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BoldLeads on Real Estate Investing and Generating Additional Income for Retirement

By on May 31, 2016

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There has been a lot of talk recently about how many investors are eschewing some of the more traditional investment strategies in favor of a focus on private equity. While the traditional approach to long-term investing once followed the 60/40 model in which equity made up the larger portion while bonds and cash made up the lesser portion, there seems to be a shift in which investors are placing 80 percent or more in equities due to the current low-interest market environment.

BoldLeads has always been a company focused on efficiency, and there are many investors who believe that the 80 percent model is not necessarily ideal for all investors. There is a fairly large segment of the population that can still benefit from an investment focus that includes real estate, particularly for those who are looking to create additional sources of income as their retirement years approach.

As a means to achieve diversification in an investment portfolio, a real estate property investment is an excellent choice due to the fact that there is not much correlation between the viability and value of real estate and the fluctuations bound to occur in the stock market. As agents working with clients secured through BoldLeads often point out, investing in real estate as a potential source of retirement income requires much more effort than some of the more traditional types of investment. It is therefore up to each individual homebuyer to ensure they understand their responsibilities if they intend to make an investment in a rental property.

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Luke Weil Discusses Role of Foreign Investors in United States Real Estate Market

By on May 27, 2016

 

luke weil real estate marketDespite the widespread reports of a downturn affecting the Chinese economy, investors from China are continuing to invest in the United States commercial real estate market at a rate that vastly exceeds that of any other country. In fact, Chinese investors allocated more than twice the total investment dollars of the second-highest country, Canada, through the purchase of 47 properties valued at $9.3 billion.

Luke Weil, an experienced investor familiar with foreign investment strategies relating to real estate, would likely suggest that the massive surge in commercial property investment from Chinese investors is likely a product of the economic instability rather than an anomalous figure occurring in spite of the instability. It is entirely possible that these Chinese investors see real estate investment properties in the United States as a safer way to protect their accumulated wealth rather than allowing it to be subjected to a potentially volatile economic climate in China.

Perhaps what is most surprising in the surge of foreign investors snapping up properties is the fact that the commercial real estate market is not viewed as being a particularly strong investment at the moment. Many observers and analysts believe the commercial market’s sustained growth in recent years is due to level off quite substantially and may even be prone to a significant decline in value in the near future. It is not necessarily clear, however, what kind of practical implications that fact may have on the way Chinese investors perceive the health of their own economy.

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Real Estate Investing Strategies: The Critical Importance of Clarity in Real Estate Terminology

By on April 15, 2016

real-estate-325285_960_720When applied to the world of real estate, the definition of investing tends to differ to a fairly substantial degree. There are certainly those who refer to making an investment in real estate in the same way they would a particular stock portfolio, but many others will use the term investment a bit differently. According to Dr. Sid Solomon, the connotation of the term is a critical one for all parties to understand in order to ensure that a simple miscommunication or misunderstanding does not complicate what is already a sizable purchase.

Without clarity in what the term “investment” means to the homebuyer, a real estate agent may unintentionally guide the buyer to make a purchase that doesn’t quite deliver the outcome the buyer is seeking. For example, a homebuyer may indicate that they wish to make a long-term investment in real estate, but they are not necessarily referring to the kind of investment measured solely on the financial return it ultimately yields. Instead, the buyer may be using the term “investment” to indicate a wiliness to spend slightly more than they have budgeted if it means access to exceptional schools, a safe neighborhood or an area in which there is a strong and pervasive sense of community and support.

If the real estate agent believes the homebuyer is seeking an investment based on potential financial return, then it is very unlikely there will be any overlap in the qualities the buyer is seeking in the properties the agent believes offer the best possibility for a financial return. Since it only takes a few moments to clarify, both the homebuyer and the real estate agent should make sure they discuss precisely what is meant by the term “investment.”

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Money Comes To Karl Jobst

By on September 24, 2015

Money comes and money goes in a cycle that seems to follow it’s own laws of motion as it flows from the business to the bank to the person and back again. Successful people like Karl Jobst have caught on to this way money works and as you can probably tell from this most recent interview with Karl Jobst, money is the last thing he seems to be concerned with.

Karl is more focused on building his team through his hiring process and servicing his clients. This is because he knows that if he does these things, money will come to him so there is no need to chase it.

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Money…What Money?

By on June 24, 2015

The money for real estate can be difficult to come buy. untitled (185) images (4) Finding an investor can be impossible if you don’t have a proven record of good deals to point to.  If you are just getting started you may have to get a second on your home to start the real estate investment.  Now if you put it all on the line you better make that investment turn a profit or you will be in deep trouble.  One should be aware when it comes to real estate that deals that are too good to be true should be looked at with skepticism.  Dove Press posts deals that should give you a good start.

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Money Talks

By on June 5, 2015

In the real estate sales business money talks.  If you have an all cash offer you can call the shots.  Short escrow or lower price is your option. untitled (65) untitled (64) The all cash deal can put you ahead of other buyers as they have the chance of failing to get the loan.  The house may not appraise for enough to get the bank to loan on it.  All cash takes all those variables out of the deal.  Sellers will always jump on the all cash offer to just eliminate the potential delays.  Luigi Wewege  has the funds to call his own shots.

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Cheap Real Estate

By on May 14, 2015

imagesDPD5I7OR imagesQ38ERR6V images5ENXDBE1Cheap Real Estate can be had in Texas.  Just watch the fixer shows and you will see that an nice ranch home can be had for 200K.  You cant buy an garage for that in Los Angeles.  I don’t get it.  I would rather live in a home I could afford.  This is why people are leaving the highest taxed state, California, for one of the best tax environments in Texas.  businesses need to consider Texas as it the fiscal responsible thing to do.  If you are starving in California then consider moving to Texas.  Mo Howard West Virginia Football would move to Texas if they could.

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Should You Contact A Real Estate Attorney?

By on March 30, 2015

When purchasing in form of real estate, such as a house, it is a highly complicated process and it is a process that begins with your judgement of which property is right for you. Although it is possible to buy a home without needing a lawyer, having an experienced attorney, such as Eric Gorchan, can help you navigate through the process and provide you with the “how-to” when it comes to protecting your investment. Depending on the real estate, the range of an attorney’s review may differ greatly. Contacting an attorney would be highly beneficial if you are purchasing real estate.

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Land Development – The First Step In Real Estate

By on March 19, 2015

Let’s start at the basics. When beginning work in real estate, the first thing to do is start with land development. Land development means to alter the land in multiple ways for multiple reasons such as changing the land for agricultural or housing. Arthur Falcone along with his brothers, Robert and Edward, partnered together to form homebuilding and land development companies, Transeastern Homes, Inc. and Transeastern Properties, Inc. and they can be read about at Nova. The company built homes for single families in Coral Springs, Florida, Parkland, Florida and Weston, Florida. Transeastern had become the largest private homebuilder in the sunny state of Florida and one of the top homebuilders in the United States by 2005. 

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