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Real Estate Owned (“REO”) Insurance
REO insurance, also known as real estate owned insurance, protects lenders who are responsible for managing a number of properties.   It is in the best interest of lenders to be fully insured, thus protected, with a real estate owned coverage plan to ultimately avoid liability, which can cripple a small business, especially in turbulent real estate times.
Real estate owned insurance by its very nature is designed to provide lenders with a full risk prevention type plan. Comprehensive insurance plans can shield against physical damages that …

The act of cost segregation – separating business and personal assets for the purpose of income taxes – has been in practice for decades, since 1954 to be exact. The government put this act into place to allow property owners a more accurate way of reporting their incomes. However, recent events and complains have caused these practices to take a significant jump as of late – changes that work toward the benefit of self storage facility owners.
In 1997, according to an article from SegregationHolding.com, the Hospital Corporation of America sued …

As a real estate investor if you’re going to take on the risk of owning property, you need to have a shot at getting a very nice return. Most people getting into real estate usually have enough extra cash for one additional acquisition. Therefore, if you’re going to tie up a bunch of your cash in an investment property, you better be getting a solid return. Enough of a return so that if something goes wrong, you can still get by with a lesser return.
For real estate investors it is …

The real estate correction in the Arizona investment property market has presented many opportunities for small residential investors, to large commercial investors and developers seeking distressed prices on qualified assets.
The common denominators in successfully closing distressed opportunities are relationships and having access to capital.  Without access to capital and quality relationships to access distressed opportunities, obtaining profitable assets is very difficult.  Private money lenders are a key component in not only the Arizona real estate investment property market, but all across the country.
Private money lenders are able to offer the capital necessary to fund opportunities, …