April 2008
Real Estate Investing by Mike Farmer | April 30, 2008I read several posts lately about the dire nature of the real estate market with questions about whether now is a good time to invest based on the “badness” of the market. These are sensible warnings and no one can be faulted for calling a spade a spade. However, the assumption that someone is in [...]
Commentary by Charles Feldman | April 30, 2008I’ve decided to lie to you. At least, I’m being honest about it! I have grown tired of reporting weekly, it seems, on the ever expanding, contracting global credit market and the resultant deep recession the U.S. currently finds itself on the cusp of. Americans, perhaps more than people anywhere, love being in denial. We [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | April 29, 2008Determining the economic value of an apartment building’s location can pose challenges for novice apartment building investors as well as seasoned experts. As compared to evaluating the location of a residential single family home investment property, an analysis of an apartment building location can seem overwhelming. When examining the location of a single family home [...]
Real Estate Investing by Milton B. Yates | April 28, 2008Just as a review, buying property “subject to” means buying a property subject to the existing financing. The seller’s original financing stays in place until either refinanced or sold to a third party. The investor/buyer takes title to the property while leaving the loan in the seller’s name. If we were to take over payments [...]
Commentary by Joshua Dorkin | April 28, 2008Hey Everyone and welcome to the 88th Edition of the Carnival of Real Estate! This week, we had 23 submissions and I’m going to share with you 14 of the ones I think are most interesting. Top Pics Will’s Why I Still Love Real Estate Investing: Being A Landlord on the Your Finish Rich Plan [...]
Entrepreneurship by Richard Warren | April 28, 2008We have all heard the classic saying: It’s not what you know, but who you know. It’s true in life, it’s true in business and it’s certainly true in real estate. The people you know and the connections that you make have a profound impact on all aspects of your life. This was something that [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jim Watkins | April 25, 2008(Note from the editor: The following tale shows what kinds of properties you can end up running into when investing in real estate. I’ve seen some pretty nasty homes as well, and you never forget them! – Josh) The “Rat House” It seems that every house deal I have done ends up with a title [...]
Financing Real Estate by Troy Schuricht | April 24, 2008Why use a Construction Loan? Building your dream home or rehabbing your investment properties, though exciting, may present many challenges. Although you may be familiar with the traditional mortgage process, a construction loan includes additional elements of risk. In a typical construction project, the contractor will request funds when work is completed. Many times a [...]
Commentary by Charles Feldman | April 23, 2008In the 60s, Sonny & Cher (before Sonny crashed into a tree while skiing) had a big hit with the song “And The Beat Goes On”–or something like that. Now, in real estate, 2008, a good song title might be “And The Debate Goes On!” The “debate” is whether or not this is or isn’t [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Mike Farmer | April 22, 2008There are several trends I’ve seen emerging. One has to do with cyber-shopping — online buying seems to be a trend that will only increase. Nothing is ever certain in our fast-changing world, but the convenience of cyber-shopping seems to have taken hold as consumers gradually get over the distrust of online buying and break [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | April 22, 2008A lot of the investors that I work with have some experience investing in single family homes but they want to know more about some of the advantages and disadvantages of investing in apartment buildings. The following lists are not meant to be exhaustive lists detailing every single advantage and disadvantage of investing apartment building [...]
Flipping Houses by Richard Warren | April 21, 2008People invest in real estate for a myriad of different reasons. Some people have a very clear plan for what they want to accomplish, while others jump in on a whim. It can be very seductive to see the amount of wealth that can be created in real estate. With so many different avenues available [...]
Learn Real Estate by Connie Brzowski | April 19, 2008If you’re considering real estate as an investment, there’s one thing you’re guaranteed to hear: Now is not a good time. Your brother-in-law, your best friend, and your Great Aunt Minnie (who keeps her riches in a cigar box under the doghouse) will all surely recite text and verse. The time for real estate is [...]
Learn Real Estate by Troy Schuricht | April 18, 2008Due diligence is a term used for a number of concepts involving either the performance of an investigation of a business or person, or the performance of an act with a certain standard of care. It can be a legal obligation, but the term will more commonly apply to voluntary investigations. A common example of [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Ted Karsch | April 17, 2008The apartment building investor should always be aware of the amount of money that he or she has invested in an apartment building and more importantly the “time value” of that money. This concept of money’s value over a period of time becomes extremely important when comparing and contrasting different apartment building finance strategies. For [...]
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Everything Is Getting Better: A Real Estate Fairy Tale
by Charles Feldman | April 30, 2008I’ve decided to lie to you. At least, I’m being honest about it! I have grown tired of reporting weekly, it seems, on the ever expanding, contracting global credit market and the resultant deep recession the U.S. currently finds itself on the cusp of. Americans, perhaps more than people anywhere, love being in denial. We [...]