1. Tax Benefits.
You can not depreciate undeveloped property. The IRS code only allows for depreciation of the improvements on the property and the contents separately. Depending on the tax bracket you fall into this one advantage could save you a lot of money.
2. Income.
Vacant land does not generate income unless can you can lease [...]

What if I told you that I could show you how to easily match your annual salary by working a fraction of the time you work in right now?
How would it feel to have all the time and money you need to live a stress free debt free life? Just imagine no more living [...]

Has the real estate bubble finally burst? Are we going to see another market crash? What will interest rates do over the next year and where is our market headed?
These are the questions everyone is asking and not just people here on the Outer Banks. The real estate market continues to make national headlines [...]

The first rule you need to learn when it comes to investing in real estate is to never fall in love with a property. Keep your emotions in check. Houses are just another deal. You don’t get attached to a stock or a mutual fund and hang on to it because its been in the [...]

You can find all kinds of how to information about real estate investing today. You can by books, tapes and courses, maybe even go to a couple of seminars and learn some good techniques and education is a powerful thing but the problem is you get really excited you get all pumped up ready to [...]

There are some who would say flipping is not investing. They never give a reason or explain there thinking but those who preach this gospel tend to hint around that investing is only long term and not short term. They say short term is trading and not investing. The dictionary defines investing this way – [...]

There is a tremendous amount of competition for pre-forclosure real estate these days. Everywhere you look you see a “we buy houses” sign or billboard posted by investors looking to rehab and flip a house for profit. Some of the larger companies even have T.V. commercials running all the time and they seem to [...]

It is very important to choose a builder early on because you will be in a business relationship, a partnership really, for the next year or so depending on the scope and stage of the process you are in. You owe it to yourself and your family to make sure you choose someone you [...]

It is another beautiful rainy day here in North Carolina. I just finished reading some great articles on investing and really wanted to share a couple of key thoughts with you. As you have probably figured out by now I am a big proponent of flipping houses versus holding and for several reasons. Today [...]

Flipping and rehabbing is by far the fastest way to create wealth investing in real estate. I know there are so called experts who tell you to buy and hold but it takes money to do that and you have to maintain the property in working condition while you hold. Besides who is really [...]