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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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Real Estate Investors Excited about Cincinnati’s Price Hill Revitalization Kick-off

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Much to the delight of area real estate investors, Cincinnati’s Price Hill area is coming back, with the kick-off of a major renovation project at The Elberon. Local business leaders including Cincinnati, OH’s vice-mayor Roxanne Qualls, elected officials and developers celebrated a construction kick-off at The Elberon, a landmark building at 3414 W. Eighth Streets [...]

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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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Commercial Real Estate Makes Clear Shift Into Recovery Mode. Will Sales Double in 2011?

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The real estate investment market is heading into recovery mode. Blockbuster transaction volume in December 2010 helped to push U.S. commercial real estate sales to $115 billion for 2010, up 109% from $54.6 billion in 2009, according to preliminary results from Real Capital Analytics.  December’s volume of more than $21 billion was the highest sum [...]

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Real Estate Investing: The Four-Stage Due Diligence Process You Must Perform

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Wealth Tactic 13 from 37th Parallel Properties The “Due Diligence Process” is the most important step for a real estate investor or potential investor for ensuring you are choosing the right property to purchase.  Yet surprisingly, many real estate investors skip various steps of this process…and regret it later. There are four (4) distinctive stages [...]

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