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Last Friday, the Treasury released their Proposed Regulations [REG-115420-18] on Opportunity Zones - possibly the best tax shelter created, ever! At Marcum, we are hard at work putting together insights as we peruse t...
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In my humble opinion, the bubble has started to burst and many of us including myself are still in denial. The national median home value is now $217,300, an increase of 8.3% on the year and 8.4% above the bubble-era...
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I know of a few people that are investing in real estate notes that are working with a third party individual. I noticed that the properties they are invested in are far away from any urban centers(tertiary markets), ...
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Hey BP.This is a serious question with no time for fun and games.The Bible says JESUS CHRIST is the only way to HEAVEN.I believe it.Sooner or later we will all die and stand before GOD.If you except and admit that whe...
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I just started managing one of my rental units after a several year hiatus (it was managed via a property manager during the interim).
I'm screening applicants for a vacancy, and I noticed something odd. I pulled wh...
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Hello all, I was wondering if it’s advisable to invest with your spouse? I’m really into purchasing real estate as an investment property and renting it out rather than buying real estate to live in it. My spouse is i...
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☀️I’ve seen a couple posts about people being approved for hard money, then the lender backs out or changes terms etc. I’ve also been warned that some hard money lenders can be a scam. I invest in Florida and Georgia ...
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So, let's say you have an amount of money sufficient that you can buy a nice diversified portfolio of tax liens in a handful of states (live and online bidding Counties). What do you think the return potential would ...
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I just finished Money: Master the Game by Tony Robbins. Great book! One part that really hit me in the book was the long-term opportunity cost of "little" splurges like regularly hitting Starbucks or eating out. Relat...
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I was asking myself this question the other day:If I was an average person investing in a random town in a random part of the United States, would I be better off investing in Real Estate, or the Stock Market?Turns ou...