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When you add a piece of real estate to your investment portfolio, you’ll earn passive income from any increases to the property value as well as any rents you collect. Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Federal Reserve dropped the fed funds rate to keep the economy afloat, which resulted in substantial interest rate…

Having a 401(k) plan with your employer will certainly help you save money for retirement. You can make a set amount of salary-reduction contributions to this account that will grow over time because of the interest rate that’s tied to the account. If, however, your 401(k) is your sole source of income after retirement, it…

Choosing the right real estate investment to add to your portfolio requires ample research and extensive knowledge about the market that you’re investing in. A poor decision can result in your portfolio dropping substantially in value at a time when you’re trying to increase your gains. When the broader markets start to dip and the…

Understanding the tax benefits of owning real estate can be a tremendous asset and all you to grow your rental portfolio.  Utilizing tax write-offs, pass-through deduction entities and avoidance of capital gains tax through deference (1031 exchange), you can keep more money in your pocket to be put towards obtaining additional rental properties and the…

Home mortgages (or home loans), in principle, are not that complicated.  You (the investor) are borrowing money from an entity (typically a bank) which you then repay based on an interest rate for the loan. So, in the general sense they are pretty straight forward: you borrow a certain amount and repay the original loan…

Property Manager Due Diligence Property managers (PM) are not typically considered an essential piece of your real estate investment team – unless you live out of state.  Honestly, if you buy a local property, there are a lot of compelling reasons you shouldn’t have a PM. The biggest reason people opt out of having PM…

Many people are talking about the eerie feeling regarding the current housing market. It could be described as Real Estate Déjà vu. Déjà vu is the sense or feeling that one has lived through the current or present situation before. This all seems too similar.  The last time we had such significant long-term jumps in…

What Are the Differences? Understanding the differences between being pre-approved and pre-qualified can save you a lot of headaches on the search for rental properties. While they have similarities, the two terms are quite different. They carry different weight when it comes to securing properties. We’ll discuss the distinct differences between the two, when you…

What is Depreciation and Why is it Important? Real estate investing is like a unicorn or the Holy Grail. You can purchase an asset (actually you can get other people to give you money to purchase an asset), have someone else pay off the asset for you, all the while taking on tax deductions to…

Turnkey properties are often overlooked in the world of real estate investing. They tend to play second fiddle to more flashy investments like the BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) strategy or wholesaling. Turnkey rental properties could be the perfect avenue to get into (and continue) real estate investing.  While turnkey companies operate differently with…