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Investing in Real Estate Protects Your Wealth from inflation!

Inflation is a common economic challenge that affects us all. It is a measure of the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and purchasing power is falling. Inflation has a profound impact on our everyday lives, as the cost of...

Top 5 strategies we use to protect your assets!

Top 5 Strategies Shalwin Properties Uses to Reduce the Risk on your investment Did you know that hard assets are typically less risky investments than paper ones? They are tangible or physical items that an individual can own. Real estate is a hard asset, as opposed...

3 Lessons I learned from a BILLIONAIRE

Last week was a transformational week for Ben and I . We slept in tents, disconnected from emails, social media, and life. We climbed to scary heights, cat walked across 30 feet high logs, climbed a 45 ft tower, and ice plunged in bone-chilling weather. We stepped out...

The Ultimate Secret to Explosive Wealth Building

You’re probably not surprised that I strongly believe that real estate is a great place to put your money. The convergence of the tax benefits, appreciation, capital preservation, and cash flow creates a very powerful strategy for wealth creation. As an investor, your...

BONUS Depreciation, why you should care!

Over the last several weeks, I’ve spent time educating you on the tax benefits of apartment investing. We’ve spent time understanding depreciation, what a cost segregation study is, and how apartment investing gives you more tax benefits than other asset classes....

Cost Segre-WHAT???

Recently, I talked about DEPRECIATION. Today, I’ll cover why there is more depreciation with apartments than other asset classes, and how we determine the depreciation amount. Two words: Cost Segregation A cost segregation study is a detailed study of the cost...

Is it time to put our head in the sand and wait?

In the last few months, mortgage rates have gone up like crazy. They went up a fourth time last week. Unprecedented. This is the biggest change in interest rates in years! And it only happened over 7 months! In most of our properties, this has resulted in our debt...

Wait & See? or take ACTION??

Many people ask me: Is this the right time to invest in apartments? Aren’t we in a recession? Shouldn’t I wait for things to settle down? It isn’t about whether it is the right time or not… You should be thinking “is this the right deal or not?” Recessions...

6 Ways Real Estate Makes You Money

Real Estate investing creates wealth. Period. “90% of all millionaires become so through owning real estate”- Billionaire Andrew Carnegie Real estate investing is incredibly lucrative because it makes you money in more than one way. Here are 6 ways real...

What in the world is Depreciation?

Two things that are guaranteed in life are death and taxes! Sound familiar? Taxes are our biggest expense. One important way to build your wealth is to create strategies to minimize taxes. It’s important to know that you can indeed decrease your taxes with certain...