Relief from the impact of weather is not something we expect from the Internal Revenue Service; hearing from them is more often than not receiving a disturbing letter in the mail. But sometimes we get surprised. Politicians wanting to defund the IRS for collecting...
You don’t need a professional advisor to tell you that the value of office space has declined in the past couple of years as companies reduce their space need and adapt to the concept of remote work. On the flip side, it doesn’t take much research to be aware that...
I have a “side hustle” when I’m not occupied with running the CFO for Rent business; it’s investing in commercial real estate, along with some of my clients and close friends. It’s the business I’ll pursue more fully when I’m no longer offering consulting services,...
When Michael Dell started assembling computers in his dorm room in 1984, his timing couldn’t have been better. When Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in his garage in 1994, his timing couldn’t have been better too– although it took some time for that to play out. When I...
The pundits write and speak about investing in real estate as a good inflation hedge, but rarely does anyone demonstrate that with hard numbers. Since most assets other than real estate depreciate over time rather than appreciate, I understood the logic of the general...
I have a lot of interest in real estate investing, so I read a lot about trends and opportunities across the country. One of the odd things I see is the labelling distinction between types of investment properties. Single family homes, or SFH’s, are clearly labelled...
