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Category Archives: Real Estate Investing
Low Interest Rates
Low interest rates are very enticing. I want to suggest caution, because an increase in interest rates will dramatically affect the value of real property. Real estate is a “borrowed money” business. The cost and structure of financing determines the income valuation of the property. Similar to bonds, the value varies inversely to the yield [...]
Yet Another Housing Bubble?
I just posted an article on the 2013 apparent housing bubble.
April 2013, the more things change, the more they stay the same. It seems like Deja Vu all over again.
There are very few listed houses, multiple offers, bidding wars, double digit price inflation, and listed houses are on the market for a very short time. [...]
Non-Credentialed Interlopers
The problem of “non-credentialed interlopers” is growing. I am talking about folks who advertise properties for sale, especially apartment buildings, and when I request the operating data, rent rolls, debt structure, etc., they send what they call “confidentiality agreement” (CA). Then I read the CA to learn that it is actually a “non-circumvention agreement” (NCA) [...]
Posted in Real Estate Investing
Tagged accountant, attorney, broker, circumvention, confidentiality, contract, credentials, joint venture, property, real estate, representation, representative
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Investing in Rental Properties
I just watched yet another “Personal Finance Guru” on cable TV who recommends NOT to invest in rental income properties, but instead to invest in municipal bonds, claiming that such debt instruments are paying 5% to 6% tax free and are much safer than rental properties. To use the guru’s favorite retort, “Are you kidding [...]
Posted in Real Estate Investing, Wealth Creation
Tagged active, bond, cap rate, capitalization rate, cash flow, debt, down payment, equity, expense, income, interest, investment, landlord, lease, loan, management, mortgage, passive, principal, property, real estate, rent, rental, syndication, tenant, yield
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New Wealth Creation Information Product
I just released my latest wealth creation information product. It is called (drum roll, please):
“How to Pyramid Your Equity to Create Wealth and Financial Freedom”
It’s a thick, jam-packed (over 100 pages) special report PDF with forms and spreadsheets. It explains several ways of creating or leveraging equity so that you can, with very diligent effort, retire [...]
Posted in How to Pyramid Your Equity to Create Wealth and Financial Freedom, Real Estate Investing, Wealth Creation
Tagged active income, assign, assignment, business, buy, buyer, capital gain, cash, cash flow, contract, credit, deal, debt, distressed, finance, fix and flip, fix and rent, fix and sell, flipping, hard money, home, house, income property, invest, investing, investment, IRA, lender, leverage, maximum allowable offer, money, mortgage, motivated, offer, passive income, price, private lender, professional, purchase, pyramid, real estate, sale, self directed, sell, seller, software tutorial, spreadsheet, wealth creation, wholesale, world class, yield
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The Infamous Reverse Mortgage
I just added a free PDF special report about the infamous “Reverse Mortgage”.
There are finance companies that are offering the “Reverse Mortgage” to seniors (at least age 62). Seniors with a substantial amount of equity in their residence are targets of this aggressive predatory loan. There are many “celebrities” who claim a reputation for financial [...]
Posted in Introduction to Income Valuation and Syndication, Real Estate Investing, Time Value of Money, Wealth Creation
Tagged amortization, amortize, analysis, borrow, borrower, capitalization, cash on cash, compound, credit, debt, finance, financial, lend, literacy, loan, mortgage, principal, rate, return, return on equity, reverse mortgage, syndication, syndicator, yield
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Guru Tips on Refinancing
I just posted a new article on the Time Value of Money (TVM) principles for refinancing your home.
I just heard some ridiculous financial advice from a “personal finance guru” regarding refinancing your home mortgage.
Refinance to a lower interest rate.
Refinance to a shorter amortization term (number of payments to pay off).
Refinance only when you can recover [...]
Posted in Power Debt Plan Spreadsheet, Real Estate Investing, Time Value of Money, Wealth Creation
Tagged amortization, amortize, borrower, credit, debt, deed of trust, finance, interest, lender, loan, loan modification, mortgage, principal, rate, recast, refinance, trust deed, yield
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Are You Ethical?
Most folks like to think that they are acting ethically and with integrity. The real test of whether you are ethically conducting your affairs is by looking from the other person’s point of view, as if what you are doing is being published on the front page of a major newspaper. I am not saying [...]
Posted in General, Property Analysis Worksheet Short Form, Real Estate Investing, Time Value of Money, Wealth Creation
Tagged advocate, agreement, business, community, contract, duty, ethics, integrity, legal, negotiate, negotiating, perform, personal, prosperity, quality, responsibility
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Product Update: Property Analysis Worksheet Short Form
I just updated my Property Analysis Worksheet Short Form product. I added more detail lines to the RepairEstimates worksheet. If you purchased this product within the last 12 months, then you will receive an email with your free download link for the update.
If you want to learn more about analyzing properties for quick-turning (fix-and-sell or [...]
Posted in Property Analysis Worksheet Short Form, Real Estate Investing, Time Value of Money, Wealth Creation
Tagged analysis, broker, credit, debt, equity, expense, financier, fix and flip, fix and rent, fix and sell, frbo, fsbo, handyman, hard money, home, house, income, invest, IRA, lease, leverage, mls, partner, private finance, property, real estate, realtor, rehab, renovate, renovation, rent, repair, spreadsheet, tlc, wholesale
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Should I Pay Off This Mortgage Loan?
I just heard a personal finance expert recommend paying off a mortgage that has 14 years remaining. Here are the parameters of the 30-year fixed rate loan:
Debt Present Value: 229,880Remaining Term: 168 (16 years paid, 14 years left)Annual Interest Rate: 6.6% (fixed over 30 years)Monthly Debt Service: -2,100 (principal + interest)Annual Debt Service: -25,200
From these parameters, [...]
Posted in Introduction to Income Valuation and Syndication, Real Estate Investing, Time Value of Money, Wealth Creation
Tagged capitalization rate, cash flow, cash on cash, credit, debt, equity, finance, financial, interest, invest, investment, investor, leverage, loan, mortgage, principal, return on equity, syndication, syndicator, yield
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