There’s a lot of debate on whether it’s better to rent or own. If you are a renter, I’m sorry to say the return on rent is always negative 100%. You get a place to stay for your rent, which is great. But there is no potential financial return on rent as opposed to owning. […]
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I’ve been a fan of real estate for most of my adult life. Over the years I’ve learned some important real estate investment mistakes every investor should avoid that I share below. I follow my local real estate market like a hawk and regularly go to open houses to monitor comps and search for new
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The best time of the year to buy property is when nobody else is looking to buy property. With less competition, you can potentially get a better deal. Therefore, the best time of the year to buy real estate is during the winter months – specifically late November, December, January, and early February. The rainier,
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After publishing my post, Focus On Trends: Why I’m Investing In The Heartland Of America, a couple readers pointed out that Fundrise, one of the leading real estate crowdfunding platforms, offers various eREITs. Further, on February 13, 2019, Google announced they are investing $13 billion in heartland real estate to expand their offices and data
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This article will profile a successful real estate crowdfunding investment. Real estate crowdfunding started in 2012 and is therefore a relatively new investment alternative. However, real estate has been one of the longest investment classes in history. In October 2016, I decided to invest $10,000 in my first real estate crowdfunding investment. It was a
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The best time to buy property is when you can afford it. Ideally, you buy real estate as young as possible. This way, you get neutral real estate and ride the benefits of compound returns for as long as possible. With a lower cost basis, life gets more affordable over time. Inflation is too powerful
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There’s a perpetual debate raging whether one should include their primary home when calculating net worth or not. I think it’s absolutely fine to include your primary residence as part of your net worth. It’s also fine not to include your home as part of your net worth. You should calculate both because there is
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Are you wondering how real estate performs when stocks sell off? This article is a deep-dive look at how real estate gets impacted when there is turmoil in the stock market like we saw most recently in March 2020. The post was originally published in March 2020 and has since been updated to reflect the
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Are you selling a property and nervous about the process? If your local real estate market supports it, only accept all cash offers in order to maximize profits and happiness. Once a mortgage is involved, things can get really hairy due to financing contingencies. A buyer is at the mercy of the bank’s decision to
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Unfortunately, sometimes dreams don’t come true. In my quest to simplify life, I was blinded by the belief that the rental property I bought in 2003 would also be eligible for the full $250,000 / $500,000 tax-free profit exclusion if I moved back in tomorrow and lived in it for the next two years before
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