If you’re considering real estate as an investment, there’s one thing you’re guaranteed to hear:
Now is not a good time.
Your brother-in-law, your best friend, and your Great Aunt Minnie (who keeps her riches in a cigar box under the doghouse) will all surely recite text and verse. The time for real estate is over. […]

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Determining the value of an apartment building investment is one of the greatest difficulties that many new commercial real estate investors face.
Most people who invest in apartments have some experience investing in other types of real estate, typically residential homes or duplexes and triplexes. The issue that new investors face is the […]

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If you are averse to paper work, formal agreements and legalese, get over it. You can’t avoid it and it’s vitally important. Think of your contract as a big safe to protect your huge amount of valuables. The subject here will be the contract – I’ll circle back in later posts to cover the […]

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In my last post I talked about how to prepare psychologically for that first plunge into investment. Okay, so now you’re ready, somewhat calm and almost fearless. In this post I’ll drill down from there to one aspect of investing that touches every other aspect and allows you to sleep better at night - DUE […]

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When the decision is made to start looking for that first investment property it can be exciting and frightening. Both excitement and fear are good teachers if we do a little analysis to discover how they affect decisions. When you arrive at the level of investing it‚s wise to understand emotions. I could give […]

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In the last few years I’ve noticed much of the public has lost respect for Realtors and view them as overpaid “salespeopleâ€� that get a lot of money for simply showing a house or two and writing up a simple contract. For some, that perception will never change simply because they see it as a […]

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You don’t need the construction skills of Bob Vila to be a rehab professional, yet it’s no secret you can save if you do some of the work yourself. As a general rule, estimates from contractors in our area run 1/3 for materials and 2/3’s for labor. So theoretically, we save 66% by doing the […]

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