Cat Picks Stocks Creating an ETF by having my cat pick value based stocks has been interesting to say the least. But hey, making money online in 2020 is a strange time. I recreated the famous Chimpanzee stock broker experiment from the book “A Random Walk Down Wall street,” where a monkey throwing a dart at a list of stocks actually beat the...
Read MoreRental Housing Market Update: August 2020
Will Tenants Not Make Rent? Rental Housing Market Update for August 2020 In order to predict how much rent collection may be affected, we will cover the following subjects: HEALS Act stimulus bill, tenant mentality towards paying the rent, landlords’ ability to enforce the lease, local market re-openings, unemployment levels and benefits, and...
Read MoreHousing Market Holds Steady
Housing Market Holds Steady: Why It Hasn’t Collapsed. It seemed the real estate market would tank along with the stock market. However, the fundamentals of the real estate market are far more solid than they were in 2008. Here’s the key fundamentals that have kept afloat so far. For more in depth explanations of the following, please...
Read MoreHow Could HEROES act Affect tenants and Landlords?
What is the HEROES act and will it pass? A lot of people are wondering, ‘Will HEROES act pass’ and ‘What is the HEROES act?’ The HEROES act bill, if passed by the Senate, would give people a 1200 stim check – otherwise known as ‘economic impact checks’ – just like how the Cares act gave people a stim check. More stimulus checks. They basically...
Read MoreParticipation Trophies in Millennial Real Estate
Being a millennial in real estate can be tough. But you don’t have to collect a million participation trophies to make it as an agent in Phoenix, Arizona or anywhere else really. What matters most is actually making deals and then showing off the great things you achieved effectively. But how do you get those deals in the first place you ask? Good...
Read MoreCalculating Cap Rate P.2
Alright, so to the calculation. There’s a few main variables I’m going to focus on here in Phoenix: Vacancy: By vacancy I don’t mean actual. I mean effective vacancy. I’m talking effective vacancy because that’s the average vacancy you can expect over a year. SO even if you have a turnover and the unit is down for a month,...
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