If you’ve ever bought or sold a primary residence before I’m sure you’re quite familiar with the process of having your realtor pull listings of other similar properties in your area to serve as “Comps” for determining the market value of the residence you are buying or selling. Comparative analysis (“comps”) serves as the standard Read More …
So you’ve decided you’d like to venture into real estate syndications…..awesome! And perhaps you’ve heard of investing in syndications with a self-directed retirement account…..great. But should you make your start into syndications via a self-directed retirement account? Personally, I say no. In my opinion, I think if you are new to syndications, or real estate Read More …
When someone asks you what kind of return you are getting on a particular investment or what kind of return you anticipate on a new investment you are considering, what calculation pops into your mind? For the most part, people are likely referring to or asking about how much money are you putting in your Read More …
I’ve received several inquiries questioning the benefits of self-storage investments, especially as they compare to multi-family/apartment investments. Having looked into the niche more and more myself for my own investing purposes, I figured a rundown of some of the considerations could be helpful to others. The self-storage industry is a multi-billion dollar industry utilized by Read More …
Although this is a re-post of a blog article I wrote about a year ago, I wanted to share it again as this week marks the 25th anniversary of my mother’s death. It’s really quite unbelievable that it could possibly be 25 years that have come and gone. I was a medical student at the Read More …
What is UBIT and what does it have to do with your self-directed IRA real estate investment? I have come to the conclusion that it is usually how well reality meets our expectations of how things will go versus what actually happens that determines our experience of things. So, knowing what to expect is generally Read More …
Like so many other things in life, the real estate market is also known to run through cycles of up and down, “boom and bust”, over time. Much of the real estate market cycle timing was initially studied and proposed back in the 1930’s by real estate economist Homer Hoyt. His initial determination of an Read More …
Among many of the factors to consider when considering investing in real estate, the consideration of whether to invest passively or actively is one important one. I have been giving a lot of thought to both options lately myself. Like most things in life, there are usually pros and cons to either choice. On the Read More …
If you’ve been investing in real estate already or have at least read much on the subject, you’ve probably either heard about or experienced the benefits of depreciation. Rightfully so, the tax efficiency related to depreciating real property gets a lot of attention when talking about the many benefits of investing in real estate. By Read More …
For many people, the opportunity to invest passively in real estate is the perfect way to participate in the real estate sector. You might understand the benefits to investing in real estate but not necessarily have the time or interest to do it all yourself. From there though, you might not understand which is a Read More …