Dear Carrie: I have money sitting in a low-interest savings account that I’ve been planning to invest, but I keep procrastinating. Should I take the plunge now or wait to see if the market falls more? I understand the ...

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Reader question: I have been inspired to go into real estate investments since I recently lost my job. I don’t have any real estate experience. I don’t have a practical knowledge on how to leverage with OPM (other people’s money). ...

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  Baby Boomers, coming upon their retirement years, like my husband and I were a few years ago, have been discovering a powerful secret: that “self-directed” IRA custodians are an excellent way to invest in real estate and other assets ...

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Reader question: I am a young person who inherited money. I’ve been looking at different career options, and I have decided to invest in real estate, but I have little knowledge about it. Where do I find people with money ...

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The other evening, I had a chance to sit down with one of my best investing colleagues and review some transactions in which we had been involved over the past year. It recalled something I wanted to share with you as ...

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  N-O-I-D is part of one of my favorite abbreviations for the three things I love about long-term, buy-and-hold residential real estate: A: Amortization     N-O-I: Net Operating Income   D: Depreciation If a long-term, buy-and-hold deal does not give you those ...

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Q:   We are interested in buying investment property? Currently, our IRA is not producing the income we would like. Can we use some of our IRA assets to purchase real estate? Anna. A:     Anna. The simple answer is yes, but ...

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I am frequently asked something along the lines of “How do you find good deals in a strong market like Charlotte today?” This list is in no particular order, nor are these even a fraction of the ways available to ...

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According to the National Association of Realtors’ 2017 National Housing Pulse Survey, concerns over housing affordability show clear demographic divides especially among unmarried and non-white Americans. More than five out of 10 unmarried and non-white Americans view the lack of ...

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If you are looking to invest in property as a new investor, you have your work cut out for you. Even if the deals look profitable, who is to say they will work for you? Have you ever determined which ...

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