by Rick Tobin | Jul 31, 2017 | Buy and Hold, Real Estate Investing News
Inflation is a hidden form of taxation. Inflation has severely damaged the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar since as far back as 1913 when the Federal Reserve was founded after the passage of the Federal Reserve Act by legislators in Washington D.C. Prior to the...
by Rick Tobin | Jul 3, 2017 | Miscellaneous
We’ve seen the tremendous growth of the “securitization of mortgage debt” over the past few decades. There was a time when most banks made home loans and either serviced the loans or sold them off in the secondary markets to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (among...
by Dmitriy Fomichenko | Jun 9, 2017 | Buy and Hold, IRA, 401K, Retirement Funds, Real Estate Investing Strategies
“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree long time ago.” ~ Warren Buffett If you’re a real estate investor, the words of Warren Buffett will make a lot of sense. We reap best rewards with long-term investments. However, when it comes to...
by William Bronchick, J.D. | May 25, 2017 | Miscellaneous
I want to ask you two questions: 1. Do you have a Will? And 2. Do you have written goals for the next one, three, five, and ten years? If you answered “yes” to the first question but “no” to the second, you’re planning more for your death...
by William Bronchick, J.D. | May 11, 2017 | Buy and Hold, Miscellaneous
Media reports and some experts suggest that the real estate industry is again becoming a bubble that may burst. But how true is this? Let’s look at the facts… Fact #1: The Real Estate Economy Is Local, Not Global Unlike the stock market, which is based on the...
by Jason Falcon | Apr 20, 2017 | Miscellaneous
You know the old saying, Behind every great leader is a great team… Well, it’s true. Ask the world’s most successful business people – including real estate investors – for their secrets and there’s a huge chance that all of them will list “the right team” as...
by Jennifer Riner | Apr 12, 2017 | Miscellaneous, Real Estate Investing News
Smart real estate investments go beyond word-of-mouth figures and perceived popularity. You may hear rumors of “hot” markets, but nothing beats cold, hard data when it comes to forecasting real estate investment viability. From inventory to median price, breaking down...
by Benjamin D. Summers | Apr 7, 2017 | Miscellaneous, Real Estate Investing Strategies
When it comes to retail investors, there are two distinct classes as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): Non-accredited and accredited. Accredited investors, roughly speaking, represent the proverbial top one percent; they have a net worth, not...
by Dmitriy Fomichenko | Mar 28, 2017 | Buy and Hold, IRA, 401K, Retirement Funds
“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” ~ Mark Twain Being real estate investors, none of us could deny what Mark Twain said here. Whether you’re just starting with real estate investing or have a long track record, you always want certain things to work in your...
by Mike Melvin | Mar 20, 2017 | Apartments, Buy and Hold, Creative Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Success Stories
Hello Jeanne and CRE Online, Its been a while since my last letter. Honestly, a bad divorce in 2010 just took away the motivation to make money. True story. I once told you about a deal I made involving nine multi-unit buildings (48 apartments). [$2.1 Million in...
