Chad A. Doty (CEO | Co-founder)

Societal Move to Renter Housing

Excellent Housing Insights Digest by Oliver Chang. Check out the full report. Morgan Stanley Housing Market Insights Key Conclusions: The Homeownership rate will not be increasing any time soon and has farther to fall Growth in the ideal renter ranges of 18 to 35 and over 55 is increasing as expected and will continue Supply [...]

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2 Pillars of Apartment Investment Value

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Retaining and increasing the value of your apartment investment is fundamental to your long term survival. It is Warren Buffet’s number 1 rule: “First rule of investing..Don’t lose money” To follow that rule with apartment investments you need to focus on the two key pillars of value: Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate), and Net Operating Income [...]

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Higher Down Payments Push People to Multifamily Apartment Living

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As housing prices drop, mortgage lenders are requiring larger down payments on homes.  Since the housing bust, the down payments demanded by banks to buy homes has ballooned, forcing many people to rethink what they can afford and potentially shrinking the pool of eligible buyers. Many people will consider multifamily apartment living For banks, the [...]

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The 3 Most Crucial Investment Diversification Tests

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Apartment investing diversification Diversification and the goal of having a diversified portfolio in general is an overly abused concept.  It is an ideal made popular through a strong push by the equity investment, investment publishing, and journalism communities. Diversification isn’t inherently bad either. It’s just the wrong focus. What we advise our clients to do [...]

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How the 2010 Tax Relief Act Impacts You as a Real Estate Investor

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The big question is, “Are the 2010 Tax Relief Act changes good or bad for real estate investors?” For those of us who invest in real estate, the 2010 Tax Relief brings with it some really great opportunities as well as some significant pitfalls we need to prepare for. Here we’ll address some of the [...]

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3 Critically Important Demographic Trends Apartment Investors Need to Know

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Apartment Investing is a the most proven building block for developing permanent wealth.  With sound market analysis and strong property and asset managers you can rest assured that your investment will: Maintain its value Increase in value every year based on improved operations Generate Passive Cash Flow Provide increasing cash flows every year based on [...]

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Permanent Wealth News Monthly – March 2011

Permanent Wealth News A monthly newsletter from 37th Parallel Properties on developing permanent wealth through real estate investing, tax strategy, and financial intelligence Volume 3 Issue No.3 march 2011 March is Now Upon Us… For many, thoughts of "March Madness" abound and discussions turn towards who will be this year's surprise "Cinderella Story" in the [...]

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Investment Property and Permanent Wealth

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Investment Property and developing Permanent Wealth are a key parts of the 37th Parallel Properties investment philosophy and approach. It is a slightly different concept than just net worth, and it is worth understanding the difference. Your net worth is purely a function of your assets minus your liabilities and is basically your personal balance [...]

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Investment Property Tax Savings: Top 10 Tax Deductions for 2011

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Every year, millions of landlords pay more taxes on their rental income than they have to. Why? Because they fail to take advantage of investment property tax savings — tax deductions — available for rental property owners. Rental real estate provides more tax benefits than almost any other investment. And often, these benefits make the [...]

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