Creating Passive Income Streams With Real Estate



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The way to achieve your real estate investment business goals is by being very clear what your goals are and having a plan to attain them. For many people, the primary real estate investment business goal is creating a passive and massive income stream. Passive income is having monthly checks come into your business while […]

Best and Worst Cities for Retirement



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Retirement will continue to be a major social issue for years to come as the 77 million baby boomers continue reaching age 65 at a rate of 10,000 per day. This is likely the last generation that will mostly retire with full pensions. While these people aren’t going to retire rich, most will continues living […]

Memphis Motorcycles and Bikers



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Memphis has something for almost everyone and that includes bikers having multiple events each year. Coming soon is Biker Fest 2015 that begins July 22 on Beale Street. The Biker Fest is all about celebration as the Beale Street community extends their Memphis welcome to all comers. The “Beale to Bowl” begins at 8 pm […]

Pros, Cons, and Myths About Reverse Mortgages



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As the 77 million baby boomers enter retirement at a rate of 10,000 per day, the reverse mortgage marketplace is potentially $1.9 trillion according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, of which only about 10% has been penetrated to date. While this mortgage product has been around for decades, it’s affect on real estate markets […]

Extra Mortgage Payments Seldom Make Sense



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It doesn’t make sense to pay a business to arrange to pay off your mortgage early. As the housing market continues heating up, many different types of buyers are getting into the market. First time buyers are getting in, some are buying up, and baby boomers are looking for retirement homes. Also getting into the […]

Travels Through Memphis



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There is an almost unexplainable draw to Graceland. In 1976, Bruce Springsteen was caught by Graceland security climbing over the fence in an attempt to see the King of Rock ‘n Roll. “For reasons I cannot explain, there’s some part of me that wants to see Graceland.” – Paul Simon. The fact is, Graceland is […]

Buyers Have the Best of Both Worlds



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Buyers may not understand it but now is most likely the best time they will have to buy a home for many years to come. Yes, they would have done better to buy over the past four years while home prices and interest rates were lower but many couldn’t qualify for a loan. Today, home […]

Rental Management of Memphis Real Estate



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Memphis real estate investing offers tremendous opportunities for those wanting to be in the rental market. Memphis, like most major cities, has a very diverse population. Some parts of Memphis have a very small rental market (upscale areas) while others you are better off avoiding because of high crime rates and high unemployment rates. Still, […]

Home Auctions With a Financing Contingency



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Online auctions for bank-owned and short sale homes are becoming more mainstream as the shopping experience becomes more user-friendly. In fact, online real estate auction marketplace Hubzu experienced a 20% increase in listings in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter last year. Financing Contingency is a Welcome Approach Hubzu offers a […]

The New Assisted Living Facility Business Model



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Most astute real estate investors are aware of the outstanding opportunity that assisted living facilities offer for decades to come as 79 million baby boomers continue retiring at the rate of 10,000 per day. The frustration is that building or purchasing a fully developed facility can easily cost more than $20 million. Sure, you can […]