All markets are cyclical. As an investor, you need to understand the real estate cycle — or become a victim of the next real estate crash. But that doesn’t mean…

Heard the term “internal rate of return” or IRR bandied about, but not sure what it means? Don’t sweat it. I worked in real estate investing for two decades before…

If you’ve never heard the term “real estate syndication,” you’re not alone. Most people haven’t, and fewer know what a real estate syndication is or how they work. Historically, only…

Real estate investment properties offer passive income, appreciation, landlord tax deductions, and diversification for your investment portfolio. So why doesn’t everyone become a landlord? Yes, it takes skill to find…

Real estate investments can offer some huge tax breaks — if used wisely. In fact, some investors opt for real estate specifically for the tax breaks! But how is rental…

Image Credit: A. McLin under the Creative Commons Licence Worried about falling property values as a landlord? Or maybe excited about lower prices as an investor? Either way, the housing…

Podcasts offer a convenient, semi-passive way to consume content and get educated. You can listen to them while you’re working out, driving, walking the dog, or cooking dinner. They’re also…

Heard real estate investors throw around the term “cash-on-cash return” but not entirely sure what it means? While it might sound technical and complicated, it’s anything but. Especially since we…

Take one look at an amortization schedule and you discover that “simple interest amortization” is a misnomer. Still, it’s not rocket science either. An amortization table shows you how quickly…

Compounding returns are critical to building wealth. For example, if you invested $250 a month in a mutual fund earning the average historical stock market return (around 10.5%), you’d be…