real estate investments: How to choose a Property Manager for your real estate investments. - 06/04/10 08:00 AM
A few years ago most people who got into Real Estate Investing did so out of choice.  The market was hot and folks were jumping into the market with the intent to quickly flip properties or to hold them as rentals for a short time and then sell when values increased.  Many of them never intended to be Landlords on a long term basis but all that has changed now.
You may be one of those who bought with the intent to flip and then got caught in the market downturn before you were able to sell.  Or, perhaps you bought … (2 comments)

real estate investments: Did you make what you think was a bad investment? - 07/22/06 10:40 AM
Historically, real estate investments are probably the soundest investments anyone can make. I've read that more millionaires made their money in real estate than any other way. But, does that mean every investment is a good one? Are you guaranteed a 15%, 20%, 30% gain on your real estate each and every year? Not hardly! But some of the "newbies" that entered the market in the last year or so seemed to think so.
What makes an investment a bad one? Well, there are a myriad of possibilities including purchasing without a good inspection only to find out the building is full … (0 comments)