Nahai Insurance Services Offers Commercial Property Owners Cost-Saving Real Estate Insurance Tips & Education

Nahai Insurance Services Offers Commercial Property Owners Cost-Saving Real Estate Insurance Tips & Education












Beverly Hills, California (PRWEB) January 28, 2013

Nahai Insurance Services, a full-service relationship-focused independent insurance brokerage and business consultancy, recognizes commercial property owners’ need to find the most affordable, yet reliable real estate insurance available. In efforts to help property owners meet that need, the California-based brokerage is offering some tips and education to help them save on commercial property insurance.

Here’s a glimpse of cost-saving tips Nahai Insurance Services is providing:


    Consider a higher deductible. For most real estate investors, having a higher deductible can create considerable savings on property insurance premiums. Before doing this, consider the level of risk properties are exposed to, such as location, i.e. proximity to crime-ridden areas, or likelihood of major natural disasters. If some properties are more risk-prone than others, consider adjusting the deductibles of each to a comfortable level. And always consult with an independent insurance agent to determine a property’s risk level.

    Insure multiple properties with one company. Owning multiple properties, each with a separate insurance policy or carrier, is not only inconvenient but cost-prohibitive. Bundling those separate policies with one carrier can create savings, as there is usually a discount applied when bundling.

    Invest in premium-reducing improvements. Installing sprinkler and/or alarm systems in all commercial properties may seem like a hefty investment, but when considering the savings it could create in insurance premiums, and even in the safety of occupants, the cost is worthwhile.

Other premium-reducing improvements include: installing fire-resistant interior doors and upgrading plumbing, wiring, and HVAC systems. The construction of a building can also influence premiums. Buildings made out of brick, for example, can be less costly to insure because they are more fireproof.

These are just a few of the cost-saving insurance tips and resources Nahai Insurance Services provides commercial property owners throughout California and other western states. For more information on the services the brokerage provides, call 888-468-7202 or visit http://www.nahai.com/.

About Nahai Insurance Services

Nahai Insurance Services was established in 1980 as a multi-faceted insurance brokerage, providing comprehensive services in addressing all needs of our individual and business clientele. The scope of our business extends to include risk management, financial consultation, and administrative services, in addition to the placement of risk on a nationwide basis. The firm has grown to become one of the largest brokerages in the region by consistently ranking among firms with the lowest client attrition rates in the industry – many of their original clients remain policyholders 30 years later.























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Interest In Real Estate IRAs Is Bursting At The Seams At American IRA, LLC, A National Provider Of Self Directed IRAs, What’s All The Fuss About

Interest In Real Estate IRAs Is Bursting At The Seams At American IRA, LLC, A National Provider Of Self Directed IRAs, What’s All The Fuss About













Self-Directed IRAs Give You Control of Your Retirement


Lexington, KY (PRWEB) January 20, 2012

Realtor Mag recently reported that optimism is building in the housing market. American IRA is noticing the increased optimism as they are receiving an overwhelming interest in Real Estate IRAs.

Jim Hitt, CEO of American IRA, explains, “Many people are surprised to learn that you can own real estate – not just REIT shares or other stocks, but actual rocks, soil, brick and timber real estate – within your Individual Retirement Arrangement. The IRA vehicle allows you to realize all the advantages of the IRA – tax deductions, no capital gains taxes, deferral of income tax, asset protection, and in some cases, tax-free income – while allowing you to invest in all types of real estate.”

Self-Directed IRAs

The key to using their IRA to invest in real estate is a special vehicle called the ‘self-directed IRA ,’ sometimes called a “real estate IRA.” With these plans, they take over the role normally played by investment companies, such as brokerage companies, mutual fund houses and insurance companies. Instead, they, or their designated representative, take close control of their IRA.

IRS rules don’t allow them to have possession of the assets directly, however. They can’t have a suitcase of stock certificates next to the pile of oily rags by the furnace in their garage and call that their IRA. Instead, they have to have a third party administrator hold the assets on their behalf. When they select our firm as the administrator of their IRA account, however, they have much more flexibility to invest in what they know than they would with a traditional brokerage or insurance company. If they are a mediocre stock picker but a real estate ace, it makes sense for them to stick to their circle of competence. Our firm lays the administrative foundation, and lets them do what they do best – pick real estate – within their IRA.

Prohibited Transaction Rules

The IRS does place some limits on what they are allowed to do with assets in their IRA:

•They cannot use the property for their own benefit. This means they cannot stay in a rental property, even for a night. Many people make the mistake of thinking they can use the property for up to two weeks for their own benefit without losing the tax advantages of the IRA. It is true that tax rules for rental properties do allow them to stay in their own property for up to two weeks. However, this is not true for real estate within an IRA.

•They cannot buy property directly from their IRA, nor sell directly to it. Nor can their designated beneficiary, nor any of ancestors or descendants or any spouse of an ancestor or descendant. For example, their IRA cannot buy or sell directly to their parents, grandparents or children, nor to their spouses. Furthermore, their IRA cannot buy or sell directly to companies or entities they own or control.

•They cannot have the IRA pay them or their company to manage it, nor provide any product or service to it. They also cannot have their IRA do business directly with companies controlled by them or their family members.

•Their IRA cannot do business directly with any of the professionals who service the account. For example, their CPA or financial planner cannot also be the person repairing the roof on a property owned by their IRA.

•They cannot lend money directly to their IRA, nor borrow from it.

•They cannot borrow money directly from their IRA, nor can they use their IRA to lend to their family members , defined as their children, grandchildren, parents or grandparents and any of their spouses or entities they control. However, siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins may be acceptable.

•They cannot pledge their IRA as collateral for a loan – all debt in the IRA must be non-recourse debt. They cannot sign a personal guarantee on a loan within the IRA.

•They cannot commingle personal funds with funds within IRA accounts . They may, however, partner with themselves and others at the time of acquisition of the asset.

But enough of what they can’t do. Here is what they can do, investing in real estate in a self-directed IRA :

•Contrary to popular belief, they can, in fact, borrow money within their IRA to purchase real estate. It has to be non-recourse financing (terms may vary by lender); however, non-recourse financing and unrelated debt income tax (UDIT) will apply. UDIT is only assessed on the percentage of the profit that relates to borrowed funds. For more information on this topic, see our article on leveraged real estate.

•They can collect rental income, tax-deferred and all the income goes into their retirement account.

•They can own real estate within a Roth IRA and collect rental income, tax free.

•They can sell property within the IRA without having to worry about capital gains taxes.

•They can buy raw land.

•They can buy residential or commercial real estate.

•They can diversify by buying real estate in other countries.

•They can use a tax-deferred exchange inside their IRA to defer UDIT tax.

Mr. Hitt concludes, “If you enjoy real estate, you want the chance to use leverage within your IRA account to fund your retirement, and you are up for acting as a landlord, you should consider using a self-directed IRA to own real estate. This is a great opportunity afforded to us by our government; however, you need to be watchful of a few pitfalls. If you are mindful of those pitfalls, this is a phenomenal tool.”

About:

American IRA, LLC was established in 2004 by James C. Hitt in Asheville, NC.

The mission of American IRA is to provide the highest level of customer service in the self directed retirement industry. Mr. Hitt and his team have grown the company to over $ 250 million in assets under administration by educating the public that their self-directed IRA account can invest in a variety of assets such as real estate, private lending, limited liability companies, precious metals and much more!

To learn more about American IRA, LLC and self-directed IRAs/self-directed Solo 401(k)s, please contact our office at 1-866-7500-IRA(472).

As a self-directed IRA administrator they are a neutral third party. They do not make any recommendations to any person or entity associated with investments of any type (including financial representatives, investment promoters or companies, or employees, agents or representatives associated with these firms ). They are not responsible for and are not bound by any statements, representations, warranties or agreements made by any such person or entity and do not provide any recommendation on the quality profitability or reputability of any investment, individual or company. The term “they” refers to American IRA, located in Asheville, NC.

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‘How to Invest in Real Estate with Your IRA’-American IRA-A National Provider of Self-Directed IRAs Announces this Two Part Webinar Series Hosted by Atlanta REIA

‘How to Invest in Real Estate with Your IRA’-American IRA-A National Provider of Self-Directed IRAs Announces this Two Part Webinar Series Hosted by Atlanta REIA













Self-Directed IRAs Give You Control of Your Retirement


Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 10, 2012

American IRA-A National Provider of Self-Directed IRA Services-Announces Jim Hitt, American IRA CEO, will be a special guest for this two part webinar series hosted by Atlanta REIA ‘How to Invest in Real Estate with Your IRA’.

The first webcast will be on February 16th and will focus on basic to intermediate strategies for using your IRA to invest in real estate. The second webcast will be on March 15th and will focus on intermediate, advanced, and creative strategies for investing in real estate with your IRA.

Jim Hitt, says “If you are curious about Real Estate IRAs and are looking to learn more about this investment options such as real estate, and other non-traditional assets like LLCs, trust deeds, mortgages, and businesses, this is the perfect webinar for you. I will provide the must knows of investing with self-directed Real Estate IRAs providing you with solid and useful information to help you make your decision about whether self-directed Real Estate IRAs are a good fit for your investment plan.”

Mr. Hitt is excited about this webinar series because these are two specially designed webinars in which the story of David G. will be shared. David G. started out with a self-directed Roth IRA valued at $ 6,800 in 2007 and grew that investment to it’s current value of $ 293,000 in 2012. Mr. Hitt will chronicle David G.’s story and how he took his investment knowledge and his investments from beginner to intermediate to advanced to creative. This webinar will show everyone how David G. achieved great success in growing tax free wealth and everyone will clearly be able to see that they can do it too!

Many people are surprised to learn that they can own real estate – not just REIT shares or other stocks, but actual rocks, soil, brick and timber real estate – within their Individual Retirement Arrangement. The IRA vehicle allows them to realize all the advantages of the IRA – tax deductions, no capital gains taxes, deferral of income tax, asset protection, and in some cases, tax-free income – while allowing them to invest in all types of real estate.

The key to using their IRA to invest in real estate is a special vehicle called the ‘self-directed IRA,’ sometimes called a “real estate IRA.” With these plans, they take over the role normally played by investment companies, such as brokerage companies, mutual fund houses and insurance companies. Instead, they, or their designated representative, take close control of their IRA.

About:

American IRA, LLC was established in 2004 by James C. Hitt in Asheville, NC.

The mission of American IRA is to provide the highest level of customer service in the self-directed retirement industry. Mr. Hitt and his team have grown the company to over $ 250 million in assets under administration by educating the public that their self-directed IRA account can invest in a variety of assets such as real estate, private lending, limited liability companies, precious metals and much more!

To learn more about American IRA, LLC and self-directed IRAs/self-directed Solo 401(k) s, please contact our office at 1-866-7500-IRA (472).

As a self-directed IRA administrator they are a neutral third party. They do not make any recommendations to any person or entity associated with investments of any type (including financial representatives, investment promoters or companies, or employees, agents or representatives associated with these firms ). They are not responsible for and are not bound by any statements, representations, warranties or agreements made by any such person or entity and do not provide any recommendation on the quality profitability or reputability of any investment, individual or company. The term “they” refers to American IRA, located in Asheville, NC.

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National Real Estate Insurance Group Offers an Interactive Way to Purchase Insurance Coverage Online

National Real Estate Insurance Group Offers an Interactive Way to Purchase Insurance Coverage Online












Mission, Kansas (PRWEB) March 18, 2012

National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG), the country’s leading real estate risk management expert, is proud to announce the launch of its new website and interactive digital marketing campaign, which are focused on improving the way the agency connects with, markets to and serves property investors of all sizes.

NREIG has partnered with Astonish Results, LLC – a digital marketing and insurance sales training company that specializes in modernizing the way by which the independent insurance industry does business – to create an innovative new online marketing strategy. The agency’s new marketing approach features a unique “Virtual Insurance Office” and interactive “Virtual Insurance Agent,” which are meant to increase consumer engagement in addition to providing the visitor with a more personalized overall experience. The Astonish Results campaign is also intended to help NREIG both find and keep new, prospective clients while continuing to broaden the agency’s reach across the country.

The agency’s restructured website, http://www.nreinsurance.com/, was created to make the online insurance shopping experience much more educational and personalized. The site is divided into distinct categories, making it as easy as possible for real estate insurance shoppers to find exactly the type of insurance products they are looking for – an better yet, allows the visitor to take a much more proactive approach to understanding his or her policy options.

Whether shoppers are looking to protect a recent purchase with investment property insurance or obtain coverage while they work with renovation insurance, NREIG has them covered! Regardless of the customers’ needs, NREIG provides current and prospective clients with multiple means of contacting the agency and its experts. Fill out a free quote form online, get social with the agents on various social media sites or just give them a call at (800) 900-5324. NREIG wants to make the insurance shopping process as straightforward as possible and enjoyable, too! The agency is thrilled to move forward with the initiation of its refreshing new digital marketing strategy and has high expectations for the ease it will bring to its real estate customers.

About National Real Estate Insurance Group:

Established in 1999, NREIG is the country’s leading real estate risk management expert. The agents are able to cater to property investors of all sizes with high value investment property insurance plans. NREIG was built to specifically address the unique needs of the real estate investor. The agency’s staff is comprised of investors, so they truly understand the challenges that their clients face.























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