’t say that I go to any one information source daily. Nevertheless, there is an abundance of random sources and media about real estate investing that ...
Fewer is Better – When Renters Stick Around
Source your tenants carefully and treat them well, and they will help ensure your success. When I look back at my first rental property purchase more than 10 years ago, I am amazed at my good fortune. There were plenty of times, as a part-time real estate investor with a full-time ...
John Warren and lima One Capital Are Leading the Charge for Sensible Lending Options for Real Estate Investors Lima One Capital—a South Carolina-based lender serving residential real estate investors—has become one of the industry’s fastest-growing providers of financing, approving more than $100 million in loans last year. And CEO John ...
Case Study: A House Rehab in Greensboro NC
Editors Note: The following is a case study of one rehab deal, courtesy of John Tesh, who with his wife, Corinne, owns Citygate Home LLC in Greensboro, N.C. We found this house by a referral from a past customer. She knew we paid cash for houses and closed quickly. The owner was ...
A Life-Changing Decision: Investing in Real Estate
Real estate investing—done right—can change your life. It did for Tamara and Jesse Tijerina. Little more than a year ago, they were going about life like many growing, young families do. Jesse had a steady job that he loved and that brought in a good income. Tamara had decided to ...
With so many accomplishments already, Carl Dean seems to have lived a lifetime of success as a real estate investor. But the 30-year-old is just getting started. So what happens when you’re only 30 and you’ve already been wildly successful in a career you love—real estate? If you’re Carl Dean, ...
How Do You move from SFD to Commercial Investing?
As With So Many Things, The Answer Is: It Depends. Here are some tips to help you make the right decision for your situation. READER QUESTION: Right now I’m investing my money in single-family residences. I had no previous experience and have been at it for a year. I’ve done a ...
Buying By The Numbers: 5 Efficient Ways to Find Off-Market House Deals
The Cheaper You Buy, the Better Your Return is Going to Be, Regardless of Your investment Strategy Smart real estate investors know that the secret to true success is finding deals with great numbers. So as a house flipper, in order to increase my profit margins, reduce my risk and ...
Short-Term Rentals Aren't Just for Summer Vacationers Anymore Many homeowners looking to list their houses on popular short-term vacation rental sites like Airbnb, HomeAway, FlipKey, and Tripping.com wait for summer to cash in on out-of-town vacationers. And it’s not hard to see why—with nearly 17 million people worldwide who booked ...
This is Not Your Grandfather's 'Rooming House.' As students of real estate investing for the last 13 years, we’ve seen—and participated in—quite a few strategies related to single-family and multifamily investing. We have learned a great deal along the way, but one timeless lesson remains far superior to any other: ...
Are You Taking Advantage of the Benefits of Investing in Real Estate Through Your Self-Directed IRA? As April 15 approaches each year, most real estate investors spend some quality time with their accountants or financial advisers. It can be a bittersweet time as they look over their real estate earnings ...
Senior Housing as an Emerging Asset
The senior population in the United States is skyrocketing. By 2030, one in five Americans will be age 65 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, up from one in seven today. As the general population ages, housing needs will also shift. People in their 60s, 70s and beyond ...
