Working with community banks may help you grow deal flow and returns. Since the banking crisis of 2007, the landscape for traditional lenders has changed dramatically. The most obvious, and ironic, change is that big banks have become much bigger. For example, JPMorgan Chase, with $2.7 trillion assets under management, is so huge that if [...]
A self-directed IRA allows you to invest in private, hard and “alternative” assets without sacrificing the plan’s tax advantages. The 2018 tax filing deadline has come and gone. Last year was hopefully a prosperous one for you and yours, but a lucrative year for you can also mean a lucrative April for the Internal Revenue [...]
Why rates for alternative real estate financing are declining in this rising interest rate market The prime rate has been increasing slowly over the past six months, but real estate financing in the alternative sector in California has decreased. Why? Competition among private lending companies in real estate has increased over the past five years. [...]
How the postwar generation will shake up the housing market. Due to their sheer numbers, the baby boomer generation has had an outsized impact on society. They have been driving cultural change and economic expansion since the 1970s. Lately, they’ve been influencing society in a new way—by holding on to their homes longer than expected. [...]
Other Articles in this Series: Part 1 of a 6-part series: The Very Last Nail Part 2 of a 6-part series: Cover Your Asset Part 3 of a 6-part series: The Foreclosure Process Part 4 of a 6-part series: Strategies for Loss Mitigation and REO Disposition Part 5 of a 6-part series: Turning Property [...]
Will America’s real estate market be affected? Over the past several years, Chinese investors were quite active in the U.S. real estate market. Both the commercial and the residential sectors benefited from the healthy appetite of Chinese institutional and individual investors. Early last year, however, the bloom began to come off that rose. Much of [...]
The attractiveness of IRA investing may depend upon the age of the investor. Any person may simultaneously be two investors. On the one hand, someone may be purchasing assets with tax-advantaged money (i.e., held within a Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, 401(k), health savings account, etc.). On the other, they may be purchasing with personal money [...]
You’ll see opportunities when you know how to read between the lines. You’ve experienced the ups, downs and lateral movements of several economic cycles. One of the lessons that longevity in the market has taught is the need to look at economic cycles dispassionately. Although real estate in the long run is a good bet, [...]
Brokers can add value to a deal by working collaboratively with lenders rather than at odds with them. Private lenders rely on loan brokers for deal flow and assistance in stacking files. But, a broker’s benefits can often be eclipsed by the problems some brokers cause. On one hand, it’s important for a broker to [...]
It separates facts from deliberate misinformation, myths and hype. As legal cannabis becomes increasingly mainstream, research is critical to debunking some of the myths that were advanced to back its banning. How does research add value to a young industry that revolves around a plant shrouded in misinformation? How can research advance the maturity of [...]
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