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The Monopoly Technique – How To Build Value By Acquiring Adjacent Properties

July 25, 2019 by Robby Oakes

Have you ever played the classic board game called Monopoly? The object of the game is to collect all the properties until one winner bankrupts all the other players. The other part of the game is that accumulating properties adjacent to each other increases the value of the individual properties. When a player acquires all the properties of the same color (two or three), then the rents go up and property development can begin.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Investment Property, Market Trends, Real Estate

Buying A Second Home And How To Pay For It

May 30, 2019 by Robby Oakes

How does an average homeowner become a real estate investor? Certainly, owning a home is an investment in real estate. However, this guide discusses the next step for many to become a real estate investor. This is to buy another property and use it for a commercial purpose. Owning another home is less of a burden when an investor finds a way to make the home pay for itself.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Income Property, Investment Property, Real Estate

The Benefits Of Developing A Multi-Use Property

May 10, 2019 by Robby Oakes

Renovations that create a multi-use property or the development of a new multi-use project can be a very attractive investment especially in urban areas that are undergoing redevelopment. The concept of multi-use is to make the most of the site that is revitalized or developed.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Investment Property, Marketing Trends, Real Estate

4 Reasons Millennials Should Buy A Retirement Home First

August 23, 2018 by Robby Oakes

There’s an idea running through marketing and business circles that anything that is popular, the opposite will likely be popular as well.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Investment Property, Real Estate, Retirement Home

Myths About Buying A Vacation Home

August 14, 2018 by Robby Oakes

Are you thinking about buying a vacation home? Maybe owning two homes is part of your retirement dream. Maybe you’d like to have a second home in your favorite holiday locale.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Investment Property, Real Estate, Vacation Home

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