Real Estate Investing – Part III

As the headline implies, this is the third column in a series about real estate investing. I started with single-family homes, moved to duplexes and…

Ukiah Business Trends

You may have noticed that we finally have some new businesses in town. The old Masonite property north of town, developed by Ross Liberty, has…

Buying Existing Loans

 Last week, I shared information about hard-money loans, which are loans that often work when conventional loans won't. This week, I’ll talk about buying and…

Maximize Your Investing With a Line of Credit

Whether you’re investing in real estate, the stock market, mutual funds or loans backed by real estate, you want your money working for you, maximizing…

The Tax Benefits of Investing in Residential Real Estate

Whenever I discuss the tax benefits of investing in real estate, I start with this disclaimer: I am not a tax professional and I am…

The Benefits of Real Estate Investing

A few years back, I wrote some columns on real estate investing. Since then, I’ve been asked about the tax benefits and other upsides of…

Real Estate Investing in Your 20’s and 30’s

Each week I ask for recommendations for column topics, and this week I received an excellent suggestion from Realty World agent and Ukiah’s rookie agent…

Wells and Water

Believe it or not, when you turn on the tap at home, water doesn’t just magically appear. It depends on a well somewhere, whether it’s…