It's Good to Have Options
Thursday, June 28
Quite often, I get someone calling about a great real estate deal they just came across: they can buy their uncle's house for only $80K, put $40K (max) into it, and sell it for a pile of gold (or maybe a little less like $250K). Sound familiar? Invariably, they call asking about a hard-money lo...
We're Watching . . . And You'll Be Glad
Monday, April 30
Real estate agents and home buyers alike are feeling the squeeze from the lack of homes on the market. Don’t despair! For both real estate agents and home buyers, there’s a great untapped source for finding deals before they ever hit the market: your lender. If any of you are a bit confused by wh...
Feelin' Blue About Your Options? Good!
Monday, April 23
With my friend’s permission, I’m including an excerpt from a humor column he wrote a few years back. I have a point, I promise, and I’ll make it below.All told, I believe there are at least 764 shades of the color blue that are completely indistinguishable to my eyes, but my wife has the innate a...
Keeping Mortgages Flake Free Since . . . Forever
Monday, April 09
Some time ago, in a science class I was required to take, I learned something that I actually remembered. Here in the United States, manufacturers of food and other consumer products are required to list the ingredients in the order of their quantity in said substance, largest to smallest – and t...
Tales About My Client From Hell
Friday, March 30
Full disclosure: that’s as salty as the language is going to get in this week’s edition, I promise. Further, I apologize if I shocked you with that title, but I believe you’ll see my reasoning in just a moment. Social media is ubiquitous. (That’s a fancy word meaning “found everywhere”, and I ...
Individual Value Trumps Group Opinion
Monday, March 26
When my friend was in college, he minored in English and enrolled in a course called “Feminist Literature” (don’t worry, we’re not about to get political, I promise), which was taught by a very outspoken and intelligent professor who polarized the small university community. On the first day of ...