Everyone wants to retire someday, and the best way to retire on time or early is to invest your money wisely. Thankfully, today there are thousands of different types of alternative investments out there. From rugs to gold, you can pick whatever you’re interested in today and turn it into an investment tomorrow! We’d like
Ask Brian: What is a Good Investing Strategy Based on Risk?
March 3, 2020 by
Ask Brian is a weekly column by Real Estate Expert Brian Kline. If you have questions on real estate investing, DIY, home buying/selling, or other housing inquiries please email your questions to [email protected] Question from Bret outside Bakersfield, CA: Hi Brian, I inherited an aunt’s house in Minnesota almost a year ago. I’ve already sold
Top Reasons Why People Invest in Real Estate
March 2, 2020 by
Did the recent big drop in the stock markets give you a financial scare again? Was it another reminder of how Wall Street has gobbled up big chunks of your retirement or investment savings in the past? Every time this happens, the numbers just disappeared off your financial statement. The fact that real estate is
What Type of Investment Property Loan Is Right for You
January 24, 2020 by
Investing in property can help you generate an ongoing, passive, and steady income. Plus, it is also a worthwhile long-term investment, assuming its value increases over time. Therefore, many investors decide to purchase investment properties as part of their wealth-generating strategies. Sounds great, right? If you’ve decided that investing in property is right for you,
Crowdfunding for Real Estate: Revolutionizing Property Investment in the 21st Century
January 10, 2020 by
Real estate remains one of the most popular and strategic ways for investors to diversify their portfolios. A PWC Global Industry Report forecasts the expansion of the global investable real estate universe. Such growth will come in the backdrop of technology innovation, sustainability, and creative ownership models. Traditionally, investors had to buy 100% of any
Eying a Real Estate Investment? 6 Signs You Should Be Looking at Another One Instead
December 31, 2019 by
Signing on the dotted line can be the first step toward generating life-changing gains from a real estate investment. It can just as well turn out in hindsight, though, to have been a grave, avoidable mistake. Experienced investors learn to spot real estate deals that are not exactly what they seem so they can turn
The Best International Real Estate Markets to Invest In
December 23, 2019 by
International real estate has something for every investor. Here are four of the hottest real estate markets for investors in 2020. It’s a big world out there. Why settle for one small corner of it? Real estate, especially international real estate in the right market, is a standout investment option, both for its value as
Don’t Paint Yourself Into a Corner
November 25, 2019 by
Real Estate is hot today, make no mistake about it. We’ve all heard stories of the unsophisticated and untrained buying a property, doing very little but riding the wave of appreciation, and selling it at a tidy profit. Television shows abound that make it look easy (primarily because they omit a lot of the real
Why Real Estate Investing has Great Benefits
November 12, 2019 by
Real estate market can be very lucrative if you choose to invest when the time is right. In order to know when the time is right, you need to closely follow the trends and tendencies on the market. Many market watchers observe the market many months before entering the real estate business. That is the
Investors are bracing themselves for a recession
October 29, 2019 by
As talk of a possible recession increasingly pops up, some investors are debating whether or not now is the time to downsize their real estate portfolios, according to an article by the Forbes Real Estate Council this week. “The first thing to realize is that a recession is always coming,” the article states. “Anyone who
