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2017 Boulder County Real Estate Statistics – Single Family Homes
Build real estate wealth one owner-occupied home at a time
Real estate can be great way to build wealth. Most people start investing in real estate by buying a personal residence. BOULDER – It’s the new year! Time for a fresh start – for reconsidering your finances and growing your investments. Real estate can be great way to build wealth. Most people start investing in […]
The Realities of Fix-and-Flips – Part 2
The following article is a summary from the book, “REALTOR for Life”, written by Duane Duggan. Fix and flips are incredibly popular on TV home shows and make these ventures look easy and highly profitable – but are they? In my previous article, “The Realties of Fix-and-Flips – Part 1,” I discussed building a […]
Comparing One Real Estate Investment to Another
There are several rules of thumb that help you compare different investment properties. The perfect comparison would account for all factors involved in a real estate investment: rent amounts, purchase price, initial investment, appreciation, depreciation, expenses, loan amount, holding period, time value of money, exact future sales price and tax liability upon sale. None […]
Real Estate Recap: January – October 2017
Our own Duane Duggan, with the Boulder Property Network at RE/MAX of Boulder and DB Wilson cover the real estate data from January to October 2017. Fall is always an interesting time of year in the cyclical real estate market and the holidays are fast-approaching. How is the market? Is it changing? Any predictions for […]
Realities of Fix-and-Flips – Part 1
Over the years, the thought of “fixing and flipping” has become highly popular. Perhaps this is because of the array of reality TV home shows that make it look so easy. Many people think taking a run-down property and doing some fix-up can result in reaping a huge profit. In reality, you need to analyze […]
All About 1031 Real Estate Exchanges
When most people hear the words “1031 Exchange” they think it sounds difficult because “who would want to exchange directly with me?” The IRS, in Section 1031 of the tax code, has outlined specific guidelines for creating a 1031 Exchange of real estate. If you are an owner of investment property and want to […]
Duane’s Top 10 Real Estate Investing Tips
The following article is a summary from the book, “Realtor for Life,” written by Duane Duggan. When you’re thinking about investing in real estate, have a goal and a plan. It can be as simple as “buy one house per year.” Make that plan, then get out there and work that plan! 1. […]
Creating Wealth Through Real Estate While You Sleep!
The following article is a summary from the book, “Realtor for Life”, written by Duane Duggan. It could be called playing Monopoly in real life! How many things can you do that create wealth while you sleep? Real estate is exciting because every night when you go to bed, you have rental income coming […]