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Why Savvy Investors Are Glad The NEW Correction Is Here

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by Fuquan Bilal — February 13, 2019 at 3:15am

While all real estate is local, and trends take their time to circulate, it’s becoming undeniable that there has been some notable changes in the temperature of the market. This is exactly the moment many investors have been waiting for…

The last nine years have provided a great run up in US property prices. Many have gained great windfalls in equity.

Though, there is no doubt that many have been overpaying for real estate assets. Bidding wars, blind speculation and overbuilding have been rampant in some markets.

Even now the inventory available to the general public and through the MLS mostly reflects a sellers’ market and a retail market. The exception being some recent discounts on NY condos selling for 24% below asking price.

The uncertainty of when the market would correct has kept many of the most experienced investors on the sidelines. Despite the picture often painted of the risk taking real estate entrepreneur, the experienced only take very calculated risks, with outsized reward potential.

Those that have been active with their capital have been pursuing other strategies. For example; like me, using mortgage notes, tax liens, and buying assets in bulk to get appealing discounts.

With pricing leveling off, investors are enjoying more certainty. They know where they are at in the cycle. They can now forecast better, and start making moves. Whether you are fixing and flipping or doing turnkey properties, you can now make better judgement and not speculate. It’s time to get that money working harder.

While I have been very active in the market, I can absolutely relate. I recently backed out out of a deal down the street. It had an ARV of $1.2M. I was under contract to buy at just $313k. I still let it go because I just wasn’t sure where the value was going.

More sophisticated investors can now participate in the market with confidence. They can identify current trends and where we are in the cycles, and know where the numbers are headed. They can invest, and be sure of securing more profit with less risk of loss.

How are you re-engaging in the market this quarter?

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Join Us THIS SATURDAY for Our Expo In Santa Clara, California – IT’S ON US!

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Download our latest REALTY411 Expo Schedule for our event this Saturday in Silicon Valley!

Meet the Realty411 Team in Santa Clara and get connected with the brightest and best in Real Estate.

Since 2007, Realty411 has been uniting investors, private lenders, and real estate agents with company leaders and industry executives.

Highlights of the event, include:

  • Free Hotel Parking
  • Complimentary Expo
  • Breakfast Mixer for Early-Birds and VIP Guests
  • Tote Bag for Early-Bird Guests
  • Amazing Learning that Normally Costs HUNDREDS
  • Access to UNLIMITED Capital for ALL Your Deals (across the nation)
  • Meet the LOCAL Real Estate Club Leaders
  • Mingle with Heavy Hitters in REI from Across the Country
  • Receive Realty411 & REI Wealth — Read Insight Every Month
  • All Guests Receive TWO Magazines for ONE YEAR!
  • YES, THAT’S RIGHT that equals to 10 REI Wealth Monthly issues and 5 Realty411 Issues
  • THAT’S THOUSANDS OF PAGES FROM TOP INVESTORS AND OUR REPORTERS, WRITTEN JUST FOR YOU!

Let’s connect in person this Saturday in Silicon Valley, the Tech and Venture Capital center the nation…

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ADMIN ALERT: The Future of Networking is Here…

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ADMIN ALERT:

Tune Out and Tune In With Realty411

Realty411 Secures Top Speakers & Sponsors to Participate in First-Quarter Expos Across the Nation

Dear Realty411 Investor;

The time-tested wisdom, “Your Net Worth is EQUAL to Your Network”, has never before been so applicable.

In this new era of Article Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and endless alorythims, real estate investors are now over-stimulated with online information.

Well, we’re here to remind readers, which includes everyone from millennial to seniors: the real deal-making is still done in person. 

Eye contact, shaking hands, feeling another person’s energy — these are all vital moves and pivotal aspects to legacy wealth-building.

If you are ready to be multiply your success and expand your knowledge, plus connect with sophisticated investors, it’s time to go OFFLINE.

Since 2007, Realty411 has hosted specialized events, conferences, and expos to help readers navigate the confusing and ever-growing investment maze. Realty411 is an independently-owned media company.

As the longest-running real estate investment magazine for personal investors, owned by the same publisher, Realty411 provides the perfect place to connect with other successful real estate investors, Top Producers, private lenders, rehabbers, wholesalers, realty service professionals, billion-dollar originators, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and more.

To learn more about our readership DOWNLOAD our Readership Report.

The California-based media company started in 2007 by a journalist and accredited investor, has secured incredible sponsors for their first-quarter events, including:

  • Auction.com
  • Equity Trust
  • Longhorn Investments
  • Wildcat Lending
  • uDirect IRA Services
  • Black Belt Investors
  • REIFortunes.com
  • UPSIDE Avenue
  • CreditNerds.com
  • 1REClub.com
  • Texas Pride Lending
  • Business Capital Experts
  • DuBose Legal Group
  • The AV Fund Group
  • Empire Industries
  • Invest Notic
  • The PIP Group
  • Norada RE Investments
  • Tweed Financial
  • Real Titan Acquisitions
  • And many, many more!

Veteran speakers and REI influencers scheduled to appear, include:

Dr. Albert Lowry, Paul Finck, Sensei Gilliland, Christopher Meza, Jimmy Reed, Arnie Abramson, Landon Rothstein, Anthony Patrick, Marco Santarelli, Gary Masari, Neal Bawa, Reggie Brooks, Geraldine Barry, Rusty Tweed, Robert Houston, Terry Bontemps, David Jones, Gene Dubose, Esq., Lloyd Segal, Bruce Dinger, Robert Fragoso, Ted Thomas, Michael Poggi, Ty Crandall, Laura Alamery, Eric Counts, Scott Mednick, Esmeralda Lira McGee, Jason Kennedy, Raul Avila, Lee Honish, and other surprise guests.

Realty411 has hosted complimentary conferences for 12 years. Many events have also served as community, family-friendly expos, which have raised thousands of dollars in donations for numerous charities, including The Los Angeles Mission, The San Diego Mission, Salvation Army, CAMP Hope, and more.

While many other real estate-related events charge hundreds, even thousands of dollars for admission, Realty411 has dedicated more than a decade of resources into their free-for-all business model.

Their mission is to increase REI knowledge, while helping investors pinpoint the very best services the industry can provide.

For 2019, Realty411‘s goal is to meet thousands of their social media followers and magazine readers in person. So once again, it’s time to tune out, and tune in… with Realty411.

Visit: http://realty411.com/RSVP for dates and locations. Be sure to check back to this site regularly as well, as additional events are being scheduled in exciting locations.

Sincerely,

Realty411‘s Admin


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Turbo Charging Your Investing Through Your IRA

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by Fuquan Bilal, NNG Capital Fund

One of the best rewards of being in real estate over the past few years is seeing how more individuals and families are taking advantage of self-directed retirement accounts to fast track their investments and pay less in taxes.

This is a great country that still has a lot of freedoms and opportunity. If we take advantage of them that is. Not many people love talking taxes. That’s why they end up getting completed sabotaged by them. You can make a lot of money and make really smart investments, but without the right structure you’re going to end up losing most of that to different forms of taxes. How much you get to keep is so much more important.

I’ve seen a lot of people use these tools to really gain a lot of time by catching up on their retirement and passive income goals quickly. Spending a few minutes to find out the options available can really make a world of difference in your investment returns. The peace you can get from that is really priceless, and can be absolutely life changing.

Quick Tips for Turbo Charging Your Retirement Portfolio

Having spoken at events and met thousands of investors all over the country there is one big difference I find between those that have access to $50,000 ot $150,000 to immediately invest and are just fine tuning their portfolio performance for the better, and the rest.

That is those who don’t, more often than not, haven’t started investing for retirement seriously. Those that have dragged their feet often look at the annual contribution limits and think “that’s not enough to make a good real estate or private money investment,” or “it will just take too long.”

That doesn’t have to be true. There are ways to really speed up your traction.

Non-Performing Second Mortgages

These are smaller balance mortgage note assets, and you can still buy them at discounts. That means you don’t need a ton of cash to get started in generating passive income or bulking up your nest egg by working out these notes and reselling them. You can also choose re-performing loans (RPLs) or performing loans if you prefer.

Partnering with Other IRAs

If you are just starting out and you are capped at $5,000 ot $6,000 to put in your IRA this year, and then again in April, that may not sound like a lot. However, you can partner up with other people in the same position to acquire investments. Or they might have a lot more in a 401k they can roll over into a self-directed account.

Then there are spousal IRAs and you can even open a custodial Roth IRA for your kids. So, for a family of four, you could open four IRAs and max out the contributions in every account. If you are doing this right ahead of this year’s tax deadline, you can double that by immediately maxing out contributions for 2019. Then you’re talking about $44,000 to begin investing with.

Wraps

There are plenty of creative real estate financing strategies you can take advantage of too. Your IRA cannot take on traditional debt. Though it can leverage non-recourse loans, acquire debt, or create notes. This means wrap around mortgages, seller financing and other strategies are possible. With just a couple thousand dollars in your retirement account account you can quickly potentially acquire and control hundreds of thousands of dollars in property and their income streams.

I am not personally a tax specialist, though I have worked with IRA custodians, SEC attorneys and CPAs for years. I have also worked with thousands of investors and have personally seen the incredible difference these tools can make.

It can mean you’ll have to work and sacrifice a lot less to get the same results. And you’ll keep a lot more of what you make. You can successfully pass on a lot more of that to the people you are doing this all for too. So, I strongly recommend talking to an SDIRA professional and having them quickly let you know which structures are the best fit, and then finding great alternative investments to put in them.

For more information:

Find out more about investing in secured debt and real estate, go to NNG Capital Fund

Are You Ready To Live Overseas? Before You Move, Read This.

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-Special Submission by Matt Malouf-

The surge of Americans living full-time and seasonally abroad continues. Currently, The Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AAR) estimates that 8.7 million American reside oversees.  Our editors have seen many real estate investors who read our publications make that transition.

Their reasons are varied, but have included: to retire early from a corporate job, to explore other cultures, as a way to stretch their monthly cash flow, to upgrade their standard of living, and of course, for the ever-so-popular amore.

If you’ve been considering moving to Coast Rica to escape that boring 9-to-5 or have always wanted to own a bed-and-breakfast in the Island of Santorini, read on to see if this option suits your lifestyle.

Starting a new life in a new country can be nerve-wracking. You have to understand the new culture and it is difficult when you get labeled as a “foreigner” or an “expat” on first sight.

Here are a few tips that can help you adapt to a new life in a foreign county.

Trying New Things

As they say, you should always be willing to try new things, but, of course, you need to draw a line somewhere.

However, there are a lot of people out there who are afraid to eat new things, let alone experience extreme sports and adventure. This is the fear of the unknown and many research studies suggest we fear uncertainly more than a known bad outcome. Some of the questions that come to mind when people want to try new things are what if that country is dangerous, what if I drown and what if I don’t like the new dish.

It is natural for some level of fear to always be present when trying out new things; however, our overactive imagination makes it seem so much worse. Once a person makes up his mind to try new things at every possible turn, he or she will see a reduction in their fears and a thirst for new experiences.

Trying new things also makes us grow. Taking yourself out of your comfort zone and putting yourself where the action is will make us more empowered, open-minded and far from being bored. Afterall, you only live once.

Do As the Romans Do

A lot of people have trouble adapting to new places. Although living in an exotic new land may sound like a romantic notion, many people fail to make the transfer from expat to compatriots when they stick to their old lifestyles.

Most people experience culture shock after they witness a culture so vastly different from theirs. Culture shock slowly sets in and results in depression. This further alienates a person from the locals and makesthem feel lonely and homesick.

So, if you want to live abroad, make sure to open up your mind. Remember, this is not the country from where you came from and your old notions and concepts will no longer serve you. Since you will encounter different rules, observe how other people are acting in that situation so that you can understand what is expected of you.

One of the biggest concern of foreigners is that they are uncomfortable being a “visible minority.” A white person will stand out like a beacon in Nigeria or Japan and is bound to generate some odd looks. But if you adapt to the locals’ customs and follow their lead, you will see that your differences will look less marked.

Also, ask questions. If you feel lost, there is no shame in asking for help. You can always ask for explanation if you feel you have missed something. Also pay attention to not just the words but nonverbal communication to get a better idea of what is going on.

Once you accept change and adapt to your life in a new environment, you will find it has opened venues of opportunities for you and will lead to more thrilling and interesting stuff.

Don’t Wait For Anyone Else

Once you get to your new country, don’t wait for others to give you instructions on how to go about doing your business. Take the initiative and do it yourself. Ask lots if questions. Many Americans will experience a 180 degrees difference when they come to live in India or Egypt. The best way to cope with it is to go out and participate in what the locals are doing. You can learn a lot from actually experiencing things compared to what you are just told or what you read.

Speak the Language

Many English speakers are under the misapprehension that they can get by throwing random words of English and locals will understand them. Hence, they suffer quite a shock when they realize not many people in Asian or African countries speak English.

It is recommended that people who want to live in a new country must at least learn some key phrases in a foreign language so that they can order food or drink or find their way to a hotel. However, knowing the language extensively will enable you to have proper conversations with the locals, which can help you quickly learn about their customs and traditions. It will show how interested you are in knowing about your new country.

Pursue New Activities and Hobbies

In my understanding, if you are learning to live in a new country, you should also try and pursue some new hobbies. Try to explore where you are and what your place is in the greater scheme of things. This will help you look at the world from a different perspective.

One of the best things you can do is to look for a group that matches your interests. Even if you are from the other side of the world, there are always commonalities. Are you interested in cooking and is there a group offering local, exotic cuisine classes? Is there a local who likes to travel the world like you do and have many exciting stories to share? Join them.

If you are feeling isolated, look for a community of expats or start your own group. They will be native English speakers and will understand the norms of where you came from and can offer you words of advice.

Respect Different Cultures

Remember that unfortunate photo of Selene Gomez baring her leg in a mosque while she was on a visit to the United Arab Emirates? Don’t make that mistake. Be responsible and respect other people’s culture and religion.

The first thing you need to do is to accept the fact that there are many different cultures in the world other than just our own. Even if you do not agree with a custom or tradition, remember that it could encompass the country’s value and you need to honor your role as a visitor. An act that may seem simple or trivial to you may reflect something far more significant for a person from that culture. Being open-minded can fill your life with positivity and also encourage friendships with people from different race, culture and backgrounds.

If you follow these few simple rules, pretty soon you will be able to make a new home overseas. So, do you have what it takes?

-Special Submission by Matt Malouf-

Malouf is an International Real Estate Consultant.

For more information, please visit MyLifeWorldWide.com

Malouf has also published a book, please find more information @  https://www.amazon.com/Matt-Malouf/e/B07CGHV3XJ

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