Opportunity Zones are special investment zones designated to provide tax deferment or tax-free returns depending on the length of the investment. Opportunity Zones are usually more rundown areas that could use some outside capital to boost the environment. When I traveled to China in the early 2000s for business, I frequently explored Special Economic Zones […]
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Looking to rent an apartment in a hot market? You need a credit report and a credit score to be considered by landlords. I’ve been a landlord since 2005 in San Francisco and I always ask for a credit score and a credit report. These two pieces of information are basic. The Competitive Rental Market
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Between 2H2018 and 1H2019, something funny happened. The Federal Reserve was raising their Fed Funds rate, yet mortgage rates kept on falling. This article explains why are mortgage rates falling after the Fed starts raising rates. Hint: The Fed is not always right. Even though the Fed has slashed rates to 0% – 0.125% due
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Are you finding yourself in a difficult financial position? This post discusses how to accept financial help from your parents without feeling like a loser. Ever since high school, I’ve felt I’ve been a burden to my parents. I got in a lot of trouble as a kid and therefore felt extremely guilty accepting their financial support.
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Savvy investors seek the most return for the least amount of effort. Therein lies the appeal of triple-net properties, which offer the chance to work with major commercial tenants while at the same time handing off some of the biggest responsibilities any property owner will face. Triple-net may align with your goals if you’re seeking
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To save on real estate capital gains tax, you may want to move back into you rental property. Capital gains tax can take a huge chunk of change away from your profits. This article discusses how I’m having a difficult time being a landlord for one of my long-time rental properties. But given I bought
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Are you asking yourself whether you should buy a home in a rising interest rate or high interest rate environment? Let me share my thoughts as an investor in real estate since 2003 with a $10+ million real estate portfolio. Rising interest rates is usually a headwind for the real estate market. It makes makes
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Listing a house? This post will discuss what very home seller should do before listing their property to get the best price possible as quickly as possible. For a guy who likes to thoroughly analyze things, I made a mistake when selling my house that could have cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars. Before
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If you are considering selling your rental home, this post shares why I sold my rental home in 2017. Real estate is my favorite asset class to build wealth, and my rental home was a key part of my passive income portfolio. However, I had to sell to simplify life. At the time, I was
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Let’s take a look at what a real estate crowdfunding loss looks like. When you invest in real estate crowdfunding, you have to expect there will be losses given there are no guarantees. I recently published The Worst Landlord Horror Story Ever, a story about a reader who bought a Las Vegas residential property several years
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