Acquire to Retire

Historically,what’s happening with home PRICES tends to get the most press and attention from the collective psyche of shelter conscious Americans. While prices are a major factor that drive housing behavior, there is a lot more to the story. More recently, and justifiably so, what’s happening with

In my October 23,2021 Article, I wrote about the Single Family Rental Market: 2024 Here are the key takeaways from that article:  Home Values – Year over year change in home values as per John Burns Real Estate Consulting were projected to be: 2022 = 4% 2023 

I was asked to participate in John Burns Real Estate Consulting’s recent single family rental survey.  As part of this, I received the survey results along with additional market data from the company.  In this article we will look at some of the key findings from the

I am a huge advocate of the buy and hold model because it pays you in 5 ways: 1. Cash Flow2. Appreciation3. Tax sheltered income4. Mortgage principal paydown5. Inflation profiting In the 2 year period between May 1st, 2019 to May 1st, 2021 the Case Shiller US

In March of 2012 Warren Buffet said, and I paraphrase, “… If I had a way of managing a couple hundred thousand single family homes, I would load up on them… it’s probably as attractive an investment as you can make.” Link to article here. It’s not surprising

As I continue to educate myself on real estate investing and the macroeconomic universe of which it is a part, I have found myself analyzing more and more data and combing through more charts. In this article I will share with you my favorite chart. In a

15 months ago, in January 2020, in our article What’s Next For the Single Family Real Estate Market & Is Now A Good Time To Invest?, we examined the state of the market and speculated on what the future would hold. We presented a graph showing the steady

As cognizance of real estate investing as a wealth building tool continues to proliferate, the awareness of the BRRRR strategy has grown significantly. Look no further than to the popularity of the book “Buy, Rehab, Rent Refinance, Repeat” written by David Greene, as a gauge. In this

There is a segment of the population that has been predicting a real estate crash for many years. Some have been waiting for this so that they can start investing. There is some logic to this sentiment as affordability has been squeezed and home prices have steadily

Through this blog we have documented various forces that affect buy and hold real estate investors. At the most fundamental level and because shelter is an essential human need, basic supply and demand principals have the biggest influence. Other forces include wage growth, unemployment, interest rates, overall

Savvy investors know that the degree of success on a real estate deal is, in large part, determined by the terms at acquisition. You win on the buy. Is the residential real estate environment conducive to winning now? What will it look like over the next 6

The Cambridge dictionary shows the following definition for the colloquialism have your cake and eat it too: “to have or do two good things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time” Well, another reason that acquiring and holding leveraged real

On May 14th, the 2nd largest owner of single family homes in the U.S., American Homes 4 Rent, announced a partnership with Wall Street firm J.P. Morgan whereby they will be joining forces to build 2,500 new rental homes. American Homes 4 Rent, which currently owns approximately 53,000 single

The current health concerns related to COVID-19 pose circumstances the likes of which none of us have ever seen. Besides a health scare is there any other force that could practically shut down the US economy for multiple months? There is certainly a great deal of uncertainty.

In our November 25th, 2019 article, The Power Of The Buy & Hold Model, we outlined 5 strong benefits of owning rental homes for the long term.  But what kind of homes should you target? Where should they be? How do you identify and ultimately acquire properties that

In our last article, How Houses Can Buy You Houses – The Power Of Equity And HELOCS, we referenced a prevailing narrative that asserts doing well in school, so you can get into a good college, so you can get a job, so you can buy a home.

In our November 25th article, The Power Of The Buy & Hold Model, we laid out 5 benefits of holding rental property. Over time, 2 of these benefits lead to the “BIG E” – EQUITY. What is the BIG E? Equity in a home is simply the difference

In our last article, The Power Of The Buy & Hold Model: A Team Of 5 All Stars we showed the historical trend of the single family housing values as measured by the Case Shiller Index. The data shows that homes have had a very healthy increase in prices since

Our article from September 29th entitled Choosing The Right Real Estate Investment Model walked you through the various ways to earn and build wealth through real estate. It’s very helpful to evaluate your own PARTS (Personal goals, Available time & resources, Risk tolerance, Time horizon and Skill set) to help guide you to

In our last article, we established how crucial it is as a real estate investor to work with the right people.  As such, this article will go a layer deeper to shed light on ways to know if you are hiring or partnering with the right people.  When

If you watch sports, you will often times see coaches using X’s and O’s to draw up the plays they want their players to execute.  After a successful play, television commentators will take to the telestrator to diagram out why a particular play worked and give credit

Phil Jackson holds the record for having won the most NBA championships as a head coach (11).  He became famous for running the Triangle Offense with his Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers teams that each won multiple rings. Because of Coach Jackson’s outstanding results, the triangle offense became

Merriam Webster’s definition of “Athlete” a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring strength, agility, or stamina Having been both an athlete and a real estate investor, I have found there to be many parallels between sports and real estate investing.