By: Brad Beckett Statista says the arrival and mass adoption of mobile phones was undoubtedly a pivotal moment in telecommunication history. However, the arrival of smartphones was arguably an even larger event due to the impact on people’s everyday lives. There is no doubt these little devices (with more power than the Apollo 11's computers) have revolutionized the way we live,...
By: Jeffery S. Watson Dear Anna, In emails to you this week, I’ve shared the opportunity for you to be one of the first people to take action and get a series of videos titled “Taxation and Structuring Sub2 & Wraps” that John Hyre and I did regarding subject-to transactions and wraps. One of the first action takers wrote me shortly after he...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Existing-Home Sales Drop 0.7% in January The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 0.7% in January to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4 million (down 36.9% year...
By Jeffery S. Watson Many real estate investors consistently use what I call a “grantor revocable title holding trust”, which is a more accurate term than “land trust”, to take and hold title to a piece of real estate they buy for investment purposes. Such trusts can be used whether the property is being held as a long-term rental or being bought...
By: Jake Zuckerman - May 11, 2022 4:00 am An Ohio House committee passed legislation Tuesday that would block local governments from banning or directly regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb within their borders. The legislation blocks towns and counties from enacting ordinances that prohibit businesses or people from renting property for less than 30 days at a time. Additionally, it blocks them...