John T. Reed’s news blog

My news release about my new book: 7/26/21 Why is the most advantaged investment on earth a secret? Because average Realtor®s do not know enough about investment and no one else makes money off selling it. That investment is the American principal residence. It has about two dozen advantages that almost no other asset class has. The second chapter of the John T. Reed’s new book An American Principal Residence is the Most Favored Investment on Earth: Maximize Yours covers those investment advantages. Reed is a West Point graduate, Harvard MBA, former Realtor® associate, graduate of many Realtor® training sessions,...

Years ago, I used to pay attention to what other real estate gurus were advocating. It got so repetitive I found it to be a waste of my time to pay any attention to them. . I was just reviewing my marketing on the occasion of coming out with my first new real estate book in a while and took a look at what comes up today when you search for real estate investment advice. I used to be near the top of all such searches. My natural writing style was good SEO. The original search engines were designed to...

Don’t make the mistake I made of assuming real real state investors by larger rental properties like apartment buildings and office buildings. After 54 years in the business, I figured out that “There’s no place like home” for your real estate investment money.  Most favored investment Houses get about two dozen special good deals not available to other investments. Income tax deductions and exclusions, financing terms, personal loan liability, HECMs, life estates, property tax discounts, very small political risk, bankruptcy homestead exemptions in some states, not counted for Medicaid eligibility and many college loans, you can live in it, and more. Any...

I am adding my new book An American Principal Residence is the Most Favored Investment on Earth: Maximize Yours to my on-line store. . The book is still being printed in Michigan. On 7/27/21 it is supposed to come off the press and be put on a truck to come to my house. . At my web site, it says it is sold out. That is to prevent you from ordering yet. . I am also adding this book to the formerly 20-book bundle of real estate investment books to make it a 21-book bundle.

WSJ yesterday tried to do a sober article on “How to Dip a Toe Into Cryptocurrency.” . It is a useful starting point for a basic discussion of what investments are. I have spent my life on this since Fall of my senior year in college. . One super important aspect if you talk to real understanders of investment is diversification. This is bedrock. . Basically, the are a bunch of different investments and a bunch of different risks. If you have a diverse investments, chances are some of them will do well or better in a downturn of one...