Rob Powell

Archive of Rob Powell's Articles

Rob has written 12 article(s) for the BiggerPockets Blog.

Commercial Real Estate: Opportunities Exist for the Strong Investor

by Rob Powell | November 16, 2008

Greetings from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, New Mexico. After a series of road trips to Arizona….Texas….and New Mexico….it is good to be home and good to be writing again. I have had a blast exploring, discovering, and experiencing the Southwest with my family. During all my expeditions, I have been thinking a lot about [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate – Developing an Investment Criteria

by Rob Powell | October 26, 2008

Greetings from Flagstaff, AZ. With a car full of kids and a plan for a perfect family vacation…. I will be making my way up to the Grand Canyon then off to Sedona, AZ for a week. By the way…the perfect plan flew out the window the first hour of the trip. During my long [...]

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Commentary

They saw it coming…

by Rob Powell | October 6, 2008

Greetings from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, NM. My ten year old son, Colt, loves football. Colt’s football season came to an end this past weekend and he was devastated. In an effort to pick up his spirits, I promised him that we would practice basketball this coming Monday. My words of basketball did not [...]

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Economy

700 Billion: Can we handle the truth?

by Rob Powell | September 29, 2008

Greetings from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, NM. Where my weekends are filled with youth football, soccer…and then some. As I yell at my boys from the sidelines to hustle and tackle and kick….the number 700 billion creeps into the forefront of my mind. What in the heck is 700 billion? What can one say [...]

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Real Estate

The Beauty of a Level Three Real Estate Business

by Rob Powell | September 23, 2008

Greetings from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, NM. Wow….It feels good to be back! It has been a long six weeks for me. You see, six weeks ago, I returned from Maui Mastermind and came down with the flu…then pneumonia. Not only was I stuck in bed but I was also hooked up to an [...]

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Commentary

How Three Commercial Mortgage Brokers Saved My Backside!

by Rob Powell | July 26, 2008

Greetings from a jam-packed airplane headed North. I am on my way to go Walleye fishing in South Dakota. I am not an avid fisherman by any means and I have no idea how to fish for Walleye….but off I go to make new friends and to reconnect with another. Anyways…. As some of you [...]

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Where is the Fat Lady? She needs to start singing!

by Rob Powell | July 16, 2008

Recently somebody said, “Hey, you lost weight,” and I said, “Yeah, thirty-five pounds and three and a half billion dollars.” So I’m quite a bit lighter and more flexible than I was.” – John Malone Greetings from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, NM. Friday evening, I was watching CNBC when the news broke out about [...]

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Real Estate’s Perfect Storm – Are you ready?

by Rob Powell | July 6, 2008

“BOOM! Here comes the BOOM….ready or not!” – from the song Boom by P.O.D. Greetings from the Metropolis of Cedar Crest, New Mexico! With a torn achillies tendon, I hobbled my way into the gym and turned up my Ipod. The song Boom by P.O.D. (one of the best workout songs there is) came on [...]

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Secrets To Overcoming The “Moron” Label

by Rob Powell | July 1, 2008

Greetings from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, New Mexico! I just got back from a fun filled week with my youth group in Durango, CO. I (and three other adult sponsors) took twenty one high schoolers to a C.I.Y. conference hosted at the Fort Lewis College campus. We joined over a thousand other kids for [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Top Five Ways To Fail As A Commercial Real Estate Investor In The Coming Economic Storm

by Rob Powell | June 22, 2008

Hello from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, NM. I am getting ready to take twenty kids from my youth group up to Durango, CO for the Christ In Youth Conference (www.CIY.com). I think I am more excited than my high school kids are…..it is always a blast. I am so grateful for commercial real estate [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Is Commercial Real Estate Investing Risky? Yes It Is! But It’s Not What You Think

by Rob Powell | June 15, 2008

Greetings from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, NM.! I just got back from taking my youth group to The Red Letter Rock Fest in Snyder, TX. A whole lot of driving, a whole lot of rockin’ and a whole lot of wind. Nothing stops the wind in West Texas. Never the less…..the kids had a [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate Investing – The Refinance Nightmare

by Rob Powell | June 8, 2008

Howdy from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, New Mexico. I just got back from my father-son retreat with my boys Colt (9) and Dakota (7). It was fun to hang out with other fathers but it was a lot more fun to be with my boys when they wanted to hang out with me. I [...]

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