Tammy Mikeska Slade's (tmikeska) Blog

What is a 1031 Exchange?In the summer of 1990, the I.R.S. finally came out with the long awaited rules on Deferred Exchanges. Section 1.1031 of the Internal Revenue Code laid out in detail the procedure for turning a sale and purchase type transaction into an exchange.These new rules allowed owne...

Mired in a stagnant stock market and disillusioned by other going-nowhere savings instruments, thousands of frustrated personal investors are deciding it's time to "get real" and join the club: the real estate investment club.Though not a new concept, the once-arcane real estate club seems to be ...

Stop Renting Today!  How long will you keep throwing money away on rent? How much have you made by renting in the past five years? How much will you make in the next five years if you continue to rent? Over the last twenty-two years, the price of an average home in Austin, Texas, increased by 240...