Tag: Real Estate Investing
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Real Estate Investors: Are the Best Days Behind Us, or Ahead?
With the price surges we’ve experienced in recent years, some real estate investors are selling their properties. Will new investors come to fill the vacuum? Maybe not so many — now that some of these properties have become prohibitively costly to buy, finance, and insure. That said, there are some pockets where small rental businesses…
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Is the 30-Year Mortgage Best?
Most home buyers go with a 30-year mortgage. There are other options — most notably the 15-year mortgage. The shorter mortgage typically comes with a lower interest rate. But it also means higher monthly payments. The monthly weight of a 30-year mortgage is easier to handle. This, in turn, makes homeownership an easier reach for…
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Schedule E: What People Who Rent Out Properties Need to Know
Are you earning extra income from rentals — even a room in your home? Many people have the opportunity today to earn extra income from renting out space for others to live in. Whether you’re renting out just a room or an entire home, get ready to fill out Schedule E. (This IRS form’s title…
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Can I Get the Deed to a Property by Paying Someone Else’s Unpaid Taxes?
You might have bumped into a “hack” on social media: cover taxes for a home and receive the deed. A team of investigative reporters in Houston noticed get-rich-quick schemers touting the ploy in video ads. So the reporters looked into it. The verdict from the news station? Simply paying off an old property tax bill…
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A New Generation of Renovators? Boomer Sellers Are Putting Younger Buyers to Work.
Some interesting findings came out this year: Leaf Home, a company focused on accessibility and upgrades, together with market researchers at Morning Consult, warn of a looming burden for younger generations. Our aging U.S. housing stock will depend on buyers to carry out repairs. The silver lining for these put-upon home buyers? At least fixer-upper…
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Indianapolis Rising: Where the Investor Buyers Are Going and Why
Some say the investment boom has fizzled. But mostly, it has changed tactics. Reacting to a sharp increase in the costs of mortgages, investors have shifted away from certain housing markets and into others. Investors are keeping deed recorders very busy in Indianapolis. Suddenly, Milwaukee is feeling the love, too. Columbus, Ohio? Yep, buyers…
