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INVESTORS’ CORNER: Handing Rental Property Turnover
The final rental property system has to do with the turnover time between tenants. This could be as short as a couple of days (my favorite) or a month or […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: The Financial Independence Number Defined
Investment income is the money you receive from investment assets like real estate, stocks, and bonds. When your investment income exceeds your personal money needs, you no longer need to […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Why Houses Are Your Best Investments
You’ll find endless debate in real estate circles about whether you should buy houses, mobile home parks, apartment buildings, raw land, or commercial buildings. It’s impossible to say that every […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Don’t Invest in Something You Don’t Understand
There are thousands of brilliant ideas for making money out there, but can you execute all of them? Often the simple, understandable plan, well executed, works the best. For our […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Avoid the Grass is Greener Syndrome
“When it comes to investment, absence doesn’t make the heart grow fonder. Somehow, we are prone to think the grass is greener in the other fellow’s yard … The […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Why Houses Are Your Best Investments
You’ll find endless debate in real estate circles about whether you should buy houses, mobile home parks, apartment buildings, raw land, or commercial buildings. It’s impossible to say that every […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: How to Adapt Your Techniques to Different Markets
“By using seller finance which is insulated from the costs of money you can time these markets to buy low, sell high, and rent profitably while you wait. The ability […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: America Migrates South: Why the Greater Charlotte Area Will Continue to Grow at a Phenomenal Pace part 2 of 2
This article is continued from my previously published “Part 1”, and draws heavily on the concepts and analysis of Big Shifts Ahead: Demographic Clarity For Business by John Burns & Chris […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: America Migrates South: Why the Greater Charlotte Area Will Continue to Grow at a Phenomenal Pace part 1 of 2
Every once in a while I read a book that’s just so interesting and relevant that I can’t stop talking about it. Big Shifts Ahead: Demographic Clarity For Business by […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Define the nightmare: The power of pessimism.
Are you putting off a big decision or a big life change because you are afraid of what could happen? There is incredible power in defining and getting clear […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Avoid Financing That Creates Negative Cash Flow
By: Chad Carson “After a couple of bankruptcies, even the brightest stars soon discover that ‘Nothing Down’ leads to ‘Nothing Left’. Feasible financing is the key to real estate cash […]
INVESTORS’ CORNER: Are You Using Positive Leverage?
Use of leverage (debt) is an integral strategy for many real estate investors. But in my experience, misuse of leverage is the #1 reason investors lose money. I have […]
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- Construction employment rises in 32 states and D.C. with North Carolina adding 13,600 jobs
- ATTOM reports home purchase loans at 12-year low amid rising mortgage rates
- NCDOT unveils six design concepts to reconnect I-77 South corridor in Charlotte
- ATTOM report finds home prices grew in nearly half of opportunity zones
- Foundry Commercial Brings Uptown Charlotte Site to Market
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