Investment Calculator Myths That Skew Your Planning
Online projection tools are only as honest as the assumptions typed into them. Three assumptions do the most damage.
David JordanInvestment
Where the numbers work and where they only look like they do: market selection, purchase price discipline, and the assumptions behind a projection.
The 45-Day and 180-Day Rules That Govern a 1031 Exchange
A century-old tax provision lets real estate investors defer capital gains by swapping one investment property for another. Two federal deadlines decide whether the deferral holds.
David Jordan
Diversifying Across Metros: Insurance Costs and Climate Risk in the Math
Cross-market rental portfolios spread vacancy and regulation risk, but insurance repricing tied to climate exposure is now the line that moves fastest.
David Jordan
How Property Tax Trajectories Reshape Long-Run Rental Returns
Property taxes reset to the purchase price in many states, and the difference between the seller's bill and the buyer's can quietly move cap rates for decades.
Yuki Tanaka
Cash Flow vs Appreciation: What Each Rental Strategy Actually Requires
Cash-flow investing and appreciation investing are different businesses with different financing, different risk, and different definitions of failure.
Peter Almeida