Are Your Assets Protected from Lawsuits? By Larry Oxenham, Senior Advisor, American Society for Asset Protection

Apartment owners need to consider the possibility of a lawsuit, with the ultimate goal of ensuring your personal and business assets are shielded from seizure to satisfy a judgment. The first step to shielding assets is understanding how lawsuits work. Fortunately, proceedings of a lawsuit can be broken into six simple steps. 1. Injury or…

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Something to Think About #127: The Negotiating Opportunist by Klarise Yahya, Commercial Mortgage Broker, BRE: 00957107 – MLO: 249261

J.P. Getty had five wives in succession. Each one, in her time, probably told her girlfriends, “Of course I know what he’s like. But after we’re married I’ll change him!”  The opening phrase “what he’s like” referred to his notable thrift. In personal relationships, marriages included, Getty was a miser. Once received, it was difficult…

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7 Ways to Upgrade Your Real Estate Game with a 1031 Exchange By Austin Bowlin, CPA – Partner at Real Estate Transition Solutions

Owning investment real estate can be an effective way to build wealth and create financial security. Done properly, it can even generate stable, predictable income without significant management responsibility. However, often property owners need to rebalance their investments to achieve their objectives. Selling investment real estate to acquire different properties better suited to meet an…

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Industry Changes Negatively Impacting Apartment Owners’ Pocket Books! By GSI Insurance

There have been some major changes and developments in the real estate marketplace recently that have had and may continue to be extremely costly for landlords and apartment owners!  The industry is experiencing double digit property insurance rate increases and finding competitive insurance solutions has never been so difficult for apartment owners.  The good news…

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