3 Considerations Before Renting Your Home
Monday, October 12
Sudden life changes, the purchase of a new home, a job relocation, and other life events can make renting your home an option. Before you decide to rent your primary home, consider several things first. Expenses: Besides your existing mortgage payment there are other expenses to consider, ...
Be Sure to Count ALL Costs on a Real Estate Rehab Project
Thursday, September 24
For real estate investors who are building up to do their first rehab projects, don’t forget to add up all of the costs before you calculate your profits. Too often, the classes that teach you how to make money “flipping properties,” neglect to tell you about ALL of the costs involved in a rehab ...
How Will a Rise in Interest Rates Affect Real Estate Investors?
Tuesday, September 22
Editor of ‘The Banker,’ Brian Caplen makes some interesting points in his post today regarding the risks of not raising interest rates. The stubborn decision of the Fed last week to not raise interest rates, has left some stunned and others celebrating. Many of you reading this already understan...
Are Senior Housing Prices Close to Peak Levels?
Monday, September 21
From an article published on National Real Estate Investor (NREIOnline.com), growing interest in the Senior Housing Sector could be pushing prices close to peak levels. In fact, senior housing transaction volumes are currently at record levels, and some of the biggest developers in other property...
Is Consumer Financial Protection Lacking Among Peer-to-Peer Lenders?
Friday, September 18
Consumer lending platforms, also known as crowdfunding, or peer-to-peer lenders, have inundated the consumer lending space since 2008. Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has wreaked havoc on the mortgage industry since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008, they don’t se...
Why Has ‘Family Lending’ Failed and ‘Peer-to-Peer Lending’ Succeeded?
Thursday, September 17
Several companies have tried and failed to create a successful ‘family lending’ platform, whereby family members can lend one another money. Similar to a peer-to-peer lending platform, also called crowdfunding, a family lending platform enables relatives to lend one another money while the “platf...