Nicole Friedman of the Wall Street Journal seems to be ignoring all home data from before 2013 in her incessant bad-mouthing of homes as investments
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We need a Main Street Journal to supplement or replace the Wall Street Journal
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The fact that it is so hard to learn the actual life cost of heat pumps tells you they are not cost effective
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Our smiley HVAC high bidder gets his comeuppance
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The Wall Street Journal keeps telling Biden how to avoid inflation. Biden does not care. But the Journal never tells you how to save yourself.
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Gasparino says home prices will fall. He does not know what he is talking about.
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foreign countries do not have the fabulous home mortgages Americans can get.
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New housing starts ore down; renovation of homes, up. Both should be down.
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WSJ says the Austin home market ‘cool[ed] way, way down,’ but they leave out home mush homes there went up in the last 12 months. Why?
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WSJ again features all home stats that are down and puts the prices are up in the last paragraph.
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The Wall Street Journal continues trying to bad mouth home values even though they keep going up
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Home sellers worry they waited too long to sell. Not until prices fall they did not. The ‘Wave’ prices are still there.
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BRRRR is how to invest in real estate in 1955
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The vast majority of rehabs are NOT profitable. Here are some that ARE profitable.
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Wall Street Journal continues its incessant anti-buy-a-home campaign
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Wall Street Journal says current higher-than-normal savings may cushion a downturn. Do they know what inflation does to cash?
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Only look at after-inflation and after-tax interest rates.
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Hannity says the .75% interest rate increase will cause home prices to plummet. He’s nuts.
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Targeted or target-date funds are now hurting seniors. Well duh.
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Most real estate rehab LOSES money. Here are some that MAKE money.
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Get multiple bids and go with the lowest qualified bidder. Don’t be distracted by smiles, etc.
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WSJ say real estate not aways in inflation hedge. Actually it pretty much is.
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The number of home sales is lower because of less inventory, but home prices are still climbing
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Home prices went up 19.2% last year. Hope you did not miss out.
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Increasing real estate value by adding kitchens
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60 Minutes defeatist piece about buying a home
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The Bond King says beware of bonds during inflation. Me too.
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Home equity does not count for “accredited investor” status
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WSJ says homeowners get richer when home values rise. No s***, Sherlock?
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Errata and supplemental material for the book An American Principal Residence is the Most Advantaged Investment On Earth: Maximize Yours!
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Asset protection
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Another article full of inflation bad advice in the Wall Street Journal
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Manage risk. Do not chase above average yield.
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Aggressive tax avoidance for real estate investors thoughts after 41 years of that book
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CA’s homestead bankruptcy exemption is now $600K, best in US not counting state with no dollar limit.
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What should be in the “perfect portfolio?”
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Never agree to a balloon payment.
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Yet another benefit for principal residences and no other investment asset
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Current high inflation in other countries and possibly taking advantage of it
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If you’re sitting out the home market you are making a big mistake.
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Street Smart Lou Brown says a real estate crash is coming. No it’s not.
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Wall Street Journal does not give worthwhile advice on inflation apparently because it does not earn a commission for securities dealers
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John T. Reed’s review of King Richard—the Venus and Serena Williams story
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Did an NFL player become a profitable house rehab flipper?
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Forget traditional retirement financial planning. It’s nuts.
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Jason Zweig’s advice on which stocks to buy during double digit inflation is ill-advised for that and especially for higher inflation
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10/26/21 Wall Street Journal article saying Democrats will sink real estate is overly pessimistic
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What it really takes to make a profit in real estate rehab
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The main profit in real estate may be the transaction costs. Avoid them.
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What you need to know about real estate liquidity
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Tenants make it harder for you to get rich
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Which is better for building wealth: principal residence or rental property RISK
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Is your principal residence a real estate investment?
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A principal residence is a better investment than rental properties for dozens of reasons
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Should hold rental property in an LLC?
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The vast majority of rehab loses money
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John T. Reed review of Flip That House
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Cost accounting reveals most real estate investors lose money on most of what they do
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Rental property cash flow went away in 1971
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AirBNB too unsupervised to survive
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Tax-free positive ‘cash flow’—and no tenants
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American Principal Residence... finally arrived today and is currently being shipped
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Principal Residence also great investment in Australia
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News release: New book by John T. Reed released An American Principal Residence is the Most Advantaged Investment on Earth: Maximize Yours
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Recent real estate investment guru online advice not much better than the old garbage
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My latest book is out: An American Principal Residence is the Most Favored Investment on Earth: Maximize Yours
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If you have an option to buy a house for less than it is worth, get a lawyer to make sure you exercise it correctly so you do not lose your equity.
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https://johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-news-blog/home-buyers-buy-a-house-if-all-you-do-is-whine-about-the-market-get-out-of-the-way-and-stop-wasting-people-s-time
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brief debate about my forthcoming book on investing only in principal residences
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https://johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-news-blog/i-started-writing-a-new-book-on-your-principal-residence-as-your-only-real-estate
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https://johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-news-blog/buy-a-principal-residence-but-reject-the-condo-form-of-ownership
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Investments where you can win but you can’t lose, or where your winnings are unlimited but your losses are extremely limited.
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Betting on deflation?—very bad idea
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How To Increase The Value of Real Estate book brief summary
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In Back Bay Boston beware of earthquakes and low water table
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Fox News dishonest or misleading real estate-related ads
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A modest proposal to get Amazon back into NYC
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Bigger Pockets The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner
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I recommend the movie The Pink House about the Kelo v. New London case
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Video about my new book Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real Estate Investors, 20th edition
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Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real Estate Investors 20th edition sent to the book manufacturer
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New 20th edition of Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real Estate Investors is out
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Your tax preparer is likely playing you for a fool
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Real estate related courses taken and taught by John T. Reed
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What metric do you use to determine your financial health? Income? Passive income? Assets? Debt? Net worth? Rental properties? Something else?
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How to recognize BS stock market financial claims
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How LOW can you go when it comes to your costs of living?
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Letter from one of my subscribers
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December 2016 Real Estate Investor’s Monthly table of contents
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My brother-in-law’s triplex now being marketed in Boston area
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Wall Street Journal gets in wrong on Trump tax laws
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Changes from the 6th to the 7th editions of How To Manage Residential Property for Maximum Cash Flow and Resale Value
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Trump was right to say the 2008 real estate crash would be a good thing for real estat investors
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How fixer-uppers REALLY work
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Media still not quite getting the whole story of Trump Unviersity
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Protect yourself from both inflation and deflation
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Trump University is worse than reported
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The disappearance of John N. Beck II
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So-called ‘sellers’ markets’ are really buyers’ markets
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Should you invest in REITs
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Analysis of Bill Gattens PACTRUST
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| Are you seeking real estate investment advice for the right reasons? |
| Best selling real estate books |
| Ethics for real estate instructors |
| How should you hold title to real estate or your business? |
| John T. Reed’s analysis of Carleton H. Sheets’ books and tapes |
| John T. Reed's analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad Part 1 |
| John T. Reed's analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad Part 2 |
| John T. Reed's analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad Part 3 |
| John T. Reed's analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad Part 4 |
| John T. Reed’s review of Rental Houses for the Successful Small Investor by Suzanne P. Thomas |
| John T. Reed’s views of various real-estate-investment gurus Part 1 |
| John T. Reed’s views of various real-estate-investment gurus Part 2 |
| John T. Reed’s views of various real-estate-investment gurus Part 3 |
| John T. Reed’s views of various real-estate-investment gurus Part 4 |
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List of possible real-estate-investment strategies
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| Nothing Down? |
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Ohio real estate investor’s warning statement on Robert Kiyosaki and Bill Gatten’s complex PACtrust for real estate investing
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| Real Estate B.S. Artist Detection Checklist, Part 1 |
| Real Estate B.S. Artist Detection Checklist, Part 2 |
| Real estate book testimonial fom a Dutchman |
| Real estate investment misconceptions |
| Response to charge that John T. Reed is envious of Robert Kiyosaki |
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Selected responses to John T. Reeds analysis of Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
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| Should you pursue the so-called ‘bird-dog’ approach to real estate investment? |
| Suggested sequence for reading my real estate investment books |
| Suggested sequence for starting a real estate investment program |
| The most common real estate investment mistakes |
| The nature of investment |
| The truth about getting around due-on-sale clauses |
| What bad real estate gurus say behind your back |
| Why don’t the authorities shut down the bad real estate gurus? |
| Why John T. Reed created and maintains his real-estate-investment guru-rating page |
| Why you should not buy expensive seminars or mentoring services in real estate investment |
