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If you’ve ever bought a house — or explored the idea of it — you’ve probably heard the phrase, “rent is just throwing your money away.” In fact, there’s a good chance that either your real estate agent or loan officer was the one who said it. It makes sense, from a distance: when you […]

No matter how long you’ve studied and practiced making good investments, it’s a good idea to keep reading new books to expand your knowledge base. While the books I reference in this article are specifically aimed at newcomers to investing, just about anyone can benefit from reading them – especially if it’s your first time […]

Since the nationwide moratorium on evictions was established last year, things have been topsy-turvy for a lot of landlords — especially ones who rely on their rental income to support themselves. Recently the Supreme Court struck down extending the moratorium, but certain states continue to have their own ban on evictions. It’s definitely a frustrating […]

Real estate is a people business.  As long as you are buying, selling or renting properties you will continually meet and interface with a wide variety of people, from bankers and attorneys to realtors — to tenants. The last one is for many people, the trickiest category to deal with. A well-behaved and responsible tenant […]

If you are a real estate investor, the odds are that you’ll be renting to tenants at some point. And if you’re renting to tenants, at some point you will need to file an eviction. It’s not a matter of if — it’s a matter of when. Every opportunity comes with its downsides.  For real […]

Start typing in the Google search bar “Is the real estate market in a bubble right now?” and you’ll quickly see that thousands of other people are asking the same question. No one knows what will happen, but it’s human nature to keep hoping for an answer. And since no one has an answer, the […]

I was recently talking to a friend who said this about commercial real estate:  “It’s not that different from residential.  It’s just more numbers and zeroes.” For the most part, I agree.  Both commercial and residential are similar when it comes to the fundamentals.  Both involve careful cost-benefit benefit analyses.  Both involve tenants, taxes and […]

If there’s one thing that most people — investors and non-investors alike — agree on, it’s that no one saw the pandemic of 2020 coming. Since then, we’ve seen a lot of ups and downs in the world…in the real estate market, though, it’s been mostly “up.”  This is good news for those who simply […]

As a real estate investor you’ll need to be able to do some math to know if you’re making a good investment or not.   But don’t worry — you don’t have to be a whiz or create an Excel file. I’m talking about the kind of math that’s easy enough to do with your phone […]