Comments on: Commercial Real Estate – Developing an Investment Criteria

By: robpowell.name

robpowell.name — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:06:07 +0000

Sorry for the delay,…..

Recession proof is an idealistic perspective that there are areas in the country or asset types that will not be impacted by the economy…or a recession. Many believe that apartment building investments are “recession proof”…I have also heard Dallas, TX is recession proof….but….it is just an opinion and should be treated as so…..

By: robpowell.name

robpowell.name — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:01:21 +0000

Less than 60%?….yes….this is where we are headed. We last saw this back in the eighties…

Of course…this will not be the norm (so…no…there are not a lot of deals today at 60% or less…but there will be)….this is why I call it “vulture tactics” where the seller motivation is extreme and the need to sell is overbearing.

By: Residential Real Estate

Residential Real Estate — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:28:27 +0000

Developing an Investment Criteria would be a good move before making an investment. It might help us to figure out if the investment will be worthy or not.

By: Cottages and Castles

Cottages and Castles — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:36:04 +0000

Could you please explain in more detail the theory of “recession proof”. Thank you.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:10:07 +0000

Your criteria all seem solid and closely mirror my own, but I was wondering if you could expound on the <= %60 value one? I understand the idea of buying assets below their value, but 60% seems a bit unrealistic to me…isn’t there a danger of missing a lot of great deals at 70%? Perhaps I’m interpreting it wrong, or perhaps there’s a lot of deals at 60%

Thanks!