Tag: appreciation
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Why I am still bullish on real estate…
I personally believe real estate outside of most of the major metros are still at an all time low and will only go higher over the next decades. If you are an avid reader of my blog then you know my feelings on how I believe the government will continue to spend and print money…
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How the middle class is getting screwed and 10 things you can do to stop it.
It doesn’t take a math wizard for you to look at your checking account and know that your dollars aren’t going as far as they used to. And the current administration is telling you that things are better economically and you know this just isn’t true. The real problem though is the middle class that…
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This is why inflation is going to persist and will continue to erode your purchasing power.
As of me writing this post this morning we are awaiting the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May 2023 to be released. What is CPI? It is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available for the U.S.…
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How to to turn $30 thousand dollars in to $500 thousand.
A lot of us didn’t learn this math in school because it isn’t taught this way. Instead you attend school from age 5-18 taking a bunch of classes and courses that they tell you are important and you learn later in life that they really weren’t that important. What I have done here is outlined…
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Deal Deep Dive: Is it cheaper to rent or to buy a home?
A question that is debated quite often: Is it better to buy a home/apartment or rent? Financially speaking it is way better to rent a home especially if you don’t plan on living there longer than five years. But if you are looking to start a family or raise a family and are looking to…
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The one calculation often overlooked in real estate investing.
We all know that the current real estate market is highly competitive and as a real estate investor it is getting harder and harder to find deals that cash flow. With some of the deals I have done recently my cash flow has been solid, but not like it used to be. So one of…
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These are extremely rare in baseball and in real estate investing.
Recently, I was talking with another real estate investor about our rental portfolios. And like all real estate investors, we love to tell you about a deal we bought. As we were talking I made the statement that I have yet to hit a homerun on a deal. They have all been base hits that…
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5 reasons you should not invest in real estate hoping for appreciation.
There are debates in the real estate world on which strategy is best when it comes to purchasing income producing property. Should you invest in a great property with lower cash flow, if any, and hope that the asset appreciates significantly over time? Or should you invest strictly for cash flow? Remember HOPE is not…