I’m going to take my wife down to Austin, TX for a few days beginning tomorrow morning. No big exciting real estate deals though we will be meeting for lunch with Benn and Lani of AgentGenius. And I will be getting some docs signed by a client who currently lives in Austin but is closing [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘4 Benefits of Real Estate Investing’
May 21, 2009
The Basics of Real Estate Investing in Kansas City
It seems it’s been a while since I discussed, or re-discussed more-rather, the basics of real estate investing in Kansas City. Maybe it’s because the market has been so darned fluid this last year. But a funny thing has happened on the way to the Great Kansas City Real Estate Collapse. It just never happened.
Now [...]
March 31, 2009
Taxes and Your Rental Properties
Okay. This is not going to be a long post. I just wanted you to know that I picked up my taxes from my “tax guy” yesterday and had a pleasant surprise. And a big part of that surprise was the rental property factor. It can be like “found money.”
Depreciation is your friend when you [...]
March 13, 2009
Show Me The Returns
On Monday I did a post titled “What Return Should You Be Looking For?” and I had a comment from a regular reader asking me to show how I can get the returns I promised. So I thought I would work out a potential investment/rental property right here in Kansas City in the Waldo neighborhood [...]
December 9, 2008
Analysis Time
As promised I’m bringing you an analysis of both a single family home and a multi-family home used as investment properties here in Olathe, Kansas.
The question presented to me was “isn’t it better to own two single family homes at $115,000 each instead of a duplex at $230,000?” Both have advantages/disadvantages over the other. See [...]
August 26, 2008
Fundamentals Of Kansas City Real Estate Investing
When you are investing in real estate in Kansas City you need to understand the fundamentals of owning investment property. (Also true wherever you are in the country.) As I sit here and read that average sales home prices have declined a little but that existing inventories are shrinking I’m continued to be amused at [...]
July 21, 2008
Cash Flow Hunting: It’s Officially A Trend
My phone rings quite a bit. That’s a good thing. And Cash Flow is the number one topic for most real estate investors calling me lately. I’ve written before how Cash Flow Before Taxes is one of the Four Benefits of Real Estate Investing. I’ve also written about why you may not wish to worry [...]
