Top Home Flipping Markets for 2016
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…
Think Outside the Stock Market: 4 Alternative Ways to Invest Your IRA
When planning for retirement, most people turn to the stock market as an effective long-term investment. But while stocks may be the most common tools for building a retirement portfolio, they’re not the only options—nor are they always the most…
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3 Tips to Hold Your Property Manager Accountable [CHECKLIST]
Imagine your ideal experience as a long-term rental property owner: rents flow in, repairs get made, costs are minimized, solid tenants move in and stick around, when something does go wrong it’s quickly dealt with. Sound impossible? Achieving top performance…
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Steering Clear of Prohibited Transactions in a Self-Directed IRA [CHECKLIST]
Looking to diversify your investment holdings? Consider a self-directed IRA. Self-directed IRAs and 401(k)’s can include atypical investments, such as real estate, private placements, trust deeds, and even gold and silver coins. If you are considering a self-directed IRA plan,…
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Landlord Lessons: 3 Surefire Tips to Reduce Vacancy Rates [CHECKLIST]
When a rental property sits vacant for weeks on end, it can drag down your investment portfolio and eat at your retirement income. That’s why, to minimize vacancy rates and get the most out of your IRA rental property, it’s…
How to Choose the Best Market for Your Real Estate Investment
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…
Why Your Self-Directed IRA Matters in the 2016 Real-Estate Market
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…
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5 Tips for Buying Foreclosed Property with Your Self-Directed IRA [CHECKLIST]
Since the housing market decline in 2008, many potential home buyers have been forced to become renters, causing an increase in rental rates nationwide and creating many opportunities for investors. Real estate markets are currently on the mend, but foreclosure…
Landlord Tools Every Real Estate Investor Needs
Managing your rental real estate portfolio can seem like a daunting task. Historically, things like tenant screening, bookkeeping, and managing rent payments have been complicated processes that made running your investment properties a frustrating chore. The property-management software of just…
How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes as First-Time Landlords
Using your self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k) capital to invest in real estate can be a great way to secure your retirement future. You get to control your own retirement funds, choose your own investment properties, and avoid all the…