As a buyer, you love bad real estate agents because you can take advantage of them to get better pricing. As a seller, you obviously want a good real estate agent so you can maximize your profits. According to the National Association Of Realtors, there are supposedly around 1.5 million real estate agents today. However, […]
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In a strong housing market, you may want to buy a fixer-upper property that fewer people want in order to get in. If you’re young and full of energy, buying a fixer to build sweat equity is a good idea. I did so twice to some great returns. Let me share whether you should buy
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My grandfather used to own a small, 8-acre fruit and plant farm on the western side of Oahu. It was a magical place nestled next to the majestic Waianae mountain range. The farm was part of his retirement income strategy as he rented out a portion of the land to his neighbors who grew green
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If you were to ask me to describe the ideal environment for real estate investors and new real estate buyers, right now could be it. After two years of a white-hot real estate market, finally, real estate investors are seeing better deals. Please know that I’m completely biased for real estate. Roughly half of my
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Let me share when is the best time to sell rental property with a logical framework. As a rental property owner since 2003, real estate is my favorite asset class to build wealth. On the one hand, owning rental property is a great way to build wealth. Rents generally go up over time, along with
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If you want to make lots of money in real estate, you need to focus on expansion. If you can reclaim livable space or expand your property’s livable space outside its footprint, you will almost always make more money. The key is in comparing your building cost to your property’s selling cost on a price
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Between 2000 – 2009, the average homeownership duration was only about four-to-five years. It was too short to build real wealth. As of 2024, the average homeownership tenure has risen to roughly 12-13 years according to First American Data & Analytics and Redfin. Post-pandemic, people are simply owning their homes for longer because we’re utilizing
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A home inspection contingency is generally recommended for all homebuyers. With a home inspection contingency, you get to thoroughly examine what could be wrong with the home before closing escrow. Perhaps just as important, a home inspection contingency enables you to back out of a deal if you find something you don’t like. It’s like
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Getting a great deal on a house has a lot to do with good negotiating. Unlike investing in stocks, where you have no ability to affect prices, a savvy real estate investor can make a difference. And one of the negotiating tactics to consider is writing a price concession letter. A price concession letter asks
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As stocks sell off in part due to higher interest rates, the question now turns to how higher mortgage rates will affect the housing market? You might automatically think higher mortgage rates are negative for the housing market. But let’s look at the other side. One of the reasons why I like investing in real
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