Tax Considerations for the Real Estate Investor
There is no human invention more complex than the tax codes, and among the most complicated are the laws surrounding…
Top 10 Real Estate Investing Books
There are literally thousands of books on real estate investing. I myself have one of the largest collections of them…
The Road to Real Estate Recovery
Interestingly, the National Association of Realtors predicts a gradual recovery during the second half of 2008 as the mortgage situation…
Short Sales Now Widespread
Roughly 20 percent of all U.S. home sales in March were “short sales” according to a real estate industry survey…
Mortgage Fraud Claims Rise 42% in 2007
Reports of suspected mortgage fraud rose 42 percent last year as banks became more leery of lies on loan applications.…
Foreclosure Activity up 60% from Feb 07
There is a lot of media attention on foreclosures these days. It seems everywhere you turn the radio, TV and…
Donald Trump’s Top Ten Rules of Success
I know a lot of people who couldn’t care less about Donald Trump. I happen to like him. Not because…
It's a Great Time to Invest in Real Estate
If you've been sitting on the sidelines wondering if you should jump into the real estate market, stop wondering. This…
Subprime – What Went Wrong?
Subprime loans were initially aimed at people with weak credit. But by 2005 and 2006, lenders encouraged many types of…