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I must admit it. I hate paying taxes. No one hates paying taxes more than I do. Sometimes you must pay taxes, no one says you must pay retail. ...

By now you’ve heard all of the sales pitches… “buy properties now before they are all gone” or “they aren’t...

There is an old Scottish proverb that holds that it is “an ill wind that blows nobody good.” It seems that with most things there will...

Yes, those were the exact words a prospective client said to me about a month ago on a Zoom call. I thought it was pretty funny considering I had...

There is no doubt that rising rates are having an impact on housing demand. As rates rise, payments go up and therefore homes become less...

All of your retirement accounts—your Traditional IRA, SEP, SIMPLE, Roth IRA, your 401Ks from past and present employers, 403(b)s, and...

How the staycation could be a lifeline for the vacation rental industry. Now is a fantastic time to be in the vacation rental/short-term rental...

Short-term rentals in urban markets take heat from legislation and their own industry at times. Elizabeth Sickels invites everyone in the vacation...

Common financial advice from prominent figures says, “buy term life insurance and invest the difference.” As a life insurance broker,...

The time was 2015 and prices of homes were around $300,000. You locked in your interest rate for under 4%. Life was good. Rents were continuing to...

When a real estate investor purchases a new rental property and finds a proper insurance policy to provide coverage, the insurance carrier will...

I recently drove by a McDonald’s restaurant and observed the sign – “Over $99 Billion Sold”. McDonald’s has sold a...