Cryptocurrency Investing. What is it?
Bitcoin has made the news a lot recently due to its large price swings, or volatility. Volatility is a measure of how much an investment can change value over time.
Investing
For Growth Potential, Look for Growing Markets
What areas of the country are growing faster than the U.S. population as a whole? Let’s look at a few states, and examine their fastest-growing MSAs:
A Real Estate Investor’s Thoughts on the Stock Market
Let’s take a look at the stock market and evaluate it from a real estate investor’s point of view.
Buy Down the Debt Requirement for Your 1031 Exchange
To achieve a completely tax-deferred 1031 exchange, an investor must buy a replacement property …
Fixed Income Investments | What Happened to Municipal Bonds?
I have been in the investment business since the late 1990’s, and it seems that investors used to ask me about municipal bonds much more in the past than they do now.
What’s My Stuff Worth? A Discussion of CAP Rates
One way to estimate a value for your property is by using a Capitalization Rate, or CAP Rate.
House Flipping: Why It’s Not for Me, and Why it May Not Be for You, Either
Not long ago, I was spending some time in a waiting room. With some free time on my hands, I watched one of those “house flipper” shows was on the TV.
Triple Net Leased Investments
Triple Net Leased properties can limit a landlord’s exposure to rising expenses. This has made it a popular asset class for real estate investors.
Don’t Just Check One Metric When Evaluating Property
Investors will analyze a property’s gross rent multiplier, cost per unit, cost per square foot, CAP Rate or Cash-on-Cash return or one of several other measures.
Shadow-Anchored Shopping
Centers
If you have reviewed for-sale listings of strip type shopping centers, you may have seen the term “shadow anchored.”
Non-Recourse Loans
A non-recourse lender is making a loan to the property, rather than to the investor personally.
What is the “Pain Factor” of Your Investments?
This month, we’ll discuss the “pain factor” of real estate investments to help decide which may be right for you. I will illustrate with some examples:
