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The Fed seems caught in old rules and old polices blog by Lou Barnes

The Fed seems captured by old rules in old models

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
First the facts, then the ponderables. Long-term US interest rates fell again Friday, now to a 20-month low. The 10-year T-note broke through the 1.70% prior low to 1.66%, down from 1.85% on Monday and from 2.30% in Christmas week.(Meanwhile, on Wednesday the Fed affirmed its intention to “liftoff” from ...
2 reasons to quit your 9-to-5 job and invest in real estate blog by Engelo Rumora

2 reasons to quit your 9-to-5 job and invest in real estate

| Engelo Rumora | Article, Topics
Many people seek real estate investing for various reasons. Here are the two major reasons that I’ve come to find why most people quit (or decide to replace) their day jobs with real estate investing: Reason No 1: Because working for someone else… STINKS “If you don’t build your dream, ...
Christopher Urso Apartment Investing

Apartment investing: Invest your time wisely

| Cristopher Urso | Article, Topics
I ask this question all the time at our three-day Multifamily Investor Weekend: What is the one thing that you can’t buy more of? That’s right. Time. Even the most efficient person only gets 24 hours in his or her day. It makes sense that we want to maximize our ...
Stan Humphries, chief economist for Zillow, says more low-end homes will come on the market in 2015.

Many lower-end sellers now in a position to put homes on the market

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
Many homeowners in the bottom third of their markets are finally in a position to sell, just in time for Millennials to enter the housing market in greater numbers in 2015, Zillow Real Estate Market reports predicts in the release. Homes in the bottom third of home values bottomed out ...
Affinity Enterprise Group

Affinity Media Group acquires Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
Affinity Media Services (AMS), a division of real estate investment market leader Affinity Enterprises Group (AEG), announced Friday that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with NEXZUS Publishing Group, the publisher of Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine, PREI Investor Review Series and The Invaluable Investor Study; and promoter ...
3 steps to overcoming fear in purchasing your first real estate investment property

3 steps to overcoming fear in buying your first investment property

| Kevin Guz | Article | Fundamentals, Operations
Many times people thinking about buying their first investment property are anxious or scared. So how do you overcome the fear factor? I guarantee there are many people out there who put down on their resolutions and goals for 2015 that they want to buy their first investment property. You ...
3 steps to overcoming fear in buying your first investment property

3 steps to overcoming fear in buying your first investment property

| Kevin Guz | Article, Topics
Many times people thinking about buying their first investment property are anxious or scared. So how do you overcome the fear factor? I guarantee there are many people out there who put down on their resolutions and goals for 2015 that they want to buy their first investment property. You ...
Lou Barnes weekly financial advice for real estate investors and thoughts for 2015

Mortgages approaching 70-year low and likely to continue lower, housing is flat

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
A wild story still unfolding, most of it overseas. The result here at home: mortgage rates near 3.75% and the lows of the year -- and the tilt in chart-pattern witch-doctoring to lower yet. Rates will rise only on substantial good news, somewhere. The only domestic economic data of note: ...
Rick Sharga of Auction.com says real estate investors more likely to flip when buying at auction

Flipping slightly edges out buy-to-rent investing when buying at auction new study says

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
A new study shows a slight inclination for real estate investors to lean toward flipping rather than buying to rent, although investor intent varies by the type of auction and the investor's individual profile and business model. The nationwide survey of real estate investors bidding on properties at auction in ...
The biggest mistakes I have made in real estate RJ Palano blogs about mistake no. 3

The biggest mistakes I have made in real estate: Mistake number 3

| R J Palano | Article, Topics
A few years back I purchased a home in New Port Richey, Florida, just north of Clearwater. I didn’t knock on neighbors’ doors at that time. If I had knocked on the neighbors’ doors, I would not have bought that house. The neighbors across the street made it very difficult ...
Landlords now have an opportunity to build a long and thriving business Larry Arth writes in this week's blog for real estate investors

Landlords now have an opportunity to build a long and thriving business as rentals increase

| Larry Arth | Article, Topics
My biggest pet peeve is when people tell me that I am lucky. They say things like, “You are so lucky you get all the good deals,” or “You are so lucky your tenants always renew their leases” or “You get all the good tenants” or “You can take off ...
The flexibility crowdfunding gives me as an investor blog by Lawrence Fassler

The flexibility crowdfunding gives me as an investor

| Lawrence Fassler | Article, Topics
Crowdfunding has enabled me to get into real investment opportunities that I wouldn’t otherwise have been able to do. I have participated in crowd-funded investments, including some investment in debt related to first-lien mortgages. Also, I have invested in secured loan funds and directly into an industrial property in the ...
10 current trends real estate investors need to know blog by Larry Arth

10 current trends real estate investors need to know about

| Larry Arth | Article, Market & Trends
Real estate is like anything else that is cyclical in nature, with trends always changing. Over the years I have learned what is important to watch for, not just for today but also what is coming down the pipeline, sort of like having a dashboard perspective of the investing arena ...
Lou Barnes weekly financial advice for real estate investors and thoughts for 2015

Why our mortgage rates continue low and what is really driving them

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
A policy change by the Swiss National Bank has addled markets and governments worldwide. How to explain that your lower mortgage rate is courtesy of the Gnomes of Zurich? The 10-year T-note has bottomed at 1.72%, down more than a half-percent since Christmas, but has decoupled from mortgages which stopped ...
7 ways to keep the tenants you already have

Rehabs, gurus and tenants: the top 5 real estate investing blogs of 2014

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
Here are the top 5 real estate investing blogs of 2014 as selected by the users of our website:   The 7 best renovations for your rental properties The two biggest variables in rental property ownership are dealing with vacancies and how long it takes you or yourproperty manager to ...
Lou Barnes weekly financial advice for real estate investors and thoughts for 2015

Advice for investors: 5 things that are different from previous business cycles

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
Okay, make sense of this: the US economy in a strengthening recovery, the Fed is in hold-me-back mode, jobs-jobs-jobs everywhere... and long-term interest rates have dropped as they would in a depression. Right. Begin by stripping away three sources of confusion: First the confetti cloud from Wall Street “analysts.” Assume ...
Doug Duncan chief economist for Fannie Mae says consumers are not yet ready to move on housing

Consumers not ready to move on housing despite improving economy

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
Americans are becoming more optimistic about the economy, but consumer confidence toward the housing market is lagging, according to results from Fannie Mae's December 2014 National Housing Survey. Likely bolstered by a strengthening employment sector, the share of consumers who believe the economy is headed in the right direction improved ...
how to evaluate if a buy and hold real estate investing strategy is right for you

Multifamily investing: Is it easy? Does it work? Can I do it?

| Brad Sumrok | Article, Topics
The answer to each of those questions is a universal yes, but with the caveats of personal effort, the willingness to accept guidance and follow a proven system and especially commitment to your personal success. Revelation Andrew Waite, the founding publisher of Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine, says unlike so ...
2015 real estate outlook from Local Market Monitor

2015 real estate outlook from Local Market Monitor

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
By Ingo Winzer Local Market Monitor Despite low interest rates, low inflation, and an economy that has steadily expanded, new and existing home sales - and therefore mortgage and home equity lending - have languished. Part of the reason is a high level of consumer debt that keeps many potential ...
8 tips to consider before investing in real estate

I want to become a real estate investor – where do I start?

| Dear Monty | Article, Topics
Our country’s foundation is real estate. It is all around us, like the air we breathe. Real estate is one of the largest sectors of our economy. It is an investment vehicle with a foundation in America’s dream from the time of the early pilgrims. Our first president was a ...
3 attributes that guarantee success in business and in life blog by Engelo Rumora

3 traits that guarantee success in business and in life

| Engelo Rumora | Article, Topics
As many of you may or may not know, I’m crazy. Literally. I’m a bit nuts. I’m extreme, loud, obnoxious, and one rude Aussie. I’m often known for being too “intense” and “full-on”. These traits are all true to the very “T”, but allow me to share with you my ...
3 key systems to put in place for your 2015 real estate investments blog by larry arth

3 key systems to put in place for your 2015 real estate investments

| Larry Arth | Article, Topics
Without question, there is one key lesson that I have learned throughout the years that has helped me in running a successful real estate investing business. It is something each and every successful business needs: profitable business systems. It is something I never took time to think about before, but ...
Stan Humphries, chief economist for Zillow, gives his 2015 predictions for real estate growth for real estate investors

4 predictions for real estate and investors in 2015

| Editorial Staff | Article, Market & Trends
Home value growth will slow to around 3 percent per year instead of the 6 percent seen recently, and that will make real estate less attractive to many investors, says Stan Humphries, chief economist for Zillow. “It's been a tough market for home buyers," Humphries said in a story in ...
Invest to win: Your 2015 wealth manifestation guide blog by Larry Arth

Invest to win: Your 2015 wealth manifestation guide

| Larry Arth | Article, Topics
For me the most powerful sentence I ever read was, “The difference between average people and wealthy people is how they think.” That is a sentence I will never forget, and it always inspires me when times are challenging. Wealthy people quite literally are capable of manifesting wealth simply by ...
Lou Barnes weekly financial advice for real estate investors and thoughts for 2015

Lou Barnes’ 2015 outlook: Housing will stay thin, dependent on jobs and income

| Danny Johnson | Article, Topics
Each look outward into a new year in this space begins with Peter Drucker’s dictum: “Nobody can predict the future. The idea is to have a firm grasp of the present.” 2015 is the least predictable year ahead in my memory. Humility whispers: unpredictability may mean anything from exciting to ...
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