Landlord Tenant by Brendan O'Brien | November 15, 2008Here are two fallacies that often strike new real estate investors. The first one bugs me only a little – the second one bugs me a lot. The first fallacy is the one peddled by late-night infomercial stars. It’s the idea that it’s really not that difficult to find an old house, buy it for [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Richard Warren | March 3, 2008Last week President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke both expressed the view that the economy is not headed for recession. With the credit markets in turmoil, housing slumping badly, oil prices soaring, the dollar plummeting and inflation rearing its ugly head, how can they be so optimistic? The reason is simple; they can’t [...]
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It’s the economy stupid! Or is it the stupid economy?
by Richard Warren | March 3, 2008Last week President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke both expressed the view that the economy is not headed for recession. With the credit markets in turmoil, housing slumping badly, oil prices soaring, the dollar plummeting and inflation rearing its ugly head, how can they be so optimistic? The reason is simple; they can’t [...]