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When a property manager mentioned to me that the unit next to one of my long-term rentals was generating three times my...
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For real estate investors, from rental property math to REITs and 1031 exchanges.
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Most first-time rental investors say they want cash flow. They have read that cash flow is the responsible metric, that relying on...
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When I sold my second rental to fund a 1031 exchange into a better property, my CPA walked me through the closing...
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I have self-managed four rental doors for seven years. In that time I have fielded approximately 200 tenant calls, handled 3 turnovers,...
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I did one 1031 exchange, on my second rental property, when the appreciation had grown large enough that selling without a 1031...
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Every rental property listing you look at will mention the cap rate. Every YouTube investing video will mention cash-on-cash return. And every...
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The YouTube version of foreclosure investing has three steps. Buy a distressed property cheap. Fix it up. Rent it or flip it...
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Every year, a few data companies publish “best cities for rental investing” lists, and every year a wave of first-time investors uses...
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The original version of this article was written in 2014 and treated self-directed IRA real estate investing as a straightforward opportunity: switch...
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The original version of this article was written in 2013, and its thesis was essentially “yes, because prices are low and rates...