Wealth Tactics

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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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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How to Achieve Every Goal…The Power of “5″

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(a must read) I want to share a fabulous book with you…it is called “5: Where Will You Be Five Years From Today?” by Dan Zadra and Kristel Wills. Strange title, I know, but it has become very special to me. Before you start reading this Blog, take a moment and ask yourself, “Where will [...]

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Six Facts Why Apartment Investors Should Be Optimistic

Wealth Tactic 20 Winning in Real Estate investing requires that you follow two simple rules: 1) Understand which asset classes have the best risk/reward ratio. 2) Invest in the best locations for your asset class and strategy. In this article, I’d like to discuss Rule 1 (best asset classes) and review the compelling reasons for [...]

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Investment Diversification: How to Create a Self Directed IRA (SDIRA) to Fund Permanent Wealth

SDIRA: Self-directed IRA What I’m about to reveal could have a dramatic effect on your financial future. It is one of the great secrets of the wealthy and affluent, but it’s a strategy absolutely everyone can use. Since the 1970s, it’s been perfectly legal to move your IRA out of the standard brokerage IRA model [...]

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The Four Stages of A Real Estate Market Cycle

Wealth Tactic 18 by Ed Barriskilll (Co-Founder, 37th Parallel Properties) Do you know when it is the right time to purchase or sell a property? Understand the four stages of a Market Cycle, and watch your wealth accelerate! If you knew the right time to purchase or sell a property, how would this information change [...]

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Avoid Shiny Object Syndrome

Wealth Tactic 17 by Chad Doty (Co-Founder, 37th Parallel Properties) Shiny Object Syndrome – How it can derail your investment strategy and how to avoid it. In our daily conversations with investors inside and outside of our community we find certain consistent and repeated trends.  One of the most prevalent trends is Shiny Object Syndrome.

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Tax Strategist and A CPA – You Need to Know the Difference

Wealth Tactic 16 by Ed Barriskill (Co-Founder, 37th Parallel Properties) Why not take advantage of the tax advantages and loop holes that the Rich and Wealthy do every day? I have been a Real Estate Broker selling residential real estate as well as owning and managing rental properties for over 34 years. For 27 years, [...]

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Why to Stay in the Market…Even in Bad Times

Wealth Tactic 15 (by Ed Barriskill, co-founder 37th Parallel Properties) I was inspired to write this article after a friend and investor of ours, Rhonda Hargrove, emailed me and told me that as much as she has enjoyed reading the Wealth Tips and Blogs, she felt investors needed encouragement and motivation to stay in the [...]

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