Real Estate and Alternatives in Our Portfolio
We dedicate 20% of our portfolio to alternative investments (mostly real estate). Here's how we're currently invested and how that will change in the next year.
As a general rule, the more investment risk you take on, the higher your potential return. Real estate investing—an investment that involves real property—is a fairly risky way to invest, but it also often produces high returns.
We dedicate 20% of our portfolio to alternative investments (mostly real estate). Here's how we're currently invested and how that will change in the next year.
When evaluating a real estate investment, you have to look under the hood. And when you get under there, you better know the difference between a radiator and an alternator. You don't buy a car just looking at the horsepower and you shouldn't buy an investment just looking at the projected return.
Another option for investing in real estate is turnkey direct ownership. You have more control and tax benefits than syndicated shares but there are downsides too.
Equity Estates has combined a luxury timeshare with an equity investment fund. I don't think that's necessarily a good idea.
I don't talk about it a lot, but we do invest in real estate and anticipate investing even more as the years go by. Here's a snapshot of our current real estate empire.
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Mezzanine level debt and preferred equity are two ways for the sponsor of a real estate deal to lower the need for his own equity. Naturally, those investments must offer a higher return and higher risk than the first lien debt holder.
Active real estate investors qualify for many unique tax breaks, some of which require you to be a "real estate professional" to get. Learn how to qualify, and also about deductions you can take without qualifying.
Many people don't realize that there are huge tax breaks available on both your current home and your second home. The home office deduction, however, probably isn't one of them.
After studying the industry and learning the business from the inside out I discovered investing in manufactured housing is an opportunity in disguise. Read this to see why.
Syndicated real estate deals are generally structured to have a down payment of around 1/3, and last 5-7 years. This maximizes cash flow, protecting it from taxes by the depreciation while still taking advantage of leverage and spreading the transaction costs over multiple years.
Crowdfunded private real estate is the new alternative to REITs. But it is really better? Certainly not in every way.
John T. Reed writes self-published real estate books. You should read this one before getting into real estate investing.
Don't go into a real estate transaction blind. Know your return on investment, whether it's a personal property or an investment property.
Analysis of recent experience refinancing a real estate investment.
Medical school may not have taught you about money, but we will.
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