Negotiating Techniques in the Real World
Friday, November 10
I’m fascinated by deal making. I’ve studied it my whole adult life and love trying different things when putting deals together. Most negotiations are pretty minor and don’t give you the opportunity to employ different techniques. However, buying real estate is one of those times when you will pr...
The Book on Negotiating Real Estate - Review
Thursday, August 17
Book reviewThe Book on Negotiating Real Estate by J Scott, Mark Ferguson and Carol Scotthttps://www.amazon.com/Book-Negotiating-Real-Estate-Strategies/dp/0998848204/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502908729&sr=8-1&keywords=the+book+on+negotiating+real+estateNegotiation is a topic I have a lot...
I bought a house yesterday
Thursday, April 06
Yesterday we added to the portfolio. Nothing fancy, just a split level, single family home built in 1975 in our preferred market. The closing was relatively uneventful and the whole process went pretty much as expected. We’re in the process of screening potential tenants. Hopefully soon it will b...
Rental Accounting Should be Easy
Monday, March 27
It's not rocket science.That's how the old saying goes, but sometimes it feels that way.My real estate empire is pretty modest. My wife and I own a small apartment building with 14 units that we manage ourselves. She is in charge of the tenants and I am in charge of doing the maintenance and b...