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Realtor Magazine’s 30 under 30: An Interview with Emily Beutler

January 30, 2023 by Brett Tams

Emily Beutler, of CENTURY 21 Beutler & Associates, takes pride in serving the community she loves in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. When she’s not traveling the…

The post Realtor Magazine’s 30 under 30: An Interview with Emily Beutler first appeared on Century 21®.

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Your Forever Network

January 30, 2023 by Brett Tams

Show Summary I’m here dropping off our Christmas cards to me and my wife’s business and personal network. Truthfully, when you do what I do, everything is personal, so my business associates…

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Dave Stevens on understanding this housing market

January 30, 2023 by Brett Tams

Dave Stevens discusses the psychology of this housing market and five things loan originators need to remember if they want to succeed now.

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Meet The Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Michael Lucarelli from RentSpree

January 29, 2023 by Brett Tams

In this week’s founder interview, we’re bringing you Michael Lucarelli from RentSpree. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? I am the CEO and Co-Founder of RentSpree. My goal is to deliver technology to the underserved long-tail landlord segment of the residential…

The post Meet The Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Michael Lucarelli from RentSpree appeared first on GeekEstate Blog.

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How to get started with real estate investing

January 29, 2023 by Brett Tams

Today’s article is from Chad Carson, who writes about real estate investing (and other money matters) at Coach Carson. I’ve always been intrigued by real estate investing but overwhelmed by how much info available. I asked Chad if he’d be willing to write an article that would help me (and other GRS readers) understand the basics of real estate investing. This is the result.

I got started in real estate investing right after college. Because a young adult can basically sleep in a car if he has to (my 1998 Toyota Camry with cloth seats was comfortable), I had little to lose by launching a business. Unfortunately, as a Biology major, I also knew very little about business or real estate. But I did know how to hustle and to learn. That helped.

Slowly, I learned to find good deals and to resell them for a small markup of profit (a.k.a. wholesaling). I also learned to buy, fix, and flip houses for a bigger profit (a.k.a. retailing). After a few years, my business partner and I began keeping some rental properties because we knew that was the path to generating regular, passive income.

While my early business might sound like an exciting HGTV house-flipping show, it’s not for everyone. I experienced radical ups and downs of cash flow, and there were many unpredictable outcomes. I learned a lot being a full-time investor, but there are actually easier ways to get started.

Most investors I know started with a full-time job. They became valuable at their job, earned good money, lived frugally, and started boosting their saving rate. With their extra savings, they began buying rental properties on the side.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t begin as a real estate entrepreneur like I did — you’ll know if you’re called to make that leap — but if you currently have a non-real estate job and you’re saving money, you’re already going down the easiest path.

The next step is to learn how to invest that money profitably and safely. I personally think real estate investing is one of the best ways to do that. I’ll show you why that’s the case in the next section.

How to get started with real estate investing

Why Real Estate Investing? Because It’s Ideal!

I’ve yet to find a better way to describe the benefits of real estate than this. All you need to remember is the acronym I.D.E.A.L:

  • Income. The biggest benefit of real estate is rental income. Even the worst rentals I find produce more income than a portfolio of other assets like stocks or bonds. For example, I often see unleveraged (no debt) returns of 5-10% from rental income. And with reasonable leverage, it’s possible to see these returns jump to 10-15% or higher. The dividend rate of the S&P 500, on the other hand, is only 1.99% as of 1/24/17. And the yield on a broad basket of US bonds as of the same date was only 2.41%.
  • Depreciation. Our government requires rental owners to spread out the cost of an asset over multiple years (27.5 years for residential real estate). This produces something called a yearly depreciation expense that can “shelter” or protect your income from taxes and reduce your tax bill. (For more about this, check my article The Incredible Tax Benefits of Real Estate Investing over at Mad Fientist.)
  • Equity. If you borrow money to buy a rental property, your tenant basically pays off your mortgage for you with their monthly rent. Trust me: Having somebody else pay your mortgage is a beautiful thing! Like a forced savings account, your equity in the property gets bigger and bigger over time.
  • Appreciation. Over the long run, real estate has gone up in value about the same rate as inflation, roughly three to four percent a year. Combined with the three benefits above, appreciation can produce a very solid long-term return. But this passive style of inflation is not the whole story. Active appreciation is even more profitable. You get active appreciation when you force the value higher by doing something to the property, like with a house remodel or changing the zoning.
  • Leverage. Debt leverage is readily available to buy real estate. This means your $100,000 of savings can buy five properties at $20,000 down instead of just one property for $100,000. Interest on this debt is deductible, so you also save on your taxes. (While this can be helpful, keep in mind that leverage also magnifies your losses if things go bad.)

These IDEAL benefits are core reasons to invest in real estate. But as a Get Rich Slowly reader, I think you’ll appreciate another core real estate investing benefit: control!

Controlling Your Financial Destiny

How to get started with real estate investingI love J.D.’s message here at Get Rich Slowly: You are the boss of you! You can apply this lesson to so many parts of life, but it especially applies to your finances. Real estate investing fits very well with the GRS philosophy. Why? Because real estate gives you much more control than other more traditional investments.

I’m also a fan of low-cost index fund investing, for example, but do you have an impact on the returns of your stock portfolio? Not really. The 3500+ managers of the companies owned by the VTI total stock market index fund do impact your returns, but not you personally. You simply control when you buy, how much you buy, and when you sell.

But with a rental duplex, for example, your decisions directly affect its profitability (for better or worse!).

  • You can buy in certain neighborhoods and ignore others.
  • You can negotiate with your bank, with the seller, and with your vendors to get better prices.
  • You can choose the property manager and the types of tenants who will ultimately produce the returns for your investment.

If this prospect of control excites you, then keep reading. But if your palms are clammy at the idea of hands-on investments, just focus on a different vehicle. That’s okay. There are options for everyone in this big investing universe!

To make things manageable, we’re going to break things down a little. As a baby, you learned to walk by taking tiny steps. You also fell down a lot, but with a diaper four inches from the ground, what’s the harm?!

Well, you’re no longer a baby. Financially you do have a lot to lose. Your family, your hard-earned savings, your plans for financial independence, and your pride would all suffer if you made bad investments.

I get that. And that’s why we still need to take safe, baby steps. There’ll be plenty of time to run and grow faster once you’re more confident. But in the beginning, just strive to move forward steadily.

The seven baby steps below provide a simple path to follow. I’ve taken each of these steps personally. You can use them as a blueprint to help you move forward with your own real estate investments.

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This little-known metric tells you how a mortgage-rate move impacts … – Morningstar

January 29, 2023 by Brett Tams

This little-known metric tells you how a mortgage-rate move impacts …  Morningstar

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Rent Calculator

January 29, 2023 by Brett Tams

Wondering how much rent you can afford? Use our rent budget calculator to find out how much you should really spend.

The post Rent Calculator appeared first on MintLife Blog.

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Zendaya Owns a $4 Million Home Fit for a Disney Princess

January 29, 2023 by Brett Tams

It seems like it was only yesterday that Zendaya was dancing her way into our hearts as Rocky Blue on the hit Disney series, Shake It Up. Since then, the young and dynamic star has accomplished quite a bit to become one of the coolest Gen Z celebrities. From being the youngest winner of the […]

The post Zendaya Owns a $4 Million Home Fit for a Disney Princess appeared first on Fancy Pants Homes.

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Buying? How to Choose a Realtor

January 29, 2023 by Brett Tams

Chances are you have a friend who is a real estate agent or at least a friend of a friend. This comes in handy when you need an agent. The first tip of looking for a reputable agent is to ask for recommendations. However, there are valuable questions to consider regardless of how you found […]

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Real Estate Market Cycles

January 29, 2023 by Brett Tams

Show Summary Hey Freedom Fighters, welcome back to the show! I’m excited because my good friend, Daniel Moore is joining us on the show today! We know that there’s a downside to…

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