In this issue
- Turn Cash Flow From Negative To Positive
In investment properties, when cash expenses are more than cash receipts, there is negative cash flow. Most investors avoid properties where this is the situation, unless there are strong underlying economic factors that indicate the cash flow can become positive....
(more)- Investing In Land For Long-Term Profit
Land is always a good investment for the long term. In past years when investors made real estate investments, one consideration was the tax shelter of certain investments. Now, with fewer shelters, real estate investments must make sense as a dollars and cents return on capital, and must stand alone as a good business move. Land has never been a tax advantaged investment and should be worth considering as a way to increase wealth. The trend has always been up. In most cases, the land investor spends money each year with virtually no income from the investment. He has expenses of property taxes, clean-up and maintenance costs, expenditures for travel to check on the property. The opportunity for income from the land is minimal......
(more)Convert The Use Of Buildings For Profit There is a big difference between investing in the rejuvenation of real estate projects and investing in stocks, bonds and other securities. When you invest in securities, you have no control of any factors that can enhance the value. In real estate, you have control of the investment yourself....
(more)- Keeping Key Employees Happy
Key executives were the ones who always had the “office with a view”. Now, however, on modern buildings built in the past few years the atrium is one of the most popular (and expensive) amenities. It is popular because virtually every office can have a window view, either toward the conventional view, the outdoors, or toward the spaciousness and openness provided by the atrium. It is an example of “keeping key employees happy”....
(more)- Contact Your Property Manager In Advance
If you are about to acquire an income property, consider contacting the management company in advance. The ability to estimate income and expenses and a keen knowledge of the market makes the manager a valuable asset during the preacquisition process. The property manager has the background necessary to provide significant assistance in determining both the location, desirability and economic feasibility of a property....
(more)- Your Real Estate Investment
Knowing what you can do in some investment situations can be the difference between an annual profit or loss in your currently owned commercial property or the one you intend to acquire. How you acquire it can be important...(more) Click Here For This Months Newsletter
