Insuring a multi-family property
I got through my Friday the 13th closing with no problems, so I’m now the happy owner of a new four-unit property in the Montrose section of Houston.
Are you a Landlord or an INS agent?
Expect to see more of this issue…
As the presidential election looms, the issue of immigration - particularly illegal immigration - will move into the spotlight.
A new image for the Real Estate Bubble?
Okay, here’s a new way of looking at things: perhaps irrational exuberance isn’t the bane that we thought it was. Okay, maybe investors took a financial bath by loading up on tulip bulbs back in the 1600’s or shares of pets.com in the 1990’s - but hey, they were contributing to the greater good!
Screening your tenants
I’ve made a few comments about the popular press exaggerating the drawbacks of being a landlord . Managing any business means dealing with customers - owning income producing properties is no exceptions. Manage your customers (your tenants) well and they’ll make your life easy.
Build your portfolio tax free…
…well not exactly tax free, but tax deferred at least.
Australian Real Estate Investing…Tasmania
Many Australian residents and those interested in Australian Real Estate Investing have found Tasmania, a safe retreat from the metropolitan areas with a temperate climate and plenty of waterfront properties.
In the past ,Tasmania has always been the most affordable state in Australia for real estate investment. Tasmania offers a vast amount of less costly options to live and certainly offers investment potential for investors willing to wait some time. Tasmania is ideal for investors willing to accept lower rents in exchange for retirement bed making. Australian real estate investors are finally starting to notice Tasmania.
Flipping Foreclosures on the Internet
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An often overlooked factor in selecting a tenant: two things to think about
In January I announced a resolution for the New Year to sell a high-end property that had accumulated some equity and reinvest in a multi-family that generates better income.
Working with About.com
In the near future I’ll be working with Jim Kimmons , the real estate business guide for About.com to provide some content on investing in real estate - from the perspective of both the investor and the real estate professional.
Inside the investor mindset (or :: why my Realtor® is about to kill me)
Ok, so I’m in the middle of a 1031 tax deferred exchange, the result of a New Years resolution to cash out of a high-end townhouse that had generated some equity and reinvest into a property(ies) that generates better income.