Quotes About Real estate

While I encourage people to save 100% down for a home, a mortgage is the one debt that I don't frown upon.

Every time there's a dip in the market, we buy. If you don't buy the land right, it ain't going to work.

Mr. Mr. Mr. Trump... You've been in New York real estate and global real estate and the gaming industry and with politicians. You can't say, reasonably, that Ted Cruz is the biggest liar you've ever seen.

Real estate funded our first creative endeavors as teenagers and we were doing what we do long before the show 'Property Brothers' was pitched.

I'm telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures.

During the second call, I explained that since we were both (meaning the buyer and me) busy people, I thought it would save a lot of time if he could answer a few quick questions over the phone. That way, I explained, I could avoid sending him properties that did not fall within his guidelines.

If a building is a historical building, the government may give you a tax credit, which is far better than a tax deduction, to improve your investment

One such way is Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows a seller to delay paying taxes on a piece of real estate that is sold for a capital gain through an exchange for a more expensive piece of real estate. As long as you keep trading up in value, you won't be taxed on the gains until you liquidate. Those who don't take advantage of these savings are missing a chance to build their asset column.

On larger properties, the asset really is the property and its income stream, not the individual borrower's income stream.

I offered the sellers what they were asking for, which was $35,000 down and they would carry the $300,000 at 8 percent interest for five years. It was such a great deal that I could not pass it up.

There is a tremendous difference between a broker who sells houses and a broker who sells investments

McDonald's is the largest single owner of real estate in the world, owning even more than the Catholic church.

We spoke the words bankers wanted to hear. Our numbers were clear, and we included our track record with our five other properties.

We had looked at hundreds of other properties before buying this particular 12-unit property, and we also had the cash flow from our business to support any unexpected losses from the investment.

had sold a house for $ 60,000 that cost me $ 20,000.

Real estate is great for the creative investor who is a good negotiator.

Even though my rental income breaks even with my expenses, I can still make money in real estate. Understanding phantom cash flow and the tax laws is like winning financially without making any money.

focus more on acquiring larger pieces of real estate with the help of government funding.

The greatest commodity to own is land. It is finite. God is not making any more of it.

It's tangible, it's solid, it's beautiful. It's artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.

Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned.

Real estate is my life. It is my day job, if you will. But it consumes my nights and weekends, too.

People are out there saying we have to devalue our properties because of the Internet, but it hasn't even come into play!

I tend to renovate properties when I'm not working.