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Boomers-Bank The Investor’s Guide to Commercial Real Estate and Retirement Planning How to Invest In Commercial Real Estate Using Your IRA or 401(k) Maximize Your Profit and Save For Retirement

Boomers-Bank Introduction Why invest in real estate using your retirement plan? In this book, we’re going to discuss several concepts for buying real estate using IRAs and 401(k)s; the socalled nontraditional investments. Let’s start by asking what advantage is there to all of this? Why not just let your IRAs and 401(k)s sit around and do whatever it is they’ve always done? Well, you can secure tax-deferred or tax-free income for one thing. Anytime you have a profit or a gain, either you are not paying taxes on the gains until you start using the money, or if it is in a ROTH IRA, you aren’t paying taxes at all. By having real estate in a retirement plan, you are also avoiding what’s known as capital gains every time you sell property. Your money is allowed to accumulate and your interest will compound. Moreover, you can put all of the money back into your next deal. However, you’ve got to bear in mind the current state of the economy. Money doesn’t just sit around these days. In most parts of the world, the dollar is losing value at a pretty alarming rate. The United States is a country at the edge of a financial and economic precipice, owing trillions of dollars to other countries and borrowing money against, well, the value of its existing borrowed money (we’ll talk about this later). The infrastructure of the United States is at present rather unorganized. We aren’t producing much and so we’re importing more than we’re exporting. It’s basic mathematics. Notice how the prices of food and gas have been rising recently. That should give you a pretty clear idea of what’s going on and what is likely to continue to happen (we’ll also talk about this a little later on). The main focus of this book, however, is to demonstrate the value of nontraditional investment choices for 401Ks. Our goal is not only to introduce you to the reasons why these choices are advantageous, but it is also to explain the particulars of the related processes. For the sake of helping you confront your financial advisor or accountant, we’ll discuss the various strategies for undertaking this type of investment. We also plan to take you through the processes for finding appropriate real estate to undertake the actual investment. Since the property market can be a bit difficult to navigate, particularly if you’re a beginner, we’ll allow you to benefit from our wealth of experience and wisdom on the subject.

We need to establish here why most people don’t invest their 401K, despite the fact that it is a very sound financial move. Firstly, what most average Americans do not understand is that you and your IRA/401K are two separate entities. Repeat: you are not one and the same, nor are you in any way, shape or form joined at the hip. You will need to absorb this fact so you can begin to understand how to actually structure a deal with your IRA. If you don’t take the time to learn the difference between you and your retirement plan, you’re going to spend a lot of time wondering, “is it me, or is it this plan that owes this money and needs to pay this bill?”. Let’s avoid confusion. Depending on the particulars of the loan you broker, the answer to this question, who owes the money, will be quite different. The next concept you need to bear in mind is that you and your IRA/401K, being two separate entities, have a third-party administrator for all of your deals. All deals involving your IRA or 401K will thus have a third party acting as a record keeper, administrator and a custodian or trustee. They will be the entity that is actually holding the money as well as the person who must meet government guidelines and regulations to be able to hold your retirement money. That said, let’s move onto the specifics of IRAs and 401Ks. We’re going to mention these entities quite a bit throughout the book, so it pays to be clear now. An IRA is a place where you can keep your assets for retirement, basically all the money that will see you through when you are no longer working. What most people don’t understand, however, is that you can pour into your IRA whatever type of investments you want, while your assets can take any one of a number of forms. It is important to note though that your IRA is not an investment in itself. Next, let’s take a look at non-traditional investments. Of course, retirement planning is a big issue for a lot of people. Most people, when they think about it, consider themselves limited to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and the like. There’s a general consensus that these are the types of things that we should be investing our money in so that it will grow in the years that we’re working, giving us something to fall back on when the time comes. What a lot of people don’t know, however, is that these investment types are not necessarily the best option. They certainly aren’t’ the only option.

Non-traditional investments such as real estate, notes, foreclosure properties, rehab properties, and other things along these lines, may actually be much more viable investments for the baby boomer generation. In this book, we’re going to explore the ways you can go about investing in real estate for maximum efficiency and return. By law, there are only two things you cannot put in a retirement plan: you can’t use retirement money to buy life insurance and you can’t put collectibles, such as art work or antiques, into your plan, not that most of us have to worry about these types of things. Long story short, the IRS gives you a pretty free rein. They let you be your own advisor and best financial friend when it comes to retirement. Many people believe that they already have a self-directed plan for their retirement, particularly if they are working with a brokerage firm. There is some truth to this. While you select your own mutual funds and stocks in many cases, most brokerage firms won’t allow you to invest in real estate or notes. Thus, they usually have a limiting plan for investment. Unless you take something of a do-it-yourself route, real estate investment options using your 401k or IRAs are actually quite limited. To purchase such nontraditional types of investments within your retirement plan, you need to be allowed to self-direct. The person or entity holding your money, the custodian, must allow you to self-direct. One of the perceived disadvantages to self-direction, of course, is that you are assuming responsibility for how well your retirement plan actually does. You can, for example, pick the wrong stocks and bonds and hence secure nothing but financial losses. Thus, you can end up jeopardizing your future if you don’t take the right approach. On the other hand – and let’s now consider an example – you can save yourself a lot of money by acting in a financially sensible and knowledgeable way. Consider the case of Ms. X. Working as an investment advisor, Ms. X has been investing stocks and bonds for many years in her retirement plan. Her plan, like most of her contemporaries, is driven by traditional types of investments. During her working life, Ms. X has invested a good deal of money in real estate. In fact, it’s become something of a hobby to her. However, one of the problems with such an approach is that she had to pay taxes on the profits she made from her real estate investments. Using her retirement plan to make the investment, however, Ms. X discovered a way of avoiding these issues, as a number of other savvy individuals have done before. Real estate investing is nothing new as a means of acquiring wealth; it is a practice that has been popular since the beginning of recorded history. Most of the wealthiest people in history have either secured or built the bulk of their wealth using real estate. Land had always been the defining possession of the nobility in the vast majority of early socio-economic systems. Even during times of war and economic depression, land and property have tended to hold up as strong sources of wealth. Hence, it is safe to say that things are unlikely to be much different these days. However, despite the popularity of real estate and the many centuries of experienced buying and selling, even some of the most savvy investors are still unaware that they can use their retirement plans to invest and thereby save themselves from capital-gains’ taxes and other such annoyances. Although many people claim to feel ‘trapped’ by traditional investment options, the vast majority of them are totally oblivious to the fact that real estate is available to serve as one rather convenient nontraditional investment commodity for use in individual retirement plans (IRAs) and 401(k)s. .

The dual advantages of real estate and IRA/401(k) investments are overlooked. The only requirement of the IRS is that you have a custodian for your IRA or other retirement plan, which we will review. Beyond that, you are free to use your IRA or other qualified retirement plan to invest in real estate. You can also use your plan to keep your real estate investment, earning money and limiting what you have to pay in taxes. Since 1975, one has been able to use Keogh plans, now known as qualified plans, to purchase real estate as a tax-deferred investment option. With the increase to allowable contributions, simple employee retirement plans have become popular as well. In 1997, Roth IRAs further enhanced the popularity of tax-free investments. In 2006, the establishment of Roth 401(k)s made it possible for deferrals to be made regardless of salary amounts. At this point in time, the long and the short of it is that investment options are phenomenal and as we shall explore soon, the need for making sensible investments has never been greater. Whether you currently have retirement funds or you’re looking to set up funds for investment purposes, the time is right for you to make an investment in real estate using your IRA or qualified retirement plan. This book will show you how. The book will continue with he next post you can go to http://blog.IRA-401K-RealEstate.com and request the entire ebook with all the charts pictures and examples. Its free if you request it only 10 copies will be put out as a marketing promotion..no strings attached..

se is possibly the most important factor when one is to make a purchase. Combine that with customer profiling, and you have the recipe for success. However, always remember that you shouldn’t venture outside your comfort zone unless you absolutely have to. Comfort zone here refers to areas with which you are familiar and have possibly had experience in previously. This point is important always but even more when you are initially starting out as a real estate investor. When starting out, stick to what you know and try out new things only when you feel you have a handle on the situation. And always, always, keep your eyes and ears open to absorb whatever information you can about your location so that you are never left in the dark.

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About three years ago, my family and I decided to take advantage of Toronto’s real estate upswing. We opted to sell our townhome while prices were skyrocketing ending up with a very decent profit. In fact, our profit was so good that it allowed us to pay cash for a large, four-bedroom character home in Winnipeg. Yes, we had decided to relocate to another city, leaving our friends and family behind, setting out for a new life for our family. And the best part? We were mortgage-free!

Our big house is absolutely sprawling and the property boasts a double lot. If our home was located anywhere within the Toronto real estate market, there’s no way it would sell for less than $300,000. Fully renovated and depending on the exact location, the selling price could even be close to $500,000. So, how did we manage to land this real estate deal and claim our mortgage-free status? The real estate market in Winnipeg is one of the city’s best kept secrets. We’ve experienced a 20% increase in our market in the past three years. However, when we bought our home, we paid a measly $65,000 for a three story home in good condition. There are some cosmetic things that needed (and still need) to be done. My husband plans to install brand new hardwood flooring throughout the main living area. But these are minor concerns when considering what a home of this size and character would go for in the Toronto real estate market.

Toronto prices have shot up so much that people who want to buy a house have to shell out $250,000! Others have to forget about settling in a nice neighborhood or a place with good amenities, the condition of the place, etc. They can only live in town homes or condominiums. The house could be in any condition–the price would not change. The real estate listings of the city of Toronto therefore prove to be quite mind-boggling for someone who is not prepared for it!

Imagine the thrill of living in a place where commuting to and from office is peaceful. No gridlocks to battle through, no evidence of road rage. Anyone who wants to live here can afford a house since it is only $100,000. There are umpteen houses to choose from, in a variety of neighborhoods. If you wish to put up new windows and high efficiency furnaces along with your fixer-upper, Manitoba Hydro offers loans at low interest rates. So there is no need to worry. The town homes and condominiums up for sale demand a maintenance fee; but this is only a fraction of what one would have to pay in Toronto.

Toronto real estate prices drive people away; Winnipeg prices and conditions attract people. Thus, anyone will find this a place to be comfortable in.

What is the best thing about Winnipeg is that life moves at a slower pace over here. Every one has time for each other. The children are happy with the wide open spaces. We keep in touch with family and friends, though we are far away. The silver lining on the cloud is that we took the right decision three years ago when we decided to move out here!

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Are you commiserating with everyone else around the nation? Unless you have a very, very good and secure job, or live overseas, you likely are going though the same thing every other American is going through: worries about your financial future and situation. You may believe that now is not the time to buy yourself things, such as a new handbag or a new outfit. The truth, however, is that in denying yourself things, you are actually making the situation more difficult for yourself and for those you work for. Chanel handbags online can actually help you to be able to get yourself a little treat now and again without having to spend tons of money.

What Denying Does

It is good, important, even to, to deny yourself things occasionally. After all, if we always got what we wanted, we would wind up very shallow people. The problem, however, comes when you deny yourself from everything. If you become one of those people who never buys anything, you begin to lose joy in your life. It may even get to the point where you don’t know how to feel joy anymore because nothing makes you happy.

Why to Pamper Yourself

Those people who pamper themselves all of the time, like Paris Hilton, may seem shallow, but look at how young they look. When you pamper yourself occasionally, you give yourself endorphins. These endorphins can help your body to feel better and to look better. It’s almost the same thing as when you are dieting and you avoid eating chocolate or anything that you enjoy consuming, you wind up going into shock when you finally allow yourself to have a little sliver. As with dieting, the key with pampering yourself lies in moderation. A little treat here and there is great, while avoiding these treats at all times is actually bad for your health.

Your Health

How can avoiding treats and pampering yourself be bad for your health? Getting yourself something nice, such as a replica handbag online or Chanel handbags online, actually helps to relieve stress because you are doing something nice for yourself. If you avoid doing anything good for yourself, the stress builds up until it starts to cause problems with your health. People with high stress levels can have problems with their heart, blood pressure, depression, and much more.

Buying Cheap Handbags

Chanel handbags online are extremely inexpensive and are a great way to buy yourself a treat without feeling stressful about the purchase. It allows you to give yourself something nice without breaking the bank. Another great thing about Chanel handbags online is that they are not only inexpensive, there are tons of varieties to choose from, making it easy to find one that you not only enjoy, but can actually afford to purchase.

New business development is the act of developing a person in the act of sales. Sales, which can be done individually or as part of a team, is where a person sells a goods or service to a buyer. It is usually thought that selling is the same as marketing but there is a distinct difference – marketing exists to endorse a product by making it attractive to a potential customer and, through this, may inactively produce a sale. On the other hand, a sales person actively speaks with a potential customer, demonstrating directly how their product or service can help the customer by providing them tailored information. The best sales agent is someone who works together with their customer and works to solve the customer’s wants and goals with the item or service to be sold.

Sales is an important part of contemporary work models. Not only does the sales person sell a corporate product or service, they also act to generate unique corporate prospects and generate buyers for their business, thereby sustaining and developing their company’s customer base and reputation. Sales is often the community face of a business so it necessary that correct sales training is provided to the sales person so that they can excel in their selling role but also know how to be the best believer possible for the product and the business.

There is a plethora of methods a corporation can employ to connect with their client. Direct sales – where the company deals directly with their client – is probably the most recognized. The most familiar direct selling methods are door-to-door selling and telemarketing; in both cases the corporation directly connects with the customer at home or at their place of business to inform them about the goods. Another way of direct selling is ‘consultative selling’ whereby the company deals directly with the buyer but first begins by asking the client about what products or services they need and developing solutions in consultation with the customer. Companies also traditionally sell products through retailers – so called ‘middle men’ – and through mail order, while the rise of the web has given companies a new field in which to connect with prospective buyers. As can be seen, there is a large variety in the way companies contact, connect and potentially sell to a customer, which has increased the significance of sales development.

New business development concentrates on the variety of methods a sales person can use when directly talking with the client, so integral in these days of direct selling. Although there are a variety of particular methodologies tailored for different varieties of selling, the main thought behind outstanding sales practice is five-fold: analyze a customer’s needs, offer solutions to the client, discuss the benefits of the item, overcome any objections the buyer may have and close the sale. This methodology can sometimes be shortened to a three-part methodology: discover the customer, present to the customer and finish the sale.

Sales training courses are widely available with many training academies and specialist companies offering courses that you can take in person or via correspondence or the internet. Many large businesses have also developed their own in-house new business development programs. There are also a plethora of books available on the subject.

Good Sales training will always highlight the need to ask buyers questions in order to better provide them solutions, will always highlight the necessity of knowing your product and will include motivational material, as selling is a high-pressure profession that not only involves a lot of self-motivation but also deals with a lot of rejection as well.

Incentive programs, what they’re for and how to use them are also included in a lot of sales development. These ’sales incentive programs’ or SIP’s, are a tool used to encourage a sales teams and lists specific goals for attainment, which aims to focus selling activity.

Sales training will teach you self-motivation, direction and excellent interaction abilities and, as such, would stand any person in good stead for any leading role outside of sales, as well as within.

If you are currently in foreclosure, strongly think about selling your property. The object is to pay off all debt and expenses, walk away without a foreclosure or bankruptcy on your credit history and perhaps put a little money in your pocket to start over.

Your lender may agree to accept the sale as total satisfaction of your mortgage even if the proceeds of the sale are less than the amount that you actually owe. This is called a Short Sale.

In order to quickly sell your home, you must:

- Put a value on your property – Figure out your bottom-line sale price – Locate home buyers

Listing With A Real Estate Agent

The conventional method of locating home buyers is to contact a Real Estate Agent and ask them to list your property. If you contact an agent, they will come out to evaluate your home and more than likely ask that you sign a document that lets them represent you when speaking to prospective home buyers. Remember, DO NOT LET ANYONE PRESSURE YOU INTO SIGNING ANYTHING.

After evaluating your property, the agent will run a market analysis to identify the price homes with similar square footage, number of bedrooms/bathrooms, and features have sold for within one mile of your neighborhood in the last six to twelve months. The agent will then suggest a list price that you can either accept or reject. Once your property is listed in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), it will be available to all agents (thus potential home buyers) in your area.

Disadvantages

Although the realtor handles all of the details, they do not do it for free. Agents usually charge between 3% and six percent of the final negotiated sales price. The seller (that’s you) customarily pays for fees associated with both the buyer’s and seller’s realtor (which usually totals six percent). If you have requested a Short Sale from your lender; the lender may agree to pay the closing costs.

Advantages

The number one advantage to listing your home with an realtor is that you may be able to obtain full price for your house. Again, this is time dependent, so if you have a lot of time, you can request more money. The exposure that the MLS obtains is also a huge advantage.

Selling To An Investor

An alternative to listing your house with an agent is to locate an investor who is willing to buy your house. This is the best option if you must sell the property quickly, because they are often able to make cash buys. Therefore, the loan processing time is eliminated. Investors can also utilize creative solutions so that you can sell your house with no out-of-pocket expenses, thus you can walk away without any financial obligations.

Disadvantages

The disadvantage of working with investors is that they buy houses in order to make money by making repairs and reselling the house or renting it out. In order to make money, they must obtain the house at a discounted price (usually 10-30 percent below market value). That means that you will not walk away with all of your equity.

Advantages

The advantage to working with an investor is that they can move very quickly. Plus, you will not have to make repairs, make back payments, pay foreclosure attorneys, pay a reinstatement fee, or pay late fees. You walk away with a portion of your equity in order to start over, no foreclosure or bankruptcy on your credit, and hopefully, less stress.