Announcing ZINC’s New Apartment Flipping Loan Program
ZINC Financial is pleased to announce the launch of our new Apartment Buy & Hold Loan Program. The program is meant to help investors make the most of their rental real estate investing portfolio. In the current climate, investing in rental property is a low-risk, high-reward choice, and this new loan program will help more […]
Your Top Tax Breaks as a Landlord
No one is a fan of tax season. It can be a real hassle getting together all of your financial records for the previous year and understanding the sum total of your tax obligations. But, if you started buy and hold investing in 2015, tax season has a silver lining. When you begin rental real […]
Flip or Rent: the Pros and Cons
Flipping houses and rental real estate investing both have their fair share of challenges, and both have a number of great perks. If you’re trying to decide whether flipping houses or renting homes makes more sense for you, take a look at these pros and cons to help weigh your decision. House Flipping Pros House […]
Our Top 3 Fall Housing Predictions for California
This fall, there is only good news for buy and hold investors in California. Home prices are still on the rise, and the California Association of Realtors predicts that the numbers will continue to go up at least through 2016 (and likely well beyond). Rent prices are also still on the rise across the state […]
Rent Prices Surging in California
Rent prices are soaring throughout the state of California. According to new data out of RealFacts, an apartment tracking firm, rents in Orange County are increasing at the fastest pace they have in eight years. The current average asking price for an apartment in Orange County is $1,848. That marks an all-time high for the […]
Rent Prices Escalating, Making Buy & Hold Ideal
Rent prices have been on the rise for the last few years, and they’re not showing any sign of slowing down. According to The Los Angeles Times, rent in Los Angeles County was up 2.4% in the first quarter of this year compared to the first quarter of last. On average, people in LA County […]
Tax Time Provides Financial Benefits to Buy & Hold Investors
We hope you’ve been keeping good receipts this year, because tax season is upon us. While paying taxes is no one’s favorite thing to do, buy and hold real estate investors have reason to celebrate this season, because the US government offers a variety of tax deductions to rental property owners. Here are just a […]
Buy and Hold or House Flipping? Survey Shows Preference
A few years ago, a survey completed by RealtyTrac discovered a preference for buy and hold investing over fix and flip investing amongst serious property investors. The survey group was comprised mostly of investors who had purchased between two and seven properties that year. While some hedge fund-backed investors were also included in the survey, […]
5 Steps to Purchasing Your Buy and Hold Real Estate Property
Rental real estate investing has been on the upswing over the last few years. As the housing market has continued to improve and opportunities for house flipping have become more competitive, buy and hold real estate has stepped up as an excellent alternative. Buy and hold investors enjoy a number of benefits unknown to flippers, […]
Rental Market Remains Strong in the U.S.
Investors.com recently shared the findings of a new study performed by real estate data firm RealtyTrac. The study focused on the rental market in the United States, and found that returns are still quite high in rental real estate investing. The report looked at three bedroom rental properties and 586 counties around the country. RealtyTrac […]