Buy in “good” locations to hedge price drops..

In the last week, I’ve been real interested in absorbing the latest real estate news from local news papers, real estate bubble blogs, business websites, the personal investor magazine (just came out), and Arizona paid subscriptions of market analyses.
One observation I’ve made is that you need to be very careful interpreting market “averages”. The [...]

What not to do..

Poor Casey Serin A 23 year old ambitious investor that broke every rule in the book and is paying for it!
I posted his link for several reasons.
1) To remind us that you can lose in real estate.
2) In all of his posts, I didn’t see any sort of plan or analysis. If you don’t [...]

Moody’s Economy’s price forecast for major real estate markets

I am trying to avoid posting “doom and gloom” real estate articles because there’s a lot of blogs doing this which will ultimately turn off a lot of investors. As far as I’m concerned, real estate is one of the best investing vehicles and you should be always involved and not be on the [...]

At the Builder’s mercy..

I hate being on the short end of the stick when doing business.  Buying a new construction house makes YOU be at the mercy of the builder and you will not be in control.
I want to lock in as soon as possible for my new loan.  The inhouse lender says that I can lock up [...]

How do you explain the options to a Homeowner facing foreclosure?

Tip #6 Tenants will push you, stick to your rules!

I have one tenant that moved her 20 year old son without permission many months ago.  He ended up fighting a lot with her mother and a few times threw her into a wall!  After finding out about this, I quickly went into action and he was removed.
Well, today she calls me and let’s me [...]

Hilarious but true

Love this websites message
I wish the Canadian Real Estate Association could be so informative. This real estate company in Florida has published the 10 things you should never do yourself. Of course number 1 is, “Never Sell your own home”. Kind of…

A must read for any sales professional

I came across this blog and while I was impressed with the relevant information and the delivery of the messages, I was blown away by this article maybe because it mirrors alot of the things that have helped me be successful. You may have to scroll d…

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Tip #5 Look at assessor data to determine comps on new construction

I am under contract on a new construction house right now so I had an interest in researching comps. At first it was difficult to comp these properties because the subdivision is so new , nobody has sold a house! In addition, its tough to compare properties in the surrounding areas because they [...]