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Commentary by Marty Boardman | January 20, 2012The house on Carla Vista Drive had never been remodeled. Nor did the original owner elect to pay for any upgrades when the home was first purchased. Built in 1992, it had no appeal to a retail buyer. From the peach-colored mini aluminum blinds, to the blue countertops, to the white-washed kitchen cabinets, this house [...]
Commentary by Michael Zuber | January 9, 2012As an investor who holds a full-time job, I feel compelled to share the reason I have been successful over the last 10 years. It all boils down to one word: “Sacrifice.” I believe that one word holds the key to success for investors who work full-time and chose to be active real estate investors. [...]
Commentary by Peter Giardini | January 6, 2012First and foremost… Happy New Year! I hope that 2012 will be one of great prosperity for you and your family. As we get started in the brand new year, there are very few things that we can count on. Of those things, the most prominent is that we will continue to see changes in [...]
Commentary by Ken Corsini | January 4, 2012 
Many investors in recent months have noticed a decline in REO and HUD inventory in their markets. While some may speculate that we are finally working through the majority of the foreclosure casualties from the real estate crash, many analysts believe the lack of foreclosures on the market has more to do with government intervention. [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Jason Hanson | December 25, 2011 
Merry Christmas. By the time you’re reading this you may have already opened your presents. Hopefully, in addition to all of the stuff you don’t need (like iPods and TV’s) you got some Christmas presents that can increase your income in 2012. I sure did. I got several books and a marketing course which I [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Jeff Brown | December 14, 2011I coined that incredibly original phrase about this time last year in a post on my own site. The post duly noted that the convergence of three factors, crucial to long term real estate investing. Interest rates at historically low levels, price/rent ratios mimicking 1958 textbooks, and blue ribbon locations sporting smallish newly built income [...]
Commentary by Jason Hanson | December 11, 2011 
Going shopping for Christmas presents is one of my least favorite activities. It’s right up there with going to the dentist and going to the DMV. That’s why I try and do as little of it as possible and that’s why I have a virtual assistant to do these types of tasks which I can’t [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Chris Clothier | December 7, 2011 
Real Estate Professionals are in the Business of Serving – Not Selling If you are in the real estate business, even as an investor, take a moment to consider what you really do. Many come to the conclusion that they are selling real estate or real estate services such as providing property for tenants. Many [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Jeff Brown | December 6, 2011Let’s just get down to brass tacks. Your 401K/IRA is virtually guaranteed to let you down when it comes to the income on which you’re relying for retirement. You’ve been lead down the garden path. Ironically, these so-called ‘qualified plans’ are in reality very well designed future streams of income — for the Treasury Department [...]
Commentary by Michael Zuber | December 5, 2011 
No one can argue the fact that Warren Buffett is a great investor. His track record over multiple decades is just too good to be ignored. As you know, he prefers to purchase companies or stock in companies. Nonetheless I look to leverage greatness any where I can in my business. I found the following [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Alan Noblitt | December 2, 2011If you still owe money on a property and want to sell it using owner financing (creating a mortgage note), would you later be able to sell that note? The short answer is – yes, usually. Let’s say that you own a house worth $100,000 that you’re currently renting out, and you owe $40,000 to [...]
Commentary by Michael Zuber | November 21, 2011As I have shared in my previous articles, our investing model is based on recycling our investment capital over multiple deals. In short we buy a distressed asset with cash, repair the property and then after finding a renter we secure a passive investor to replenish our capital. Our goal is to recycle at least [...]
Commentary by Peter Giardini | November 19, 2011 
As a real estate investor you know that you can never have too much cash. What if I could present an argument to the contrary. An argument that demonstrates that real estate investors, especially new investors who have ready access to cash, almost always earn fewer profits then an investor who is not so cash rich. [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Ken Corsini | November 9, 2011 
Interestingly, you don’t hear the term “appreciation rate” much anymore. I was conducting a seminar this weekend and somebody in the group asked what our annual appreciation rate was. I was taken aback because the notion that real estate values are increasing or may be on the rise in the near future almost seems taboo. [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Melissa Zavala | November 8, 2011 
On September 7, Kerry Curry wrote an interesting article on Housing Wire entitled “New Normal Means a Lot More Pain to Come.” I read the article, which addresses our existing housing market. In it, an economist for the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis discusses how our “new normal” in housing is marked by 2% [...]
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Time to Let Underwater Homeowners Drown
by Marty Boardman | January 20, 2012The house on Carla Vista Drive had never been remodeled. Nor did the original owner elect to pay for any upgrades when the home was first purchased. Built in 1992, it had no appeal to a retail buyer. From the peach-colored mini aluminum blinds, to the blue countertops, to the white-washed kitchen cabinets, this house [...]