by Brandon Reynolds | Feb 18, 2009 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Fear #1: It isn’t legal or ethical to save on taxes.Fact: Well, let’s see what a Supreme Court Justice had to say about that. Justice Learned Hand said, “There is nothing sinister in arranging one’s affairs so as to keep taxes as low as...
by Brandon Reynolds | Feb 18, 2009 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Have you ever created a deed right there at the seller’s kitchen table? If so, did you bring along a typewriter or just use theirs? Or even better, did you hand write everything up or use one of those office supply store, fill-in-the-blank forms? What are you,...
by Brandon Reynolds | Feb 18, 2009 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
In an average year, our family business will buy, sell, and finance $10 million to $15 million in deals. That volume gives us a pretty good read on market conditions, and we stay in close contact with dozens of buyers, sellers, and brokers. Over the years, we’ve...
by Brandon Reynolds | Feb 17, 2009 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Savvy investors understand that they can often put together more deals through incremental negotiations over the actual repayment terms of the property sale as opposed to focusing solely on the property’s sale price. Take a look at an example You have located a...
by Brandon Reynolds | Feb 17, 2009 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Supreme Court Rules That Creditors Cannot Seize IRA Assets in Bankruptcy Proceedings In a huge victory for managed and self-directed IRA owners everywhere, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in April 2005 that IRAs receive Federal Creditor Protection. This means that...
by Brandon Reynolds | Feb 17, 2009 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
One of the biggest problems real estate investors face when structuring transactions involving seller financing is the seller’s concern for security and assurance that they will be repaid. Let’s take a look at a typical example: You find a potential rental...
