Real Estate
Real Estate by Jason Hanson | February 6, 2012I once read a real estate book that said, “If you’re a real estate investor, it’s not a matter if you’re going to be sued, it’s when you’re going to be sued.” Well, I’ve been in the business about 10 years and I’ve dealt with dozens upon dozens of tenants and sellers and I am [...]
Landlord Tenant by Richard Warren | February 6, 2012Several days ago I read a great post by Michigan landlord, Dennis Fassett, in the Biggerpockets blog section (article). It would have been hysterical if only it wasn’t so true. He discussed what he called The Boyfriend Disorder. He wrote about what happens when a prospective tenant shows up to view a property and has [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | February 4, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 28 – February 3, by the numbers: 8.3% – U.S. unemployment in January, the fifth straight month that unemployment has dropped. All together, 243,000 jobs were added in January, 100,000 more than economists had expected. 1.3% – Drop in home prices month-over-month [...]
Real Estate by Ken Corsini | February 1, 2012 
Today I learned a valuable lesson about the accuracy (or inaccuracy) of the flood zone designation from our municipal tax database. I’ve known not to rely on the square footage or even the number of bedrooms listed in the tax assessor’s database, but I’ve always assumed that the flood zone designation was accurate. I have [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Michael Zuber | January 31, 2012Please Note this is just an outline of a sample course and I am not selling or promoting anything. I am simply frustrated by the lack of straight forward, simple to understand real estate investing courses. I was so frustrated that I took some time on my yearly vacation to design an eight-hour program that [...]
Real Estate by Sharon Vornholt | January 30, 2012I was listening to a program recently and the hosts were talking about mentors; specifically about the people in their lifetime that had actually changed their life. What these folks were talking about in most cases was someone that listened to them, valued them, had given them crucial information or a “chance” at something. They [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | January 28, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 21 – January 27, by the numbers: $25 Million – Listing price for billionaire Tim Headington’s Miami Beach penthouse. The 11,962 square foot unit is located next door to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s unit. 6.2% – Drop in new U.S. homes [...]
Real Estate by Kevin Kaczmarek | January 27, 2012It’s a hurdle most real estate investors run into early in their careers…. How to find real estate agents that understand the “unique” offers investors make to seller’s agents. Whether it’s the idea of buying with seller financing or taking an option on a property, most real estate agents have never heard of these transactions [...]
Real Estate by Jason Hanson | January 22, 2012When I first started out in this business about 10 years ago, I had almost no money. I was desperate for deals and would do almost anything to get a deal. I would run all over the place, I would let seller’s “beat me down” on price and I didn’t have the confidence to stand [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | January 21, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 14 – January 20, by the numbers: 5% – Increase in existing home sales in December. The annual rate of 4.61 million unit sales is an 11 month high. 1.7% – Increase in existing home sales in 2011. ‘“The pattern of home [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | January 14, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 7 – January 13, by the numbers: 1.9 Million – Number of homes that entered the foreclosure process in 2011 according to RealtyTrac Inc. It’s the lowest number since 2007. However, a big reason for the drop was legal and documentation delays [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | January 7, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of December 31 – January 6, by the numbers: $2.34 Billion – Amount of money the Carlyle Group has raised for its sixth US real estate fund. It will use the fund to invest in residential, senior living, retail, hospitality and office properties in [...]
Real Estate by Michael Zuber | January 1, 2012Why do we set goals and why do we share them with the world? As we have shared in our previous articles, we believe goal setting is important for both new and experienced real estate investors. We have always had goals that push us to keep working and growing. We chose to share them with [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | December 31, 2011A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of December 24 – December 30, by the numbers: 1.2% – Decrease in home prices in October from the previous month according to the S&P/Case-Shiller 20 city index. It’s the sixth straight month homes prices have fallen. Prices are also down 3.4% from a [...]
Real Estate by Melissa Zavala | December 27, 2011I’ve been known to say that I am much more popular now, as a short sale aficionado, than I ever was in high school. I’m not vain, and I realize that right now, I actually have something that lots of people want—information about and experience in the distressed property arena. This morning I caught an [...]
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