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…
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…
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…
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…
As rents and home prices continue to rise, many investors are turning to rental real estate investing. Holding a property, generally for four to six years, and renting it in the meantime is a simple way to earn passive monthly income and build your net…
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…
A rental real estate investing professional’s worst enemy is a vacant property. Fall is a notoriously hard time to rent vacant properties, as most people have just finished settling in to new homes after big summer moves. If you’re trying to find someone to fill…
Perhaps the most powerful tool any house flipper has is their smart phone. All human knowledge is at your fingertips with a 4G connection, and that includes a wide variety of information and resources on available properties, deal calculators, and house flipping loans. Here are…
As retirement age draws ever nearer, many people are starting to realize that what they thought they needed to retire a few years ago is no longer enough. Life expectancies are getting longer, and the market crash of a few years back left many people’s…
New data out of San Diego-based real estate firm DataQuick shows home sales were up 28.2% over the previous month. This substantial increase shows that the California market is quickly rising out of its winter housing slump and entering the prime buying season of spring.…