Real estate and related assets such as trust deeds are an excellent diversification play for smart investors. Retirement savings are secured by a real asset with the potential to create growth both through cash flow and appreciation. There are many ways to approach real estate as an asset class, based on conditions in your local market, as well as the amount of capital you have to work with and your investing expertise.
Whether you are still undecided about how you want to invest and need more information on the advantages of real estate, or you already own investment properties and are looking for advice about how to maximize your returns, this section of our blog has something that can help you. Investing in real estate can be as simple or as complex as fits your individual needs and financial goals.
There is no single strategy that works best for everyone, so our blog posts focus on guiding real estate investors to success with tips on investment strategies and operational procedures. These include tips for buying foreclosed properties or flipping property, investing in real estate notes, and much more.
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As we have discussed in many recent articles, the opportunity to flip houses is strong in many markets. Factors related to the economy, demand from millennial home buyers and lagging new construction indicate this trend will continue even as many…
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In our first blog in this two-part series, we talked about why investing in rental properties can be a better strategy for deploying your self-directed retirement plan capital than risking it in the stock market. We also covered some of…
Last month we took a look at what 2017 may hold in store for real estate investors. We identified several major trends that will shape the profile of investment real estate, including; a continuing increase in demand from Millennial…
As real estate investors, we need to look at both short-term and long-term cycles and trends, as well as national, regional and local market dynamics when evaluating opportunity and risk. We also need to make some (hopefully educated) guesses about…
We’ve been focusing on house flipping as an investment strategy for self-directed IRA and 401(k) plans of late. The current economic and demographic factors in many parts of the country continue to provide great flipping opportunities. For this article, we…
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Although self-directed IRAs are considered a niche market, they are quickly gaining popularity, especially among investors who are hoping to diversify retirement portfolios. Self-directed IRAs allow for a broad range of investments, as they can include alternative assets such as…
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Flipping property is an increasingly appealing strategy for many investors. Thanks to the economic recovery and accompanying rebound in home prices, as well as the slowdown in new-home construction, flipping is a prime investment opportunity in many markets across the…
One of the key factors driving growth in a number of the nation’s leading real estate markets is a lack of new construction. There are just not enough new housing units being built to keep up with demand from wave…
Investment real estate is one of the best options for a self-directed IRA. The principal of the retirement plan is secured by a real asset with the potential to generate consistent monthly cash flow. If things work out and the…
With the housing market’s slow-but-steady growth, as well as the tenacious increase in rent rates, 2016 is already shaping up to be an optimal time for investors with self-directed IRA and solo 401(k) capital to invest in real estate, particularly…
