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Risk versus return (reward) – they tend to work in opposite directions. When one side goes up, the other side must come down. Right? Well, not necessarily…What is your risk tolerance?   Green Bison Capital spends an equal amount of time and energy on assessing returns and evaluating risks. Even better is when we can evaluate returns that are adjusted for [...]

Buying and selling of stocks? To be successful, this requires timing the stock market. Fixing and flipping a property? To be successful, this requires timing the real estate market. I’ve tried both. They required a lot of my time and required quite a bit of luck to make a return that would beat the S&P 500. Most people don’t want [...]

Most of you have heard the saying “It’s not what you make. It’s what you keep.” The difference between what you make and what you keep is predominantly found in taxes. We know this all too well as W-2 wage earners when we look at our paychecks and see 30 to 40% withheld for state and federal taxes. Taxes are [...]

This blog post illustrates the power of commercial real estate – specifically, for cash-flow producing assets (e.g., multifamily/apartments, self-storage).  As a real estate investor, it is important to know if a property will appreciate.  We invest in assets that produce cash flow on day one, but also calculate if the property will appreciate during the investment hold period.  You ask: [...]

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is an entity that typically owns, manages and operates a portfolio of income-producing commercial properties.  REITs allow all investors to invest in large-scale, professionally managed companies that own commercial real estate.  The shares of major REITs are traded on major stock exchanges.   REIT shareholders pay taxes on the dividends they receive and any capital [...]