Category: Real Estate
Can I Manage a Rental Property in my Self Directed IRA?
Most investors know you can invest in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds with an IRA. What some investors are unaware of is that your IRA funds can also invest in alternative assets outside of Wall Street. The most common alternative asset purchased is real estate, with some of the wealthiest individuals making it an integral […]
Read MoreYour Second Property
Congratulations! You’ve successfully managed your first investment property. Of course, there was a steep learning curve, and you didn’t realize quite how much work was going to be involved, but you made it. Now you’re probably enough of an expert that you can give advice to friends and family. The question is what’s next for […]
Read MoreThe Cap Rate: The First Number of Professional Investors
Say “Hi” to the Cap Rate When you first enter the world of real estate investing, you’ll find a lot of new terms and acronyms. (Every industry likes to feel special.) One of the most common phrases you’ll see is “capitalization rate”. Or, as it is more popularly known, the “cap rate”. The cap rate equation is simple. […]
Read MoreReal Estate – Why Is It So Popular?
After the stock market, real estate is easily the most written about asset. Investors across the world look to real estate as a means of producing wealth and then as a vehicle for storing it. Due to its popularity, it’s often the first alternative asset that new investors consider. What exactly is it about land that makes it so attractive as […]
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