Real Estate Syndication Investor’s Guide
What is Real Estate Syndication? The Basics of Real Estate Syndication An Example of Real Estate Syndication The Benefits of Real Estate Syndication Access to a Diversified Portfolio Benefit from Experienced Help Invest What You Are Comfortable With Tap Into Passive Income The Challenges of Real Estate Syndication Possible Property Failure Real Estate Syndications Are […]
How Inflation Can Impact Your Savings Strategy and How to Reposition Your Portfolio For Success
During the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation rose dramatically. According to Pew Research, “The Consumer Price Index, the most widely followed inflation gauge, increased 7 percent from December 2020 to December 2021-its highest rate in nearly 40 years.” That’s a staggering number, and it has implications for consumers and investors in every sector. While you care about inflation for […]
Investing In Real Estate Asset Classes: Boost Your Profitability
Investing in real estate has long been seen as one of the most reliable ways to build wealth. From residential real estate assets, like single-family homes, condominiums, and multi-family buildings, to commercial real estate assets, such as office buildings, retail stores, factories, distribution centers, warehouses, and mixed-use developments, real estate investing can offer significant income […]
Money Market Account Alternatives for 200%+ Higher Returns
Are you looking for a place to grow your income and savings, but with a higher interest rate? If so, you might have to look beyond a money market account in this low-interest rate environment. According to Bankrate.com, the national average savings account interest rate is only 0.06%. On the other hand, most money market accounts […]
CRE Investments: Diversify Your Portfolio, Reduce Risk and Maximize Your Returns
Commercial Real Estate is an important, and yet sometimes overlooked investment class. While many investors typically turn to the stock market, commercial real estate (CRE) properties can generate a lucrative stream of passive income without as much volatility. In fact, the average 25-year return for private CRE properties has been known to outperform the S&P […]
11 Best Low-Risk Real Estate Investments for 2022
Investing, to grow wealth, whether it’s to bring in additional income, or to save for retirement comes with a variety of risks. Since real estate is a tangible asset, which almost always tends to rise in value, real estate investing may allow you to safely pursue relatively low-risk investment while still gaining substantial income and/or […]
Seattle, Bellevue and Pacific Northwest Housing Market Forecast 2022: Forecast, Prices and Trends
The Pacific Northwest housing market is still white hot, with an average 10% increase in sales since last year! As 2022 is upon us, you might have heard the rumors of a market crash. Even if that isn’t a concern you have, you may be wondering about the trends and forecasts for the Pacific Northwest’s housing […]
Real Estate Crowdfunding (Plus Alternatives) What Option is Best for You?
The global real estate crowdfunding market reached $8.3 billion in 2020 and is steadily becoming an increasingly popular platform for real estate funding and investing. For an investor, it’s an easier, more democratized source of investment options. Where once access to large, profitable, shared real estate investments were reserved for the wealthy and connected, now anyone […]
What Are NFTs and Are They a Smart Investment? A Beginner’s Guide to NFTs
Cryptocurrency has been taking the world by storm and grabbing the attention of the masses this past year or two. While hot new crypto coins and tokens seem to be emerging every other day, the latest obsession in the crypto space is currently related to NFTs (aka Non-Fungible Tokens). For example, in March 2021, a […]
Real Estate Investment Returns
While the stock market can take you on a roller coaster ride, real estate tends to be a very stable asset class that helps people to build wealth. Property values have been increasing dramatically over the past few years, e.g., the average real estate appreciation in 2021 was 14.5%. However, you don’t even need to […]