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Since 2007, a mutual trust and respect helped develop a friendship between Sam Thompson, President of RPM Midwest and Mark Thompson, President of EquityTeam (no relation) as they grew their professional relationship.  Ultimately it became clear that clients certainly would benefit from the companies having a close relationship too.

RPM Midwest doesn’t take it’s affiliations lightly…this partnership with EquityTeam will be it’s first with an outside, 3rd party vendor.

“As we have grown, our clients have asked for other services outside of our core scope of services, and we want to deliver.  However, we don’t want to be all things to all people.  We want to be the best at property management, and work with others businesses that are trusted experts with the services they can provide to our clients.” explained Sam Thompson of RPM Midwest.

“The real estate investing business is full of unethical people who prey on out-of-state or novice investors yet lack the needed experience to properly guide and service their needs.  Unfortunately, many of our current clients came to us after a bad experience with someone who made empty promises before the sale and disappeared or mismanaged things afterward.

EquityTeam knows real estate investing.  Experience is a significant factor in an investment being successful, and it’s hard to find anyone more experienced with real estate investment property around Cincinnati than Mark.

Partnering with EquityTeam was an easy decision based on a number of successful referrals to them over the years, including members of my family.”

RPM Midwest will be the exclusive property management services provider for EquityTeam and it’s clients.

“I’ve been amazed at how well RPM Midwest runs such a chaotic and stressful business.” said Mark Thompson of EquityTeam.

Sam has built a great team that works very hard to do the right things for their clients.  He’s been smart to follow a nationally proven model, and learn from other RPM franchisee’s while building RPM Midwest.

One of RPM’s strengths is a commitment to efficiency and technology.  We think their biggest strength is how they promptly help us seek a fair resolution when inevitable problems occur related to our accounts.  They have always made us feel like they share our goals and are on our team.

We’re excited to explore the benefits that will come from a closer relationship between EquityTeam and RPM.”

Click here to learn more about EquityTeam’s Investing Services or Real Property Management Midwest’s property management services.

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3. Cincinnati and Midwest Housing Markets Doing Better Compared to Most

Local housing prices jumped 6.4 percent in the four months ended in January compared with the prior quarter, according to a monthly national housing report from Clear Capital, a Truckee, Calif.-based real estate valuation analysis firm.

That was the nation’s second-best gain, behind only Cleveland’s 8.1 percent increase. And it bucked the U.S. trend that saw national housing prices slump 1.6 percent over the same time period.

But Cincinnati home prices fell 2 percent compared with the same period a year ago. That still beat the 4.3 percent U.S. decline compared with a year ago. But it ranked just ninth out of the top 15 markets.

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Greater Cincinnati’s housing market has gotten back on its feet, according to a monthly national housing report.

The Cincinnati metro area ranked as the 14th-best housing market out of 50 metro areas around the country, according to a monthly national housing report from Clear Capital, a Truckee, Calif.-based real estate valuation analysis firm.

Local housing prices jumped 10.2 percent during the four months ending in July compared with the prior quarter. That beat the national average of a 7.9 percent increase.

Greater Cincinnati housing prices rose 11.5 percent from the same period a year ago, according to Clear Capital. That also beat the national average of 11.1 percent.

The local housing market rebounded after ranking in the bottom 15 out of 50 U.S. markets in March and April.

The overall numbers were encouraging, said Alex Villacorta, Clear Capital’s senior statistician.

“Home prices continue to show positive growth from the first quarter of the year,” Villacorta said in the report. “This trend indicates that the initial upward momentum created by the tax credit expiration is being sustained.”

The Midwest was the strongest housing region in the period ended in July. Its housing prices averaged a 14.7 percent gain from the prior quarter. The South was the next best region, with just a 7 percent price gain. On a year-over-year basis, Midwest housing prices rose 15.1 percent to lead the nation. The West was next at 7.4 percent.

Cleveland was the top market in July, with a 29.2 percent price gain from the prior quarter and a 43.2 percent increase from the same period a year ago.

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7 Reasons Income Property is Better than Gold!

1. In contrast to property investment, there is no financing, thus no leveraging to allow you to build wealth.

2. In contrast to tax deferment opportunities, there is no tax advantage.

3. In contrast to real estate rental, there is no income potential.

4. Your investment is subject to confiscation; arguments that collectible coins are immune from seizure are flawed since there is no guarantee this protection won’t ever change.

5. Precious metals are prone to manipulation by those motivated to suppress their value in order to boost paper money.

6. The myth of superior gold liquidity. This argument fails on a couple counts. Proponents tout the facility of buying and selling gold, but there are hidden costs in offers of guaranteed buy-back of gold purchases. When you are ready to liquidate your investment, you’ll be penalized with a 1.5% premium for melt-down value, on top of shipping & handling plus insurance expenses. Real estate actually benefits from its lack of liquidity because combined with higher transaction costs, this equates to lower volatility. In contrast, the low transaction costs and high liquidity claimed for precious metals are a perfect formula for greater volatility.

7. If gold does go up in value, the gain is nominal rather than an actual increase in buying power. This is because when gold appreciates it typically coincides with a devaluation for paper money. Moreover, those gold profits are taxable, in contrast with the “most tax-favored” status enjoyed by real estate investment. By exploiting the 1031 tax-deferred exchange it is possible to trade up tax-free with property for a lifetime. Even if the dollar depreciates, your asset appreciates with inflation and you will have locked in a long-term loan that you repay “for free”.

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It was a well run event, especially considering it was EquityTrust’s first major gathering.  Over 500 investors from around the country participated in an event that was full of INCREDIBLE information on using your self directed IRA, investing wisely, and paying minimal tax.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth!

Mark Thompson participated in a panel discussion on “Safely Investing in Real Estate”.

Can’t wait until next year’s event!

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