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is turn-key real estate a good investment

Is Turn-Key Real Estate a Good Investment? Part 1

Real Estate investing is hot in 2015. Everyone, and I mean everyone wants to be in this space. And in particular, Turn-key real estate investments have gained considerable notoriety as of late. There are more and more searches in Google, ...
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Truth About How to Become Rich

The Truth About How to Become Rich

Becoming rich and financially independent is a complicated thing. Many people spend themselves in search of this end result, but most never even get within sight of it.While I am not yet what you would call "financially independent", but I am ...
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Special Report: Panic in the Stock Markets

Well – the past couple of days, August 20th and 21st, have seen some drama.To be sure, if you have your wealth stored in the stock market, by August 21st, you were most likely freaking out and pulling your hair, ...
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How to Be Frugal by Controlling Taxes

How to Be Frugal by Controlling Taxes – Video

I am not sure if this works the same way for you as it does for me, but I've noticed that as I gain in age and level of accomplishment my perspective on reality matures. Interestingly, I don't often discover ...
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Podcast – Ben Leybovich and the Best Passive Income Model Podcast

I am a lot of things...That's a true statement, guys. Such is the life of entrepreneurship. To start with, I am a husband and a daddy - this occupies most of my time. Beyond this, some people in this world, ...
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How to Reduce Risk of Adjustable Rate Real Estate Loans

What is so scary about commercial loans? Well, interest rate adjustments for one thing. Here's how to reduce risk of adjustable rate real estate loans.I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago for the BiggerPocket blog entitled Are Nothing ...
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Depreciation in Real Estate Investing and What it Means for Taxes

To tell you the truth, I’ve resisted writing on this subject for some time. There are two simple reasons for this. One is that the topic of depreciation is really rather dry; there is nothing sexy, motivational, or exciting about ...
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How to Value a Fix and Flip

How to Value a Fix and Flip

OK - so I am not particularly a fan of flipping houses. There are many reasons for why I feel this way, but they all boil down to the reality that fix and flip strategy represents some of the hardest, ...
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How to Negotiate a Real Estate Deal

There are very few things that we can count on in life - taxes and death are about it, as they say.  But, there is another undeniable truth in life and it is expressed in the following axiom:The Answer is ...
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How to Choose the Best House to Fix and Flip

How to Choose the Best House to Fix and Flip

In this article, I'll show you how to choose the best house to fix and flip. I'll cover calculating purchase price, determining location, understanding the right type of property to buy, and which types of renovations to do.Calculating the Purchase Price of ...
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Should you rent to Section 8 tenants

Should You Rent to Section 8 Tenants?

From the stand-point of stability of income and resulting appreciation of value, it is absolutely crucial that the units we choose to hold long-term are desirable today and remain desirable in the future – period. If not, you are going ...
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how to pay less tax

How to Pay Less Tax

Are you paying more tax than you should? You may even be paying more tax than people much wealthier than you. Here's how to pay less tax.Not all income is created equal. In fact, the Internal Revenue Service categorizes income ...
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ow to gain control of your money so you can invest

How to Control Your Money so You Can Invest

If you've been following my site, you should appreciate the absolute necessity of investing your money.  No matter what type of investing you choose to do you will need access to some amount of capital.  Even if you follow my lead ...
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Earned Income Cash Flow vs Passive Income Cash Flow

Earned Income Cash Flow vs Passive Income Cash Flow

Having discussed income ad nauseam, it is time to make a clear distinction about what income does and does not do. Income may or may not cover your expenses, and it may or may not leave anything for you to ...
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Real Estate Investment Podcast with Invest Four More

As the say, when it rains it pours. Recently I brought several quality podcast to you, and here's another one. This show is with Mark Ferguson of InvestFourMore.Different Approaches on Real Estate FinanceThis show is interesting in that Mark and I ...
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Podcast with Two Seasoned Real Estate Investors

Do I have a treat for you today...!!!I am not exaggerating when I tell you that finding a podcast host in the real estate investing space who really understands what’s going on in this industry is just as difficult as ...
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How to Provide Financially for Your Family: Podcast with FatherNation

A few months ago I appeared on the FatherNation podcast with Jesse Foster. This is a fun, and important, podcast wich aims to provide young dads with useful information on how to do our jobs of fatherhood better. I don't ...
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Earned Income vs Passive Income vs Portfolio Income: A Comparison

As you may have derived from the title of this article, not all income is created equal.  In fact, the Internal Revenue Service categorizes income into three broad types, Earned Income, Passive Income, and Portfolio Income.  While passive and portfolio ...
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Should You use a HELOC to Buy Rental Properties?

Recently, one of my Cash Flow Freedom Builders told me that he is considering borrowing $40,000 against the equity in his home to pay cash for a single family rental house. This proposition opens the door to a meaningful discussion ...
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Is Net Worth or Cash Flow Better

Is Net Worth or Cash Flow Better?

The argument is simple - which is more meaningful, which has more impact Net Worth or Cash Flow?Net Worth FormulaThe formula for net worth is:  Assets – Liabilities = Net WorthCash Flow FormulaThe formula for cash flow is:  Income – ...
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