Glenn Plantone Opens His Fixed Interest Program to Smaller Investments
Tuesday, October 25
For the last two years, we have been successfully flipping homes in Las Vegas using our proven formula. We purchase distressed properties well below current market value via short sales, the trustees’ auction and bank-owned REOs. We then rehab these properties to better-than-new condition ...
An Open Letter to Appraisers In the Las Vegas Real Estate Market
Saturday, September 10
For the last three years, my team and I have purchased, renovated and resold over 100 properties in the Northwest Las Vegas area. Currently, our greatest challenge lies not in construction headaches, buying competition or even the scarcity of financing but in obtaining fair appraisals for o...
Double Dip? Probably, But That Shouldn’t Scare Real Estate Investors Away
Wednesday, September 07
As a full time real estate investor, with a portfolio of over 20 properties in several states, as well as a licensed Realtor, I have made my living by following the trends and helping my investor clients to do the same. For the last four years, those trends have kept me here in Las Veg...
MGM Signature 3rd and 4th Quarter Update 2010
Friday, August 05
I predicted in my final quarter MGM Signature update for 2010 that we would see sales begin to pick up slightly at the MGM during the beginning of 2011, but that sales might become volatile after that time due to lingering uncertainties in the economy and housing market. As predicted, sales ...
What is a Good CAP Rate? What Makes a Good Return on Investment?
Wednesday, June 08
In my last article, I discussed how to calculate the three most common ratios used to determine the rate of return on real estate investments: Capitalization (CAP) Rate, Return on Investment (ROI), and Equity Return Rate. Of these, the most commonly used is CAP rate. However, it is actually the...
What is a Participating Mortgage?
Thursday, April 07
You may have heard the term “Participating Mortgage” lately in conferences on real estate investment opportunities...but what, exactly, is a participating mortgage? And, more importantly, is it a good investment?Participating mortgages have become more popular lately as investors who are fr...