May 2011

Where Do The Lines Cross? Discounting Price Isn’t The Universal Fix-All

by Jeff Brown | May 3, 2011

This weekend while having lunch with three very experienced, very solid investment property lenders, the conversation swerved into a discussion of using price as an equalizer. An example would be a simple physical problem, say an old roof needing a complete replacement. If everything else was up to your standard as the buyer/investor you’d probably [...]

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Housing

Local Supply And Demand Trends In Real Estate

by Joe Manausa, MBA | May 3, 2011

The housing market appears to be slowing fairly consistently in both new supply and new sales, according to my latest gathering of data from the MLS in Tallahassee. I know that most readers here are NOT in Tallahassee, but I can tell you that for my 20+ years in the real estate brokerage business, the [...]

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Real Estate

Murphy’s Law of Short Sales

by Melissa Zavala | May 3, 2011

Everyone always discusses the grand irony of short sales. That is, we wait and wait and wait for the bank or the negotiator (or processor) at the bank to finally get to our file. Then, all of a sudden, they want something. They cannot find the listing contract; they do not like a signature; they [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investors: Stay Afloat With Cash Flow

by Andrew C. MacDonald | May 2, 2011

I am currently studying to get my scuba diving certification through PADI and as part of that process have learned more about the physics of buoyancy. Divers use a BCD (buoyancy control device) to control their depth when diving. The cylinders that scuba divers wear on their back supply oxygen to the diver for breathing, [...]

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Housing

Pending Home Sales, Home Prices, Vacancy Rates, and more: The Week in Housing

by Ryan Hinricher | May 2, 2011

A busy week in the housing market included reports on pending home sales, new home sales, home prices and an update on home ownership and vacancy rates. Enjoy! Pending Home Sales Rise The National Association of Realtors reported a rise in pending home sales for the month of March. Pending home sales rose 5.1% to [...]

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Real Estate

Cancel the Wake for Las Vegas Real Estate

by Richard Warren | May 2, 2011

You’ve heard the reports. Las Vegas leads the nation in foreclosures and unemployment. Some statistics say that Southern Nevada homeowners are more than 70% upside down with no hope in sight. Major construction projects have been halted and the massive City Center complex is not doing nearly as well as hoped for. Well, stop spreading [...]

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Real Estate Investing

How Far Away Should You Invest in Property?

by Jason Hanson | May 1, 2011

I live in Northern Virginia. And recently, my partner and I got a call from a woman who has houses for sale in Texas, Georgia and Florida. My partner, who’s newer to this business was naturally excited and wanted to know how to figure out if it’s worth it to buy houses that are hundreds [...]

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