If you’ve been espousing Jason Hartman’s income property philosophy for any length of time, there’s a good chance you’ve met some resistance from folks who have a seemingly genetic belief that you must ALWAYS pay off a mortgage, and that refinancing is only for...
The Perfect Real Estate Deal
With most tasks we’re confronted with in life, there’s a right way to do it and a wrong way; or at least a better, smarter, more profitable way. Real estate investing is no different. While it’s certainly no crime to buy a piece of property with all cash and wait for...
Trend Followers Should Love Inflation
Think inflation might be with us awhile? There have been a grand total of two years out of the last fifty-seven that haven’t seen at least some level of inflation in the United States. To us, that seems like a pretty strong trend that has only intensified since...
Eating Frogs for Personal Gain
Sometimes if hard to see the forest for the trees, or the swamp for the frogs. The point we're trying to make is that often our success in one area depends upon basic daily habits that we don't give more than a few seconds thought. This post is all about encouraging...
The Truth Behind Inflation Investing
“Inflation investing” or income property investing, as Jason Hartman refers to it, can be a tricky concept to communicate to your clients. To a mortgage professional accustomed to thinking of the idea of “real” vs “nominal” value, it may be second nature to understand...
Forget the Obamas’ – Full Speed Ahead
We won’t spend too much time wailing and gnashing our teeth in the aftermath of an election day hangover. Obama won. We may not like it but the will of the majority has prevailed. As Bill O’Reilly said last night, we’ve become a nation of people who want the...
Is Zero to Wealthy Really Possible in Real Estate?
Can an average Joe or Josephine start with nothing and create enough wealth through income property investing to be financially independent in today’s economy? The short answer is, “Yes, what are you waiting for?” But since we like our blog posts to be longer than an...
Why We Don’t Recommend Gold
The price of gold today is $1,712.82 USD. When considering how this precious metal has surged in value over the past decade (it was below $500 in 2001), it’s no wonder millions of Wall Street investors have begun to put a bit of gold in their portfolio, while millions...
A Self-Administered 401k is the Best of Both Worlds
Regardless of what kind of investing you’re interested in, a 401k Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is more than a good idea. In fact, the tax benefits make it an amazing idea, one which real estate professionals should not forget to share with their clients. And...
The Future of the Capital Gains Tax
As real estate professionals, AIPIS readers have more than a passing interest in the candidates’ positions on tax issues, especially when it comes to the capital gains tax. As a refresher, capital gains are taxes paid on the profit from the sale of a property or other...