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We all know the old saying: if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. This is true in business. It seems that most people let out a collective sigh after April 15th. This is not true with business owners. If you are running a business and you are only ...
Leveraging Your Retirement Account
When it comes to purchasing real estate with an IRA, the typical scenario works as follows: Roll you traditional IRA into a self-directed IRA Identify the investment then contact your self-directed IRA custodian to close on the property Going forward all income will flow to your self-directed IRA Consider Frank, ...
How to Find the Right Fix-and-Flip Property
Sponsored Advertising Content With the potential benefit of buying at a discount, adding value to a property and its surrounding community, then turning a profit for your hard work, what’s not to love? Fix-and-flip investments can have plenty of upsides, but to be successful, you’ll need to start with finding ...
Expand Your Real Estate Social Network
Building a strong real estate social network does not happen on its own. To build a network that can help you achieve your real estate goals, you must be proactive in seeking connections. The most convenient medium to do this is social media. Today, the average American spends an average ...
Most lenders require some level of experience before they will fund a deal. Experience shows that you have a team, understand your market, are capable of managing a project, and have made and learned from past mistakes. Good lenders typically have more projects to fund than they can handle. Typically, ...
GROUNDFLOOR Finance is an alternative financing platform dedicated to real estate investors looking for financing on your next project. Whether you have a project in hand, are a new flipper or are just interested in ways to gain from real estate, GROUNDFLOOR has options for every real estate investor. Invest ...
As described in the December 2019 article, I worked with Dr. John Abernathy, Accounting Professor at Kennesaw State University to create a tool to calculate how inflation impacts compound interest. It is reasonable that when entertaining financing a property, one looks at interest and how much they might be forced ...
Everyone has some form of tax anxiety. This anxiety can stem from the fear of audit, the unknown, or the amount paid in taxes. We have all heard the term innocent until proven guilty. That’s the society that we feel we live in. But with the IRS, it is the ...
Profitable single-family rental properties take many different forms from simple, affordable homes, to high-end properties that allow you to charge an equally high-end rental rate. But profitability in rental homes has less to do with the price of the property itself and far more to do with how high your ...
Customizable Relationship Tools
Look, if you’re like me—a fellow Real Estate Investor—you’re over it. The mere glimpse of these three letters makes you cringe. If you’re fortunate enough not to know what I’m referring to, count yourself blessed. But for the rest of us, you probably feel my sentiment deep down in your ...
As always, this asset class never ceases to amaze. Regardless of location, there are numerous benefits to mobile home park investing: cost per unit ratio, low repairs and maintenance, low risk, high demand, low turnover, and less competition. Mobile home parks allow you to acquire more units for less money ...
The Best Time to Purchase at Auction
Sponsored Advertising Content Finding the right property at auction isn’t just about having the means or experience, it’s also about timing. In the same way that traditional home sales have peak seasons and downturns, the best time to buy a property at auction can be impacted by everything from the ...
A common question for many real estate investors is where I should set up my LLC or corporation. Unfortunately, there is not an easy answer because, like all planning, it will depend on several factors. Here are two primary factors that should aid many investors in answering this question. Where ...
Let’s say you’re handling a loan application from a potential borrower who lives and works in another country. What kinds of questions should you ask? What do you need to keep in mind? Here are a few best practices: 1. The first step is pleasantly simple: Take the loan application ...
The single-family rental market in the United States has witnessed impressive growth and stabilized net operating income figures over the last two years. A combination of strong underlying demand and a limited supply of affordable single-family rental housing options has largely driven this growth, bringing ample opportunities for investment in ...
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3 Reasons to Invest Your Tax Return in Real Estate
Wondering what to do with your tax return? Why not add another property to your portfolio and increase cash flow? It’s no coincidence that spring happens to be the ideal season to invest—the weather’s warming up, tax returns are hitting bank accounts, and there’s an influx of properties on the ...
Ask a busy investor how things are going, and you will often hear them say with desperation in their voice, “I’m so busy! But that’s a good thing, right?” You can tell that they are starting to wonder if it is really as great as they’re telling themselves it is ...
Make the Points on Your Hard Money Loan Work for You
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a hard money loan without points—they’re essentially the fee for getting fast cash from a private lender for your flip. They’re the lender’s way of making money for extending you their funds. Each point is the equivalent of 1% of your loan amount and, depending ...
Manufactured Homes: America’s Smart Solution
Here is some information that might very well surprise you. The cost of a manufactured home is on average less than HALF the cost of what a site-built home cost to build. It’s definitely not because you’ve sacrificed quality. In fact, that is a misguided concept that some less-than- scrupulous ...
Many of the world’s greatest real estate moguls achieved their status by making it a continued daily habit to step outside their comfort zones. Instead of getting comfortable, they push limits, embrace change, accept fear, and continually grow. Stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing change might excite you, ...
Spring is just around the corner, which means your real estate business is in full swing. As you look towards adding new projects to your roster this year, you’re probably also looking to find new sources of financing. With all the options out there, how do you choose the one ...
Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are often trusted because of their accreditation, not because of what they can do. This sounds harsh but is simply the truth. Taxes for a business are not equivalent to personal taxes. Here are insider tips from a CPA on what to look for in a ...
The Possibility of Real Wealth
I want to show you how to make $100,000 in five short years on just three properties. Let me illustrate. Start by buying three $90,000 properties each requiring a 25 percent down payment for a total of $67,500. Can we make at least $100,000 on this $67,500 down payment and ...
Urban redevelopment can open new opportunities for single-family rental home investors. But could it also guide your investing strategy? As increasing numbers of entrepreneurs have entered the single-family rental home market, savvy investors are looking for new ways to expand their portfolios. Long popular with house flippers, starting or joining ...
