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Financial Planning Insights: Using Home Equity to Manage Debt
Potential tools to reduce interest rate risk and cash flow, let's take a few minutes to compare the Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs)...

Rich Arzaga
Feb 242 min read
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Zombie Malls: From Decline to Community Renaissance
NewPark Mall, Newark, CA conceptual rendering. By Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM When I first shared the initial article in this series on...

Rich Arzaga
Feb 221 min read
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A Landlord’s Survival Guide: What to Do When a Tenant Passes Away
By Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM The Real Estate Whisperer Financial Planning® As a landlord, you understand that your role goes beyond...

Rich Arzaga
Feb 204 min read
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No Investment Minimums or Asset Management Required: Finding the Right Financial Planner for You
By Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM I received the question below, which is growing in frequency. The question can apply to individuals or...

Rich Arzaga
Jan 282 min read
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How Moving States Can Help Close Your Retirement Income Gap
While the chart provides a high-level overview, personalized planning, and detailed calculations are essential for making informed...

Rich Arzaga
Jan 232 min read
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Renting vs. Owning: Finding the Right Answer for You
by Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM Questions about buying a first home often spark concern, especially for Millennials and Gen Z. Charts like the...

Rich Arzaga
Jan 202 min read
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The Office Building Conundrum: Insights from a Notable Transaction
Recently sold at an approximately 80% discount from the previous sale: The Offices at Public Market Class-A Building, 6001 Shellmound St,...

Rich Arzaga
Jan 132 min read
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What smaller real estate investors might expect in 2025 and beyond
Recent trends can help spot challenges and identify opportunities in the year ahead. By Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM As we enter 2025, the...

Rich Arzaga
Dec 28, 20243 min read
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Insights from NAR’s 2024 Real Estate Forecast Summit: A Financial Planner’s Perspective
Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM Last week, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) hosted its year-end Real Estate Forecast Summit, featuring...

Rich Arzaga
Dec 21, 20244 min read
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Real estate investing and AI: Expanding the advisor and investor toolkit
By Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM Generative AI is revolutionizing business, and investment real estate is no exception. For advisors and...

Rich Arzaga
Nov 28, 20244 min read
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The CFP® Practice Standards in creating financial plans for clients.
CFP Board developed this Guide to the Practice Standards for the Financial Planning Process to illustrate how a CFP® professional might...

Rich Arzaga
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Inheriting a Family Home: Key Steps to Make the Right Choice
Republished in ReThinking65.com By Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM Inheriting real estate from parents can be a significant financial lift for...

Rich Arzaga
Oct 20, 20246 min read
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Qualified Intermediary Resource Page for IRC Section 1031 exchanges.
This is a starting point for identifying 1031 exchanges, and not a specific recommendation on your needs and circumstances. I hope this...

Rich Arzaga
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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Learn About Real Estate Investing in a course for financial professionals and investors. Class starts October 16th via Zoom.
Please forward this to anyone you feel may be interested. A 15-hour Real Estate Investments for Financial Planners course starts soon at...

Rich Arzaga
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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‘Is This a Good Time to Buy a Rental Property?’
Financial planning clients asking this question may not understand that there are more important questions to ask. Originally published...

Rich Arzaga
Sep 11, 20246 min read
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Deferring Taxes After Disasters: How Section 1033 Helps Real Estate Owners Recover
By Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM Put aside the known risks of real estate, with its value fluctuations and interest rate dynamics. Let's talk...

Rich Arzaga
Aug 7, 20244 min read
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A message to my 20-something year-old daughter about credit cards
by Rich Arzaga, CFP®, CCIM Note: What follows is a message I sent today to my daughter. She has grown out of the student credit card we...

Rich Arzaga
Jul 28, 20245 min read
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What is the outlook for real estate? Let's see what the economists believe.
by Rich Arzaga, CFP ® , CCIM Real Estate and Economic Outlook, Midyear NAR Forecast Summit July 22, 2024. The National Association of...

Rich Arzaga
Jul 24, 20243 min read
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A Boring Investor can be a Smart Investor.
This Wall Street Journal article does a good job articulating how many serious financial planners (those who go deep in planning) feel...

Rich Arzaga
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Spilling the Tea on BiggerPockets®
Question A friend of mine came across this site, and it strikes me as another scheme that preys on aspiring and inexperienced investors....

Rich Arzaga
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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