1. Don’t lose a property to squatters’ rights.
Adverse possession allows a person to gain legal ownership of property without payment if the possession of the property is personal, exclusive, overt, and continuous for a period of time and the rightful owner does not attempt remove the person within a legally defined period. Here’s a state by state guide to squatters rights.

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2. Would you like to aggressively avoid taxes as a real estate investor?
This is the 20th (soon to be 21st) edition of John T. Reed’s classic book on legal tax avoidance, depreciation deductions, expenses, dealer property, installment sales, passive loss limitations, exchanging, how to find an aggressive tax advisor, breaking out personal property and land improvements, justifying the highest possible improvement ratio, the $250,000 per spouse homeowner long-term capital gain exclusion, home office, first-year expensing, and more. Includes Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

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3. Can the government just take your land? Of course they can.
Farmers’ land across the midwest is being confiscated to make way for construction of a massive, 1300-mi long Carbon Capture & Sequestration Pipeline. Town halls in hundreds of counties are full of angry farmers, as county officials announce, “There’s not much we can do.” 

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4. Have you branded your land business?
Branding isn’t only for multi-million-dollar corporations with big budgets. It’s even more important for small businesses. This article provides a solid, succinct overview of what a brand is and how to implement it.

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5. Success requires the right mindset.
Do you have the right mindset? If you don’t you may be sabotaging your success. Watch this short video to learn from master mindset coach J.P. Sears.

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