3/14/2048 | Casey Fleming |Is it time to sell your rental property? The odds are good that if the answer isn’t “yes,” it will be soon. Let’s examine why: Diminishing return on assets We tend to evaluate income-producing property using a cap rate; the net income on the property is x% of its value. But...
5 Reasons Smart Investors Choose Turnkey Investment Properties
9/20/17 | Diana Eastman Wouldn’t it be great to reap all of the benefits of owning a real estate investment property without having to “sow” the time commitments, money, and labor? If it sounds too good to be true, maybe you haven’t considered turnkey properties. Turnkey properties are one of the easiest ways to get...
Breaking Up (with your mortgage) Is Hard To Do
3/11/2017 | Kaya Wittenberg Going through a divorce can be an emotional and trying time, and dealing with things like custody (if there are kids involved) and handling who gets what when it comes to property and belongings can make it even messier. Sell The Home And Move On Many people ask what they can...
New Way to Pass on Real Estate Upon Death
Jamie Elder / October 10, 2016 There are only three certainties in life: taxes, death, and someone is going to be fighting over your estate if you die without putting your intentions in writing, especially if you own real estate. Of course you probably know you should have either a trust or a will, but...
Long Term Interest Rate Outlook – Opposing Views
Casey Fleming / October 5, 2016 I write about interest rates a lot, because folks seem to want to know. In my experience, it’s not hard to be right most of the time when projecting out, say, 24 hours or so. Beyond that things get quite murky. We still try, but really who knows? So...
3 Reasons Wealthy People Never Pay Off Their Mortgage
by Hilary Hendershot After the 2008 housing crash a lot of people started to seriously question the wisdom of having a mortgage. That is if they were able to even keep up with their payments. The phrase “house poor” became a catchphrase for describing homeowners who bought beyond what they could reasonably afford – because...