The Real Estate Blog with a Twist
Why I’ll always give a hand up, not a handout
When I was a young entrepreneur – trying to make some extra cash by mowing lawns and doing yard work – I got some invaluable business advice from a man named Mr. Wedow, “Don’t undersell yourself.”
Very Exciting – My Wife has Decided to Stay with Me
10 years ago, I shared that my wife, Tanja, and I were celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary—and the success of Hughes Private Capital’s Lease 2 Own buyer program.
The secret to fail-proof real estate investing
Want to understand inflation? It’s actually really simple: If the government prints money faster than the economy is able to produce valuable goods and services, those goods and services become more expensive.
Move over, hotels: savvy travelers prefer vacation homes
We recently shared some encouraging stats about the short-term rental (also known as STR) market.
You’re 13 minutes from being “Inflation Smart”
Want to understand inflation? It’s actually really simple: If the government prints money faster than the economy is able to produce valuable goods and services, those goods and services become more expensive.
23 million nights of vacation
Since we recently announced our Hughberry Homes fund, we know many of you are curious about how the data looks for short-term rentals for this year and beyond (STRs, also known as vacation homes or vacation rentals).
You’ve likely used this world-changing tool today
It’s easy to take for granted the small tools we use every day. We forget that even mundane objects are the result of remarkable human ingenuity.
How to Get Off the Stock Market Roller Coaster
Here’s a headline that recently showed up in my inbox:
“WORST PERFORMANCE IN 50 YEARS”
How a Visit with King Kong Inspired Our New Fund
The best business ideas often come to us when we’re trying to solve a personal problem.
This email is worth $20 Billion
Sometimes all it takes is one person to take the initiative and make big things happen.
Why investors are going all-in on “alts”
It’s no secret that we’ve been extolling the benefits of alternative investments for, well, as long as Hughes Capital has been around (more than a decade).
Don’t look at green energy through rose-colored glasses
With gas prices at an all-time high, it’s no wonder so many people are touting the benefits of electric vehicles. In theory, EVs seem like an environmental and economic solution; people would use less fossil fuel, saving money and the environment.
The questions I WON’T be asking my grandson — and what I’ll ask instead
Every generation has its hardships — that’s the cycle of life. What everyone can agree on though, regardless of age, is that we are living in especially weird times, which will undoubtedly shape the generations to come.
Future generations should prepare to ride camels
Every generation has its hardships — that’s the cycle of life. What everyone can agree on though, regardless of age, is that we are living in especially weird times, which will undoubtedly shape the generations to come.
How to Leverage Debt to Get a Free Car
Here is a cool financial trick:
If you took out a loan with a 5.0% simple interest rate (the interest does not compound) and you were able to write off the interest as a tax deduction, you could offset the cost of your interest payments by putting the borrowed money (or an equivalent amount) in an investment with only a 2.5% compounded after-tax net return.
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Nothing in this website represents an offer to buy or sell any security or investment interest from us. Any such offer or solicitation may only be made upon delivery of a Confidential Private Offering Memorandum (PPM). In addition, while marketing material in this website could be interpreted as including forward-looking statements, those statements can only be read within the context of disclaimers contained in the PPM. Hughes Private Capital, LLC is limited to accepting only Accredited Investors with a minimum of $25,000 or more for investment. A partial definition for an accredited investor is a natural person whose individual “net worth” or joint net worth with Client’s spouse exceeds $1,000,000, excluding the value of primary residence, or a natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the most two most recent years or joint income with Client’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years.