All any of us want is an opportunity to try and succeed. We don’t want handouts. Being a diversity hire to most of us is considered insulting. We just want the opportunity to try. Unfortunately, opportunities don’t come evenly. Here’s a story about opportunity, or lack thereof for this Asian landlord. I realized the other […]
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In a strong housing market, you need to utilize every strategy possible to try and get a good deal. This post will teach you how to purchase property below fair market value. Buying a property below fair market value is possible with just a few words. However, you must really make the effort if you
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After a turbulent 2020, I’m positive about 2021’s outlook for stocks and real estate. We should see significant GDP growth (3-5%), a strong rebound in corporate earnings (20%+), and a massive unleashing of spending (saving rate back down to ~6%). As a result, there’s a high probability we will see new record highs in many
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If you read about the 1031 exchange, you’ll immediately think it’s the greatest thing on earth for real estate investors. What’s not to like about paying zero capital gains tax after the sale of a property? However, this article will discuss the various reasons not to do a 1031 exchange to save on taxes. The
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Coming up with a sizable down payment is one of the key barriers to affording a home. Learning how to invest your down payment if you’re planning to buy a house is a whole other issue. On the one hand, you want to invest your down payment conservatively so that’s it’s available once you find
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One of my financial regrets was not buying a multifamily investment property in my late 20s. Instead of taking advantage of multifamily investment opportunities to generate more passive income, I decided to buy a four bedroom, three and a half bathroom single family home and live larger instead. The house wasn’t huge at ~2,300 sqft.
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Real estate is my favorite asset class to build wealth for the average person. If you have children, then the value of real estate goes up even further! As a parent, your #1 goal is to provide for the safety and security of your children. Owning a home is a big step to fulfilling this
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Real estate or stocks? Stocks or real estate? That is the question so many of us want to know in order to get rich. Historically, both real estate and stocks have been great investments, outperforming inflating by 2% (real estate) and 8% (stocks) a year on average. Hence, the decision may depend on your goals,
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So you’re looking for a big expensive house to upgrade your life. Perhaps the pandemic has made you want to live it up a little because tomorrow is not guaranteed. You’re suffering from real estate FOMO and you’re sick of putting your life on hold. I get it! My wife and I bought a big
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Due to the pandemic, it’s good to think about real estate investing by coronavirus positivity rates. The higher the coronavirus positivity rate, the more fearful capital will be. Economic recovery will likely be slower and outside capital will likely stay away. As a whole, American real estate is some of the cheapest developed country real
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