In the aftermath of the government shut down, the value of the U.S. dollar plummeted to it's lowest point in eight months. Some economists are expecting the dollar to plummet even further in value over the course of the next few weeks. We’ve read about the effect that this has had overseas, with irate countries, China especially, advocating for the “de-Americanization” of the worldwide economy — but what are the implications for domestic investors?
What Blackstone’s Home Securitization Means to You
Last week Blackstone’s Invitation Homes completed the first ever U.S. securitization of single family rental homes (SFR) – and from all accounts the deal was a wild success for Blackstone. Now, this is obviously great for Blackstone – but what does this mean to you, the average SFR investor?
Why Investors Use Land Trusts
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).
Why You Should Be Investing Your Cash in Real Estate
As 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:
US Rents Hit Record Highs as Homeownership Plunges to 18 Year Lows
The 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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Understanding Land Trusts (Part 1)
The land trust is one of the most talked about, but least understood, entity utilized by real estate investors. The reason for this is simple, most attorneys or CPAs have never come across the entity in their professional practice. How can this be?
You might be asking yourself: if the land trust is a legitimate entity used by real estate investors all over the country shouldn’t my local attorney know something about it. Unfortunately the answer is no, they most likely wouldn’t have a clue and this is because only a handful of states actually recognize a land trust via statute.
Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid in Real Estate Investing (Part 2)
Make sure you read part 1 of the Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid in Real Estate Investing to find out the first 5 mistakes to avoid.
Again, these are listed in no particular order of importance because they are all equally important:
6. Negative cash flow. I’ve never met a single real estate investor in my life that said “I wish I did not have so much positive cash-flow coming in from my real estate investments.” However, I have met countless investors that purchased property with negative cash flows in hopes that the appreciation would counterbalance this negative, only to end up walking away from the property because they simply couldn’t afford it any more. [Read more…]
Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid in Real Estate Investing
In real estate, like many facets of life, it can often times be more useful to know what NOT to do than to know what to do.
Being in real estate for many years, I have seen a pattern of mistakes that most people tend to make as beginners. We have helped thousands of people invest in real estate, and of all the mistakes we've seen, the following 10 make up over 95% of them.
If you're able to avoid even some of these mistakes before you invest in your first or next property, you will be far ahead of most investors out there.
The following are the Top 10 mistakes to avoid in no particular order of importance, because they are all important:
National Economic Outlook (September 2013)
The rate of annual job growth in August, 1.7 percent, was basically the same as in previous months. We had better get used to the idea that this is the new normal, because there probably won't be much help from the lagging government and construction sectors.
Budget difficulties will prevent any meaningful increase in government spending, even though local and state revenues are now in better shape. The recession revealed the extent of unfunded pension liabilities for public employees, which will absorb any extra dollars.
3 Pros of Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments can generate free cash flow and also act as a shoreline defense. Today's often changing market experiences rising inflation and threats of violent market downswings. Real estate investments can strengthen your portfolio and steadily build more wealth.
In other words, real estate investing and property holding influence and bolster a portfolio's performance in alternative ways. Real estate serves as a hedge against inflation, for example, and it provides stable returns even in a faltering market. The following main points summarize why individuals with larger portfolios should invest in real estate.
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