Let’s get fundamental for a minute. Monetary inflation is an expansion in the money supply. That makes sense. Whatever expands can be said to “inflate”. Over time, the more popular inflation definition seems to have morphed into inflation’s result. That is, price inflation, a.k.a. the…

My first-ever property was that seminal, blue Anchorage, AK fourplex. I scraped together $11K for a 3.5% down payment FHA loan on the $295,000 purchase. At the time, I didn't even realize that I was positioned to be the beneficiary of financial leverage. Sheesh, I...

Would you like to retire on $1.8 million thirty years from now? That is what you'll have if you put $15,000 into your 401(k) each year for thirty years and achieve an 8% compounded return. Well, $1.8 M is woefully inadequate. Really? Yep. After 25% tax and 3%...

When rates rise, then home prices must fall, right? That would make sense because fewer buyers can afford the higher payment. Surprisingly, it's just the opposite. When rates rise, home prices rise. This is because rising interest rates are a sign that the economy and...

Apartment buildings have economies of scale and other advantages over single-family rentals (SFRs). I own both types. SFRs are my favorite. They might have the best risk-adjusted return anywhere. Even after 2008's Great Recession, those that bought for cash flow...

What's better: existing or new construction rental property? Like with most real estate answers: "It depends." If you prefer video format, click the video below. Before we look at your trade-offs with each type, understand that new construction turnkey property was...

Want to be persona non grata at your next Zoom party? Announce to everyone that your big ambition includes $10 million in debt. When conventional financial advisors hear the word "debt", they rapidly start dishing out more warnings than Dr. Fauci on COVID-19. I tell...

The housing market has already crashed. I’ve got the evidence. A year ago, the world shut down. People made wide arcs to avoid others on the sidewalk. Pajamas became acceptable workplace attire. Surprisingly, asset prices soon shot up like bamboo.

Some things appear to make your life better, but don't. Think "autocorrect". Oppositely, some things appear to make your life worse, but don't, like "good debt". Real estate investors love good debt even more than that feeling of opening the pickle jar on the first...

An increase in the money supply does not automatically mean that inflation will rise. I’m using the “modern definition” of inflation here – your dollar’s decreased purchasing power rate. Money supply can expand in a way today that it couldn’t when it was on the gold standard

If you want to play real estate expert at your next Zoom party, today’s hottest real estate niche is “Build-To-Rent” housing. Build-To-Rent (B2R) means that properties are constructed with tenant dwellers in mind, not homeowners. Historically, B2R meant that...

Let’s face it. Every one of us that have started down the real estate investing path have had someone tell us how bad of an idea it is and the numerous reasons we will fail. Just like the responses you received when you first invested in real estate, I bet you would...