Author name: Boston REIA

Governor Baker Approves New Short Term Rental (Airbnb) Law and Taxes New Occupancy Tax, Statewide Registry, Insurance Requirements, and Inspections At the very end of 2018 without much fanfare, Governor Baker signed into law a bill regulating and taxing short-term rentals. The new law provides for new taxes, a statewide registry, insurance requirements, and inspections […]

Want an EFFECTIVE Buyer Agent (or Listing Agent)? Better Shop Around Eating lunch at the Cambridge Common near the Harvard Law School, and the overhead speakers are playing a 1960’s classic from Smokey Robinson & The Miracles with the prudent advice above, “you better shop around.” The same words could apply to homebuyers and sellers according

The Federal Government Shutdown’s Effect On Real Estate Closings Bumpy Ride Ahead — Expect Some Delays For Certain Loans I asked my friend David Gaffin, Senior Mortgage Banker and Branch Manager at Fairway Mortgage – Hudson ([email protected]), whether and to what extent the federal government shutdown is affecting real estate closings in Massachusetts. Here’s what

What? Why run a back ground check on yourself? In the process of preparing for an upcoming national REIA conference, I decided to run a background check on one of the attendees: David Pickron. Or, as I often like to call him, “me.” Before I tell you what I found, let me ask you: have

Whether you’re an amateur or an experienced investor, setting financial goals is a major cornerstone to an investor’s success. Setting short and long-term financial goals provide a sense of direction to investors. Without defining clear goals, investors may struggle to maximize business returns. Financial goals, however, vary from investor to investor. Identifying the right goals

If you’re thinking about dipping your toe into the world of investing in distressed mortgages, the following are necessary questions that you need to ask yourself before making any commitment. What’s the difference between investing in real estate property versus mortgage notes? One of the main differences is that with real estate property, it requires

RentPerfect is the solution rental property owners and managers have been crying out for. RentPerfect has combined the hands-on human element of investigative techniques with the speed, convenience, and cost-cutting power of the digital age to provide you with an all-in-one, mobile web-enabled screening process. The RentPerfect Online Lease Agreement allows you to send your

A lot has happened this year in the real estate market and the general economy.  It impacts the portfolio of many Real Estate Investors – The value of our assets, how we want to invest in coming years, and even the tax law changes.  It also impacts 2017 tax issues that will be confronting us

One of the biggest fallacies I hear many new investors talk about is how much money they are going to make by buying a C-class property in a B-class area, then reposition the property and cash out. Or it could be a B-class in an A-area. Regardless, they never understand what repositioning really means because the most important

Steve Murray, REAL Trends, and Andrew Waite, NEXZUS Publishing Group. The authors thank Tim Herriage, 2020 REI Group, for providing inspiration, support and practical advice throughout this project. The Iceberg Report follows previous studies by the authors in 2008 and 2012 that examined the market size and investor value in single-family residential (SFR) real estate