Where to start with cash....

[JennaJenkins]

Hi
I am needing a point in the right direction. Have been cashed out by IC and wish to rebuild house on my land with intention of living in it for next 10 years plus. while house is being built (10 + months) need to purchase property to live in then will rent out post new house build. can someone...

[Catboy]

Hi All,

I'm new to NZ property investment, although I've had 2 UK rentals previously, one of which I have just sold.

I've just signed a sales and purchase agreement for a tidy 3 bed in Rotorua. While I don't believe it's a complete bargain (I'm paying only 8k off asking price)...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

All the better to make your investment back and start pocketing profit!
Every year, millions of real estate investors spend more on taxes than they need to, because they don’t understand just how many tax deductions are available for a rental property. There’s not nearly enough room in a mere...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

Let Me Hear You Say ‘Flipping Ain’t Easy!’
Park Place with two houses and a hotel.It’s easy to mess up any sort of investment — the entire concept behind investing is that you accept some risk in return for getting a better return than you get from your bank account. But certain kinds of investing,...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

Opportunity is Knocking! …Or Is That the Plumbing?
Last week, we went over the fact that owning your home is, on average, about twice as affordable as renting — and why. The lack of first-time buyers created by strict debt-to-income ratio laws and high down payments is creating a slowdown in...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

If You Can’t, It’s Obviously A Great Time to Rent a House!
A home with For Sale sign It’s actually been a very long time since buying a home cost more than renting one — since 1991, to be precise — but there are a lot of extrinsic factors that have made renting a better option in general...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

It’s Easy to Make Money When Everything is Going Up — Can You Keep It Up As Things Turn Around?
Neon Vacancy sign in the darkness.Vacancies rose by a tenth of one percent last quarter — which might not seem like much at first, until you notice that it’s the first time that the overall rental...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

Retire Comfortably By Investing Intelligently Today.
Hearing an investor say that they want to use their Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to invest in real estate is kind of like saying that they want to use their savings account to invest in the stock market. It doesn’t tell you anything,...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

Show Yourself The Money!
One of the constant questions a real estate investor asks themselves is: “Will I be better off if I sell right now?” There’s the constant temptation of liquidating and cashing out any gains you’ve already made, especially with the recent real estate market crash...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

Don’t judge a house by it’s curb appeal…unless you’re selling.
Renovating a property should always add value to it, or else what’s the point? But that doesn’t mean that all renovations are the same — because not all value is the same. Different people value different things. The question...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

The most important eyes you can get on the property you’re considering…are someone else’s.
So, you’ve found a decent property in a decent neighborhood. You’ve run the numbers and determined that it will be profitable. You’ve even looked into the cost of repairs and decided that you can afford...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

Americans are changing the way we think about the urban core…again.
Since 2008, downtown office vacancies nationwide have increased to 12.4% — but suburban office vacancies are at a huge 16.6%.

What’s going on? Well, there are a lot of theories, but the one that’s gaining the...