Although we’d love it if this weren’t the case, you’re going to have to make a few assumptions to effectively evaluate your investments, be they real estate or otherwise. While other industries have their own set of rules, we’re going to tell you what you need to...
There’s an old story that tells of a pair of prospecting brothers. The two, having discovered a vein of ore, set out to stake a claim and retrieve their gold. They did well—the California Gold Rush had been kind to them, and the brothers happily collected wealth for...
If you’ll think back to our article on the first commandment of real estate investment, you’ll remember that Mark Twain’s self-education failed him when it came time for application. While we hope this doesn’t happen to you, it is certainly a possibility if you’re new...
In the current economic environment, Jason Hartman is the first to admit that assembling real-estate deals is not as easy as it once was. Due to the meltdown of the financial sector in 2008, banks are being very cautious about whom they are lending to and the amount...
Individual Retirement Accounts, commonly referred to as IRAs, are a pretty big deal in the retirement industry. This financial vehicle has been around for nearly forty years now and Americans have almost $5 trillion stashed inside them. An IRA account has become such...
