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Quick, name three ways to invest in real estate. You probably jumped straight to real estate investment trusts (REITs), long-term rental properties purchased through a company like Roofstock, and short-term house flipping. These are all reasonable strategies, and ones that I’ve…
It’s all too easy to fall into the trap of thinking of your landlord as an adversary, someone whose interests clash with your own. But that faulty attitude can cost you time, money, and stress. In reality, your landlord is…
Fixer-uppers aren’t for everyone. Sure, some real estate investors create equity by renovating properties. But hiring, managing, and negotiating with contractors comes with its own headaches. And some investors don’t have the stomach for hassling with permits, lender draw schedules, and surprise…
In an era of low interest rates and underwhelming bond returns, many investors are looking elsewhere to diversify their portfolios beyond the roller coaster of stocks. Real estate offers plenty to like as an alternative to bonds. It can make…
Turnkey properties make it incredibly easy to invest directly in real estate without the hassles of wrangling contractors, pulling permits, or dealing with power-tripping government inspectors. Turnkey properties require little or no work to rent. Many even come with paying…
I bought my first 10 rental properties in a rush within two years of each other. I lost money on almost all of them. Rental properties come with plenty of perks: tax benefits, appreciation, ongoing passive income, returns that adjust…
Few people enter into a lease agreement planning to break it, but life can throw you curveballs. Maybe you lost your job and you can’t make the rent, maybe you have a problem with your neighbor, or maybe your landlord refuses…
At the peak of the Great Recession, a quarter of U.S. homeowners were underwater on their mortgage. By 2020, Attom Data Solutions reported that only 6.2% of homeowners with a mortgage were seriously underwater. But that still comes to 3.4 million…
Sometimes, buyers can score a great deal on fixer-uppers. Other times, it’s the seller who scores a great deal – by dumping their money pit on an unsuspecting buyer. When you buy a fixer-upper, you can’t expect to defer your…
Landlords and tenants alike are bound by laws at the federal, state, and local levels. But those laws tend to hold landlords to a much higher standard than tenants. As a renter, you should understand not just your tenant’s rights…
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