If you’re a fan of home improvement or real estate reality TV shows, you may have thought about becoming a landlord yourself. But, it’s important to know exactly what you’re getting into before you buy your first rental property. Investing in a single-family rental home is not a sprint. It’s a marathon in building long-term…
Read Project DetailsWhat’s the Deal with REITs?
Investing in real estate provides a great opportunity to grow your money. Real estate offers a predictable cash flow, is tax deductible, has a higher return and offers equity growth. But there’s a lot of administrative and legal work involved in real estate. It often includes a marketing campaign to find a buyer, negotiating complex…
Read Project DetailsInvesting with Insurance Policies
Insurance is an investment in security. Most adults have car insurance, renters’ or homeowner’s insurance, health insurance and life insurance. Depending on one’s lifestyle and career, many people have travel insurance, flood insurance, liability insurance and pet insurance, too. If there is a car accident, the insurance company helps you pay to fix or replace…
Read Project DetailsWhat type of investor are you?
In this blog post, we gave a brief summary on a range of common investment options a potential investor might consider. However, there is a major question remaining: “How do I choose which options are right for me as an investor?” Unfortunately, there is not a simple black-and-white answer. That’s because everyone’s personal situation is…
Read Project DetailsYour investment options and their associated risks
There are many investment options out there, but how do you decide which ones to invest in? It all comes down to the level of risk you are willing to take and whether you are looking to invest in short- or long-term investments. Available investing options include: Certificates of Deposit (CDs) 401K plans Life insurance…
Read Project DetailsWhy is it important to invest?
You have probably heard it multiple times from a variety of sources: you need to invest. But why is it important to invest? Let’s first consider the impact of not investing. Many think keeping their money in the bank or under a mattress provides security. However, it is merely an illusion of security because the…
Read Project DetailsInvesting with the 1031 exchange
Real estate investors are taking advantage of the 1031 exchange to defer taxes on their capital gains. The 1031 exchange, which is also called the “like-kind exchange,” is named after the section of the IRS code the law is in. This section of the IRS code was refined in 2017, so now there are more…
Read Project DetailsHow to take advantage of being an accredited investor
You don’t have to be an accredited investor to be an investor, but being accredited gives you more choices on what to invest in.
Read Project Details4 ways Quinlan|MacKay differs from REITs
Renting and REITs aren’t the only options when it comes to real estate investing. Quinlan|MacKay offers a new kind of real estate investing that involves off-market, A-Class projects that typically offer lower risk, higher reward investing.
Read Project Details5 ways real estate investing benefits the community
When you invest in real estate, you’re investing in more than a building – you’re investing in people. Real estate investing doesn’t just benefit the investors themselves, but it also benefits the communities the investments are built in. Whether you invest in the construction of housing, a hospital, mall or other building, you’re investing in…
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