In this market review, I analyze Brevard County in Florida. Brevard county consists of several cities, such as Cocoa, Titusville, Palm Bay and Melbourne, with Melbourne and Palm Bay being the areas of growth in population. The 321 area code was assigned to it for its association with the Space Program (3-2-1-Liftoff) headquartered in Cape […]
If you read my article about why everyone should have real estate in their wealth portfolio, you know that I am passionate about the power of real estate and its use as a wealth builder for anyone. Unlike other assets, real estate has an unusual wealth building potential, in that wealth is built in four […]
Many people do not realize how dynamic real estate investing can be. Depending on your goals, you have to make a choice among many flavors. Area of focus: Commercial, Residential, Single Family, Multifamily Primary strategy: Buy and hold, fix and flip, development, value-add, stabilized assets, notes, etc. Primary Objective: Cash flow, appreciation, etc.Within each of […]
I both write and speak often about misconceptions of real estate investing because I know that so many people who are otherwise interested have given into the horror stories that they have heard from others. Below are three myths that people often mistakenly generalize into rules, and not exceptions, of real estate investing. You Need […]
Many of America’s landlords are accidental landlords, meaning it was not their original intention to invest in real estate or managing a property. These people did not study or decide that this is what they wanted to do. Instead, they inherited property, outgrew their primary residence or moved for their job. They became landlords out […]
You have heard friends talk about it; you may know someone; maybe it was your experience. Everyone has heard the infamous Real Estate horror story. The one where that person bought a rental property and it was the worst decision of his life.If you are like me, you were at a barbecue, and you mentioned […]