Mathew Owens
CPA
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CPA and Full Time Real Estate Investor Expert
Mathew Owens Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Buying Cash Flow Properties
- Career Focus
- Business owner
- Affiliation
- OCG Properties
I am a CPA and currently work about 70 hours a week but its not considered work if you love your job which I truly do. Once I attain my goals I can relax a little and enjoy but until then its hustle, hustle. I currently run my own real estate investment company purchasing positive cash flow investments and helping myself and my investors retire on passive income. My investors are getting some great returns and I have been able to put some great strategies in place to help mitigate most of the risks of investing.
I also love playing basketball and spending time with my family, sister and my girlfriend Lynn. I am addicted to traveling as well. Once you feel the travel itch its over, you just have to go everywhere in the world!
Learning and becoming a better person on an emotional, physical, mental and spiritual level is a huge driving force in my life. I really enjoy the challenge of becoming a better all around person and helping people. Money is amazing and it can provide some great benefits, but the fulfillment and happiness of being able to help others without expectation for something in return is unparalleled.
If anyone wants to find ways in which we can be resources for each other or help each other please feel free to send me a message. Its amazing how easy it is to find value for each other when two people sit down and are open minded and explore each others resources.
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A Better Perspective About Money
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Real Estate Investing and the Importance of Education
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The True Picture of the Califo ia Housing Market
According to first quarter data for this fiscal year 2012 in the state of Califo ia, roughly 55 percent of occupied housing is owner-occupied, with the remaining 45 percent being renter-occupied. Of those who are statistically classified as owning a home, over 75 percent carry it with a mortgage and about 35 percent, or about 5,100,000 homes are near negative equity. It’s no wonder such a large number of people are choosing to rent homes in Califo ia when a majority of those who “own” a house would likely end up paying to sell.
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Memphis Second Best Place For Boomers to Retire, Study Finds
A recent study conducted by the Washington Economics Group ranks Memphis, Tennessee as the No. 2 destination for millions of baby boomers looking to retire, second only to Tallahassee, Florida, which ranked No. 1. Through analysis of baby boomer trends and preferences, as well as scientific comparisons of over 20 potential ideal retirement communities, it was noted that pending retirees should and do, for the most part, look to Southern college towns for the best combination of climate, cost of living, health care, and other priorities.
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The Seven Habits of Highly Successful Real Estate Investors
Conditions now exist for near risk-free real estate investing in some areas of the United States. This has created great income opportunities for knowledgeable investors (and their clients) that perform the proper due diligence, develop a sound investment model, engage/manage the correct resources (people and organizations) and execute associated business transactions in an expeditious manner. So, what separates those who succeed at real estate investing and those who are less apt to produce a winning formula?
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Invest and Grow Rich
“Don’t buy a new car and then get rich. Get rich then buy a new car.” The sentiment above is an endorsement for delaying gratification but also contains additional ideas to be considered and understood…
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The Successful Real Estate Investor Mindset
Consider this: “The majority of wealthy people in the world have either made their money in real estate or invested in real estate after they built and operated successful businesses.” Clearly many who wish to be wealthy and financially secure gravitate towards real estate as a means to accommodate those desires. They know to “follow the money.”
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Visualization of the National Debt
These days the average American household has an average of $15,799 in debt, a number found by dividing the total revolving debt in the United Sates ($793.1 billion as of May 2011 as listed in the Federal Reserve’s July 2011 report on consumer credit) by the estimated number of households carrying credit card debt (50.2 million). Relatively, the average student after college has an estimated $24,000 in debt–based on the amount taken out in loans–according to the New York Times in the year 2009.
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The American Saver is Now the American Poor
In a recent effort to encourage spending by consumers, the Federal Reserve promised to hold short-term interest rates near zero at least through mid-2013. A plan to lower long-term rates followed suit in September. Unfortunately these lower rates make it harder for savers to hold onto their cash and still beat inflation. Even the typical money market account, having seen an 80 percent decline since 2006 is no longer a safe bet with inflation rates exceeding interest rates; the overall effect being diminished purchasing power.
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The Middle Class are Doing Worse in the Current So Called Economic Recovery than the Actual Recession
Newspaper headlines of late are quick to detail what little sign of national economic stability they can; some job growth here or a sign of stock market recovery there. And while it may be true that the S&P 500 is up 77 percent from the lows of March 2009–especially good for big-time stock market gamblers–median household incomes are falling at faster rates during this so-called “recovery period,” than they were during the actual recession years. As you can see from the chart below since the beginning of 2009 the median income has dropped sharply while unemployment rises significantly.
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Student’s College Education Overpriced and Not Showing a High Return on Investment
The student loan market relentlessly makes it way to and past the $1 trillion mark, having outstripped credit card debt, estimated at around $850 billion. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the national student loan cohort default rate increased from 7.0 percent in the fiscal year 2008 to 8.8 percent in 2009–the rate for for-profit institutions was up to 15 percent from 11.6 percent.
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More Jobs Coming to Memphis
The Memphis-Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) board recently met on Wednesday, Dec. 21 to grant a 15-year tax freeze to Valero Energy Corp. provided that the company follows along with planned investments and upgrades to its Memphis facility totaling more than $298 million over the next five years. In a statement on the refinery’as importance to local operations, Valero spokeswoma Lisa Wheeler noted that it is a direct supplier of Memphis International Airport, as well as the only refinery in Tennessee.
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