A couple of months ago a house was sold with an NFT. You may have no idea what I am talking about and that is okay. Most people have no idea how this works and honestly, the people who bought and sold the house in this manner may not have understood it either! Blockchain technology … Read more
Many people think an IRA can only be used to invest in stocks or mutual funds. However, there are many investment options when investing with an IRA that many investors are unaware of, even real estate or bitcoin. It is not complicated to invest an IRA in real estate and it can be an awesome way … Read more
Real estate investing can be an amazing way to build wealth. While it offers many opportunities and can make people a lot of money it can take some time. I have been investing in real estate for almost 20 years and success did not come overnight. If you want to become a successful real estate … Read more
I posted a video on one of my recently completed house flips that was a manufactured home. I got a lot of comments from viewers who thought it was crazy that I would flip a manufactured home since they are so hard to finance. Many people thought it was a mobile home, which is almost … Read more
Zillow announced a week ago that they are halting their iBuyer program until they can catch up with the backlog of inventory they have accumulated. Their iBuyer program is what they use to buy and sell homes. They recently announced they are done with the program completely and will need to write off $3 billion … Read more
There has been a growing movement to get rid of landlords across the world as people ask themselves, “Are landlords evil inherently?” Many people think landlords make money off of a basic human right and those people believe that is wrong. A lot of people also think that landlords are buying up all the properties … Read more
Everyone keeps asking me if Baby Boomers dying off will cause a housing decline? This idea may have been started by Robert Kiyosaki who wrote a book in 2002 about baby boomers creating a stock market crash in 2016. Obviously, there was no stock market crash in 2016 but that has not stopped people from … Read more
The cost to sell a house can range from 7 t0 10 percent of the selling price. Selling a house can be a fantastic experience if you buy the home below market value and are aware of all the costs involved. Selling a house can also be a disappointing experience if you are not aware … Read more
Most new home developments have HOAs (homeowners associations) and covenants, but what are the pros and cons of home owners associations? Covenants are rules and guidelines that a homeowner must abide by in a neighborhood. HOAs charge homeowners fees to enforce covenants, maintain parts of the neighborhood or even maintain the houses themselves. HOAs and … Read more
I have been hearing repeatedly how high interest rates will cause housing prices to drop. But is that what the data says? I think a lot of people assume that housing prices drop when rates go up and housing prices go up when interest rates go down. The reason people assume this is because you … Read more
Hedge funds and institutions began buying houses in huge numbers during the last real estate market crash. Many people thought the large companies and funds buying houses would fail miserably because of the difficulty of repairing and managing homes on a large scale. However, for the most part, the hedge funds and institutional buyers have … Read more