Great Property Deals in Dallas
We like to preach how investors should view the housing market as a loose collection of autonomous kingdoms rather than a monolithic mass. For purposes of turning a profit and making a solid investment deal, there is no national housing market but there are plenty of local opportunities where you can...
Jason Hartman vs. Traditional Real Estate
It's a new year. Out with the old and in with the new, especially when it comes to real estate!
We're the first to admit that we sometimes come down a bit harshly on the traditional real estate industry, but we don't do it just for kicks and grins. Underneath everything is the heartfelt belief that...
Why Landlords Love Student Loans
Debt can get you in trouble in so many different ways, with student loans being one a shining example. These days, the debt load for college and vocational school graduates is so high that it interferes with their ability to secure one of the critical components of the American Dream - home ownership....
How the Federal Reserve Kills Free Market Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve has been dictating interest rates at the behest of the government and banking industry for so long that the US populace has adopted a business-as-usual attitude towards the practice. It's been almost a century since Congress codified the Federal Reserve System and effectively muffled...
Private Real Estate Investment Tours
Real estate expert and educator, Jason Hartman, is doing his best to tear down the barriers between you and the land of financial independence. What are we talking about? You're familiar with the seminar format, right? While these can be excellent sources of actionable information for many people, some...
Zero Start Up Cost Real Estate Investing
Everyone and their second cousin wants to get started in real estate investing, but the immediate problem many run into is lack of funding. The truth is it's not cheap, relatively speaking, to buy even a modest investment property, especially when compared to the upfront cost of buying a share of blue...
Housing Costs Leave Renters Hurting, Investors Excited
It is the best of times and the worst of times, depending upon your point of view. While 53% of renters are paying more than 30% of their income for housing, a level that the government defines as "unaffordable," rental investor conditions continue to look absolutely rosy. Unfortunately, stricter lending...
IPO Cancellations Illustrative of Wall Street's Feeble Future?
With 215 initial public offerings delayed or canceled thus far in 2011, corporate fund raising on Wall Street is seen as problematical today.
Going public, holding an IPO, and raising operating capital by selling stock shares on Wall Street used to be a rite of passage for growing private companies...
Avoid These 3 Mistakes When Seeking Cash Partners for Real Estate
It costs more to buy a single family residential home than it does to plunk down the cash to buy a share of stock or an ounce of gold. This reality of investing leaves many newbie investors wondering whether or not they should find cash partners for real estate when they're ready to buy. After almost...