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Home Ownership Below 50%: Is it Possible?

by Peter Giardini | November 18, 2009
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Is it even conceivable that home ownership in the US could drop from its current 67% – 68% range to 50% or even lower?
That is the gist of a conversation I had with a real estate agent last January.   Based on his reading of the tea leaves, he couldn’t foresee a scenario where home ownership [...]

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Landlord Tenant

How to Place your Rental Listing for Best Results

by Brendan O'Brien | March 28, 2009

Finding qualified tenants is one of our biggest challenges. Last week, I talked about marketing empty rental units as a big funnel. Why a funnel? Because one end is an enormous group of people – the people who might rent a residential unit. The other end is just a couple of people – qualified prospective [...]

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Real Estate Investing

How did I reduce the risk on my latest lease option deal?

by Jason Hanson | March 5, 2009

I’m getting ready to head over to my latest deal and put a sign in the front yard and take better pictures. This is a lease option deal in Clifton, VA. And the best part as always? No money down. Also, because of the “terrible” economy I’m always able to negotiate more in my deals [...]

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Landlord Tenant

Current Market Conditions and Rental Cash Flow

by Troy Schuricht | October 16, 2008

The perfect storm is underway to help landlords cash flow on their rental purchases in certain market places.  The dramatic decrease in  home prices, underwriting guidelines that require larger down payment, low interest rates and the increased number of renters can lead to more cash flow for investors.
Market places across the country have seen [...]

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