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The Back End of a 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange: Big Blue

The back end of a 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange… I call it Big Blue. She’s a 2000 square foot   Pre-1920’s two story Victorian that was converted      into an upstairs/downstairs duplex some 30-50 years ago.  10 foot ceilings and 5 coal fireplaces with original mantels.  It would be easy to convert back into a single family… Read more »

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PAYING FOR A REAL ESTATE EDUCATION

Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 11/22/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com PAYING FOR A REAL ESTATE EDUCATION It was the Fall of 2007 when I knew we had reached the pinnacle of the real estate frenzy locally in Charlotte, North Carolina… I was at a local real estate meeting and the focus of the nights talk was… Read more »

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Initial Thoughts on MultiFamily Investing -Part I

Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 11/3/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com INiTIAL THOUGHTS ON MULTIFAMILY INVESTING –PART 1 We landlords often classify ourselves as cheap, frugal, thrifty…., to name a few… Truth is we’ve been educated to look for Value. I started my career of Landlording focusing on multi-family housing. I discovered I could get a lower… Read more »

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State of the Real Estate Economy as of October 2009

Orginally posted by Tyler McCracken on 10/25/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com State of the Real Estate Economy as of October 2009 I’ve had various thoughts for what I’d write this week… Reflecting back I am seeing a consistent theme with those that play in the land of real estate. Uncertainty, Fear, and somewhat worn out against a… Read more »

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Creative Financing

Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 1/1/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com I’ll thank T.., in her New Year’s Eve post for mentioning the need to find additional funds for a new purchase in the New Year…. a need for creative funding to make it happen… its somewhat ironic that it was mentioned and i was asked to… Read more »