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EXPAND YOUR INVESTMENT HORIZON BY TRANSFERRING YOUR IRA AND 401K TO A SELF-DIRECTED IRA OR SOLO 401K
I don’t always make wise decisions, but in 2010 I did. I was staring at my mutual fund returns from 2000-2010, and the feeling was...
Rick Martin
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SHOULD WE STORE OUR CASH AND WAIT FOR THE COMING RECESSION? I'M NOT STANDING ON THE SIDELINE.
Hello, Chief economist here with my crystal ball. Is it all about to come crashing down again? Is it going to be just like 2008, where...
Rick Martin
3 min read
AN EXAMPLE OF A DEAL THAT I AM PASSING ON.
(QUICK WAYS TO EVALUATE A MARKET BEFORE DIVING TOO DEEP INTO UNDERWRITING). A potential deal came to me that I quickly passed on, and I...
Rick Martin
3 min read
How Does This Thing Work, and How Much Am I Going to Make?
Suppose you have $250,000 that you have been wanting to invest, and you decide you are going to place it into apartment syndications, and...
Rick Martin
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IS THE GOAL IN LIFE TO ENJOY IT, OR TO JUST GET THROUGH IT?
After the righteous Prius driver cut me off, and then flipped me off, I was asking myself why so much hostility on the highways during...
Rick Martin
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GIVE YOUR INCOME STREAMS A NAME, A SOUL, A “WHY” TO BECOME MORE COMMITED TO YOUR FINANCES
When I think of only money, I may feel a little bit stressed or anxious, but when I think of my sons, I feel nothing but love and...
Rick Martin
4 min read
THE OLD INVESTOR MINDSET? IT IS TIME FOR THE MINDSHIFT.
Do you know the old adage give a man a fish? In this case, give this man $2,000,000, and he lasts 25 years after retiring at age 65,...
Rick Martin
3 min read
Multifamily Investing and Its Exponential Returns: Enough to Retire from A Doctor's Salary?
$5,000,000. Could you retire on that? The beautiful thing, is once you get the syndication machine rolling, you no longer have to think...
Rick Martin
3 min read
Some questions to ask, when passively investing into an apartment syndication
The "passive" in passive investor is a little misleading when speaking of your role as a limited partner. As with any investment, it pays...
Rick Martin
4 min read
Owning the American Dream or Having Financial Freedom?
Buying a home in many of the coastal metros can require $200,000 to $300,000 as a down payment, and then it also rewards you with a $5000...
Rick Martin
4 min read
CAP RATE - Using it to evaluate an investment, but also using it to calculate “forced appreciation."
Your commercial broker may tell you that your potential building may be trading at an 11 Cap in an area that averages right around the...
Rick Martin
3 min read
THE FORTRESS FEDERATION BLOG
Build never-ending income streams by investing in commercial real estate, so you can finally step off that treadmill and set your own schedule in life.
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