One of the cardinal rules of Power Negotiating is that you should ask the other side for more than you expect to get. Henry Kissinger went so far as to say, “Effectiveness at the conference table depends upon overstating one’s demands.” Think of some reasons why you should do this: Why should you ask the [...]

For years, hot-shot speculators made huge profits flipping condos in Florida and Vegas before they were even constructed. All the while, the naysayers in the ivory towers of Wall Street and academia warned of a “housing bubble” that was sure to burst as all bubbles do. When Fed chairman Alan Greenspan said that national real [...]

So what is it about downtown Las Vegas that has people just dying to live here? Is it the casinos, you wonder? Is downtown LV a consummate community of gamblers? Well, not exactly. Downtown is very far removed from what we might consider the conventional view of Sin City, the raunchy, bright-lights, big city motif. [...]

A carefully crafted estate plan can ensure that only your intended heirs or beneficiaries derive benefit from your estate. If you are unable to make a proper estate plan in time, it may also prove to be very costly in terms of heavy taxes. High estate taxes and administrative costs can consume a sizeable part [...]

Broadly speaking, there are two types of taxes that you need to consider before passing on your properties to heirs. These are Gift Tax and Estate tax. If you intend to transfer property to your heirs during your lifetime, you must take the relevant provisions of Gift Tax into consideration because you will have to [...]

Any one possessed of property is usually aware of the pitfalls of not having an estate plan or a will in place. Nevertheless, most are unaware of the drawbacks of insufficient estate planning or certain conditions that give rise to pitfalls even when they have made a will. One position one must know relates to [...]

The cost for real estate is on the rise in many areas. This has led prospective home buyers to look for new and fresh ways to buy as much house as they possibly can for as little money as possible. One of the most popular ways that buyers do this is to buy a foreclosure [...]

There’s a lot of talk in real estate about green building lately, but the phrase is still a little vague. Here’s a guide to understanding a few key terms, so you can investigate whether or not a potential home is truly eco-friendly. Insulation and Building: Many new buildings are being insulated with recycled materials, such [...]

In almost every seminar I’ve ever attended, a lot of time has been devoted to teaching attendees how to find good deals. Because deal-finding Is so crucial to one’s investing success, I recently decided to look back and see which methods have generated the most deals and the best deals for me. In reviewing the [...]

Real estate investing is one of the best ways available to make money, but unfortunately many people think that getting started requires having a great deal of money. Believe it or not, almost anyone who has the ingenuity and determination needed can be successful as a real estate investor. There is great money to be [...]