Tulsa Rental Market Update - Fall 2016
Monday, October 17
Tulsa rental market continues to significantly outpace inflationAs 2016 comes to a close, let's take a look at the performance of the Tulsa rental market (and suburbs) over the last few years and discuss some factors influencing the market moving forward. Using raw data provided by Zillow.com, we...
Keeping the Ship Afloat: Capital Reserves for Investment Properties
Thursday, July 02
US Navy sailors spend a lot of time painting. A lot. A US Navy ship is in a constant cycle of refurbishment and replacement. It’s what keeps the ship afloat for decades. It’s what makes the US Navy the most powerful in the world.As a real estate investor, are you prepared to keep your ship afloat...
3 Options for Financing Investment Properties
Friday, May 08
Let’s first start with some definitions commonly used when discussing mortgage financing:Annual Percentage Rate: The interest rate that will be paid to the lender.Amortization: A schedule for how the loan is intended to be repaid. An amortization schedule shows each monthly payment and the amount...
How to Protest Your Rental Property Taxes
Saturday, February 21
You may have recently received a notice of change in assessed valuation of your property from the county assessor, most likely increasing the assessed fair market value (FMV) and hence, your property taxes. Or perhaps your assessed value didn't change, but you feel that the current assessed value...
Are You an Investor or a Speculator?
Friday, November 21
“Using Other People’s Money to Get Rich…”“Other People’s Money – The Ultimate Leverage…”“Flip and Grow Rich”There are hundreds of books like these available on real estate “investing”. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Borrow lots of money and buy as many properties as you can and you will become rich! ...
Why the Holidays Are the Best Time to Buy Real Estate
Thursday, November 20
Why the holidays are the best time to buy real estate.Like a lot of places, the weather's getting a lot colder here in Tulsa. That means our thoughts are turning towards families gathered around the dinner table, big Christmas trees with lots of ornaments, and the start of a great new year.Oh yea...