What is REPS? Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) is a tax-advantaged designation. It can provide you with important tax benefits if you rely on real estate income. For the most part, it’s a designation that is only available to those heavily invested in real estate. If you’re a real estate professional, REPS can save you […]
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Properties are investments, but they come with a long-term cost. While mortgages have set terms, you could opt to pay them off faster. If you have a typical fixed-rate mortgage, you have the option to pay more now. That way you have the option of paying less later. There is, however, one downside to overpaying
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Did you know that rent growth on residential real estate investing rehabs has increased by 8%, according to Fortune magazine? A recent study on rehabilitation demonstrates that rehabbing existing units, renovating, and transferring them to new occupants offers substantial benefits to the economy. The findings further suggest that rehabbed housing can return up to $0.55 average of
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You should start looking at insurance as a loss of worry and not money. Whether you buy a policy or not, you and everything you own will always be at risk. So, if you think about it, buying insurance is an investment in something that’s guaranteed to cushion the blows of unexpected events that will
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There are literally thousands of people sitting around at home, or at work, dreaming about investing in real estate. Each of these people has a good reason not to get into real estate. Many believe they don’t have enough money to get started. Others don’t think the market is ready, or that they don’t
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