Real Estate Monday's By Scott Voak

In this episode, Scott provides an introduction to different factors affecting home owner’s insurance. He is joined by Kevin and Sarah Paulson of Paulson Insurance in San Diego. With over 35 years of combined experience, Kevin and Sarah start with the basics and get into details on types of coverage needed to protect your home...

In this episode, Scott talks to top Chicago Agent Anne Fan with Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty about the Chicago real estate market. Anne is an experienced agent working Chicago’s luxury market as well as working directly with several investors.   Anne covers the economic drivers in Chicago including the top employers, schools and areas. Using...

This is the first show in a series on residential investing around the US. In this episode, Scott interviews Conrad Waite of Sotheby’s International Realty in Pittsburgh, PA. Conrad outlines the history of Pittsburgh real estate and the economic influences that are driving the real estate market. Scott used his tools as an out of...

Scott speaks with Brian Westre about what it takes to be a successful real estate agent. Brian has 17 years of experience in real estate and almost 20 years in management, both in and out of real estate. Scott and Brian talk about the legal requirements to get a license and how to pick a...

Scott interviews San Diego loan officer and former NFL long snapper Mitch Palmer for 30 minutes about mortgages. They start with the differences between a bank and a mortgage broker and then ouline the different types of loans available to borrowers and the differences between loans sold on the secondary market and portfolio loans. Once...

In this show, Scott provides an introduction to Residential Real Estate Investing. He explains common terms such as Cap Rate (Operating Income divided by Purchase Price) and Cash-on-Cash Return (Net Income divided by Cash Invested). He explains why he thinks residential real estate is a good investment for people looking to generate a positive cash...

In this show, Scott interviews local trust attorney Ari David with Larson & Solecki.  Together, the provide an overview of the different ways to hold title to real estate in California: Sole Property, Tenants in Common, Joint Tenancy, Married with Right of Survivorship and in a Revocable Trust.  They look at the reasons for using...

Residential real estate investing is a field that many people are familiar with.  If you own a home, making the jump to owning a rental home is pretty simple.  But, stepping up into commercial real estate is stepping into a different world.   Whereas finding a residential property to buy is as simple as looking...

Many people hold investment property and for many it’s a home they used to live in. Selling an investment property can trigger a large tax bill as not only are you faced with capital gains, but also depreciation recapture. There is an entire industry that has evolved to help people tax advantage of tax laws...

With a new administration and Republicans in power of the oval office and Congress, there are potential large scale changes coming to the federal tax code. Dave Brzezniak and Brian Wilcox with JGD & Associates are Scott’s long term CPA firm through numerous companies and ventures he has had. They are experts in tax law...