You Can Be On the Team
YOU CAN BE ON THE TEAM Discover the power of being a partner in an apartment complex PLAYING BASEBALL I remember playing baseball with my friends from school. Some of us had our own baseball gloves. Almost all of us owned a baseball, often worn and ragged from use. A few of us even owned […]
Which Way Do We Go?
Finding Good Properties In This Market WHICH WAY DO WE GO? Finding Good Properties In This Market We have high inflation and the dollar continues to get devalued. Interest rates remain high and the Federal Reserve raised the Fed Funds rate another 0.25-percent recently. The cost of borrowing funds for would-be homebuyers and multi-family housing […]
Are you Bullish or Bearish on Multifamily?
ARE YOU BULLISH OR BEARISH ON MULTIFAMILY? How to read the tea leaves. THERE IS A LOT IN THE NEWS A couple of weeks ago, I noted many of the “bad news” articles about Commercial Real Estate. (See: https://www.attuneinvestments.com/2023/04/10/have-you-seen-the-headlines/) And there is a lot of what some might call “bad news” out there. The current economic […]
How To Achieve FIRE Faster With Passive Real Estate
HOW TO ACHIEVE FIRE FASTER WITH PASSIVE REAL ESTATE Have you heard of the FIRE movement? Financial Independence, Retire Early. Does it sound like a crazy idea? Or maybe something to aim for? The basic premise is to live and spend on less, and invest more. This enables financial independence at an earlier age than […]
Jess Wants to Invest in Real Estate
JESS WANTS TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE Four Steps for His First Investment Re-published by request I received a call from Jess this weekend. A very successful mid-level manager in a big company, he is in his late 20s and engaged to be married. Investing in real estate is something he wants to do. In […]
9 Lessons From A Vacant House
Rescuing An Inheritance From Foreclosure 9 LESSONS FROM A VACANT HOUSE Rescuing An Inheritance From Foreclosure About a year ago, our daughter, Beth, was walking her dogs through a neighborhood when she spotted stickers on a house. They were on the door and window. The house was vacant. Upon closer look, the stickers indicated that […]
Have you seen the Headlines?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE HEADLINES? What to do when the skies ahead look dark. LOOK AT THESE RECENT HEADLINES The headlines seem a bit dark, scary, don’t they? “Sales plummet”, “recession”, “prices fall”, “rising rates”, “investment came to a halt”, “steep drop”, … What does it feel like in your gut when you read these? […]
Questions To Ask Before Entering A Partnership
QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE ENTERING A PARTNERSHIP The real estate partnership was doing well. The cash flow was good and the properties were appreciating. The property manager was keeping the houses occupied with Section 8 tenants and checks were deposited regularly. Then one of the partners passed away. And his surviving spouse wanted her money. […]
Deepen That Relationship
DEEPEN THAT RELATIONSHIP Investing is more than numbers By Harland Merriam HUGE LIABILITY You and I often have tens of thousands of dollars on the line. Sometimes even hundreds of thousands, don’t we? This is what it takes to be investors in multi-family complexes. Someone finds a property, puts it under contract, forms an LLC […]
Landlording – It’s Not What We Think That Matters
LANDLORDING – IT’S NOT WHAT WE THINK THAT MATTERS It was my wife’s thirtieth birthday. We were driving home through southeast Texas, in Hamilton County. She was driving when the radar detector lit up and sounded off. Of course she checked her speed. She said that she was going the speed limit. I looked over […]
Multifamily is a Rather Stable Investment
MULTIFAMILY IS A RATHER STABLE INVESTMENT VOLATILITY CAN BE A CHALLENGE Stock prices go up and down, sometimes a whole lot. They are volatile. A painful example is the 2008 recession and the dramatic dip in stock prices. Other investment classes also have a lot of volatility — big ups and big downs. Commercial Multifamily […]
Is Real Estate Still An IDEAL Investment?
IS REAL ESTATE STILL AN IDEAL INVESTMENT? Rising interest rates and declining home sales have some people questioning whether or not real estate is still a good investment. One source estimates the number of home sales closed by investors in Q4 2022 dropped 46% from the prior year. Commercial real estate prices are pressured downward […]
A Hedge Against Inflation — Yes or No?
A HEDGE AGAINST INFLATION – YES OR NO? Review of a Forbes Business Council Report We all know inflation is here! Can we find a way to beat inflation? Food, housing, fuel, entertainment, and almost everything else costs more today than it did a year ago. Rising prices are here to stay, it seems. Can […]
Interest Rates and Multi-Family Pricing
Threat or Opportunity? INTEREST RATES AND MULTI-FAMILY PRICING: Threat or Opportunity? Many people are scared or frightened. Rising inflation is eating away at their purchasing power. A $500,000 retirement nest egg doesn’t provide as much as it would have a year ago. Rising interest rates are pricing new home buyers out of the market; many […]
When Can I Retire?
WHEN CAN I RETIRE? Do your investments match your vision? Many people invest blindly. They might choose automatic contributions to a 401(k) plan because they get a tax deduction and might get a company match. Some set aside an amount they were told they should invest, like 10-percent of every paycheck. Will they have enough […]
Secrets to Making “Just Right” Investments
SECRETS TO MAKING “JUST RIGHT” INVESTMENTS The “Three Bears Test” Whether we know it or not, you and I are making our investing decisions by using the “Three Bears Test.” You remember the story called “The Three Bears”, don’t you? It is about a papa bear, a mama bear, and a baby bear. They had […]
Teaming Up For Success
Lessons from Pickleball and Real Estate Investing TEAMING UP FOR SUCCESS Lessons from Pickleball and Real Estate Investing New Year Resolutions have been made. People want to start new habits, or get to the gym, etc. It happens every year. People start something new and it might last for a few weeks. I’ve also seen […]
Finding a Solid Investment in 2023
FINDING A SOLID INVESTMENT IN 2023 Dwight’s journey from single family to RV parks. Dwight knew real estate was a great investment. SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES. Like many investors, he started with single-family homes. And he did quite well. Over the last decade, Dwight bought and held several houses. He has been able to rent each one, […]
Don’t Set Goals For The New Year
Do These 4 Things First DON’T SET GOALS FOR THE NEW YEAR Do These 4 Things First Setting goals for the new year is common for many people. Unfortunately, many goals fall the way of New Year’s resolutions. They seemed like a good idea on January 1. Do you remember what the gyms look like […]
ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS
ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS Kick your feet up. Enjoy the holidays. We do hope you experience peace and joy as this year draws to a close and you celebrate the holidays with those you love. All the best, Mike and Harland
How To Get More From Your IRA
HOW TO GET MORE FROM YOUR IRA Boosting Returns and Reducing Risk With a 401(k) The IRA is a powerful tool. Millions of people are using them to invest for their retirement. They can reduce taxable income now and let your investments grow tax deferred, allowing you to wait and pay taxes later. But there […]
Please Give Us a Call
PLEASE GIVE US A CALL So we can share something when we get it We won’t be able to talk with you about any future opportunity we might have, unless… Unless we have a prior, substantive relationship with you, we can’t talk specifics or give you the option to invest. We would like to, but […]
Grow Your Portfolio Faster
Questions to Consider Before Year End GROW YOUR PORTFOLIO FASTER Questions to Consider Before Year End As we are approaching the end of another year, many of us are asking familiar questions. Have I met my goals for this year? What else do I need to do to get there? Should we be asking another […]
Three Things to be a Passive Investor
THREE THINGS TO BE A PASSIVE INVESTOR Know, Like, and Trust This applies for just about any investment. It sure helps with your choice of an investment advisor if you have someone invest for you. I even think it applies to purchasing individual stocks, mutual funds, and even making a deposit in a savings account […]
To Roth Or Not To Roth?
TO ROTH OR NOT TO ROTH? Did The SECURE Act Set A Time Bomb In Your IRA? Updated November 14, 2022 As we approach the end of the year, are you considering making any moves to save money on taxes? Would you like to save money on taxes in future years? One of the long […]
What Does It Take For Success?
WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR SUCCESS? Two things! As I write this, the potential payout for the lottery is close to two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000). Maybe what it takes for success is good luck. A lot of people must think so. But do the math and you will see the odds are against them. What […]
Finding Opportunity In Changing Markets
3 Questions To Answer Now FINDING OPPORTUNITY IN CHANGING MARKETS 3 Questions To Answer Now Have you noticed changes in the real estate market recently? It seems to be in the news every day. As real estate investors, many are anxious. So are many people wanting to be homeowners. Inflation is at a 40-year high […]
A Day in an RV Community
A DAY IN AN RV COMMUNITY Explore this RV Park Investment Niche Come with us to a brand-new Recreational Vehicle Community in Alabama. We spent a day with the developers, along with about 50 operators and investors. AN “RV COMMUNITY” Notice first, with me, that it is called an RV Community, not an RV Park. […]
The Power of Compounding Interest
What Would You Do With $1,000,000 Tax-Free? THE POWER OF COMPOUNDING INTEREST What Would You Do With $1,000,000 Tax-Free? How often have you heard someone say, “I’d be a millionaire if I only had …”? It’s as if they had already given up hope. I once had a trigonometry teacher who told us he was […]
IS THERE MONEY IN AN RV PARK?
IS THERE MONEY IN AN RV PARK? Learn about this asset class How would you like to buy a “multi-family” asset for under $40,000 a “door”? What if each unit on this property rented for $750 a month and had a 50% expense-to-income ratio? And what if, each “unit turn” cost you less than $200? […]