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10 Reasons Texas Is Our Future

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The crisis may be over (for the time being) in Washington. But the crisis for America’s middle-class continues, as middle-income jobs get harder to find and the cost of living gets harder to bear. Where can Americans turn for answers?  In a word: Texas.

In the cover story of this week’s TIME magazine, libertarian economist Tyler Cowen, author of the new book Average Is Over, looks at why so many Americans are headed to the Lone Star State. And he comes to a surprising conclusion. For better or worse, he argues, it’s because Texas is our future.

Here are 10 reasons why America’s future is going to look a lot more like Texas:
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Why Investors Use Land Trusts

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This article is Part 2 of a four-part series on Land Trusts.  You can find Part 1 here: Understanding Land Trusts

Investors, attorneys, or CPAs unfamiliar with the use of land trusts often ask me “why would someone consider using a land trust?” My general response is “why not.” When it comes to entity structuring many people prefer to being with the complex rather than the simple. The land trust, contrary to the multiple internet gurus or guest REIA speakers that sing the vestibule of virtues offered by this rudimentary of tools, is simply and nothing more than a title holding vehicle with some interesting attributes. From a legal standpoint, the land trust is a type of “grantor trust” (this is the phrase you should use in states that don’t formally recognize land trusts via statute).

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Why You Should Be Investing Your Cash in Real Estate

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Monopoly-ChanceAs entrepreneurs find success with their primary business ventures, many search for the right investments for their profits.

Of course, we can and should all start traditional tax preferred vehicles like an IRA and 401k. These are the bedrock of good ‘benefit' planning for ourselves and our employees. I'm also convinced more entrepreneurs should consider rental real estate as an important part of their portfolio.

I realize many business owners shrug off this concept after the recent downturn in real estate values, but let me list a few reasons that may change your mind:

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US Rents Hit Record Highs as Homeownership Plunges to 18 Year Lows

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rentingThe American Home-ownership Dream is officially dead.  Long live the New Normal American Dream: Renting.

According to the latest quarterly home-ownership data released by the Census Bureau, the raw home-ownership rate of 65.0% was unchanged from last quarter and 0.4% lower than a year ago.  And on a seasonally adjusted basis (not sure why home-ownership is adjusted for seasons: people who live in a house in the winter generally live under a bridge in the summer?), the percentage of Americans who have a house declined from 65.2% to 65.1%: the lowest since 1995.
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