real estate investors: Are Lease Options a Win-Win for Investors and Tenants? - 08/25/11 04:02 PM
Wouldn't all real estate investors like to make some money off their properties and simultaneously attract high-quality tenants who will care of the investment? Sure they would. On today's Equifax personal finance blog, real estate investor Andy Heller advocates the lease option, which gives tenants the opportunity to buy the home in the future once they can secure a loan. He suggests a version of a lease option whereby a landlord offers the tenant a minimum three-year lease, and in exchange offers 10 percent of the rent towards the tenant's cash needs if he or she decides to purchase. Heller says … (25 comments)
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real estate investors: Who Is The Average Real Estate Investor? Probably Not Who You'd Think - 07/08/11 04:43 PM
Is the average real estate investor more like Donald Trump, or more like your next door neighbor? You might be surprised to learn that it's the latter. On the Equifax personal finance blog, Steve Cook of Real Estate Economy Watch has written an excellent post today breaking down the current batch of real estate investors. As it turns out, the average real estate investor today isn't some house flipper; in fact, most investors today plan to hold their properties for more than five years. Furthermore, most investors are beginners, and only a third of people who consider themselves investors have done more than … (2 comments)
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real estate investors: HALF PRICE TICKETS - 09/22/10 02:55 PM
RealtyJoin is an up and coming site for real estate investors. It's like Active Rain but more focused on investing. If you sign up for an account you can go to my profile on find a discount code for HALF OFF TICKETS to my How to Profit from Foreclosure and Other Real Estate Investments event October 2 in Atlanta.
Last year, more than 400 people attended our hugely successful How To Profit From Foreclosures event. If anything, the real estate market is in even worst shape than last year - which means more opportunity for today's real estate investors.
At this … (0 comments)
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real estate investors: The Biggest Tax Mistake Real Estate Investors Make - 03/07/10 12:38 PM
It’s that taxing time of year, so break out your pencils and start sweating.
If you’re a real estate investor, it’s easy to run afoul of the complicated IRS tax laws. To start with, if you own investment real estate, you first have to figure out which category of real estate investor you fit into:
Active Real Estate Professionals make the decisions about buying, selling, and leasing their investment real estate. The IRS says active real estate professionals spend more than 50 percent of their work life actively engaged in the business of buying, selling and managing your properties, which has … (2 comments)
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