investing: Is it time to predict the next crash yet? (insert shrug emote)
- 10/17/18 08:22 AM
People love to speculate. What's the new fall color? Who's the new "it" person? It girl. It guy. It singer? OK, we're less interested in the I.T. guy. (I know this. I've been one.) We speculate on taste, trends and we really love to predict the next financial disaster. Don't believe me? Google these things. Or don't. I've done it for you.
"When is the next recession?" 57,000,000 results
"When is the next housing crash?" 67,700,000 results
"When is the next financial crash?" 174,000,000 results
That's millions of results. Not 57 or 67 or 174 people posting a million times each. So if we're so interested in the topic, … (10 comments)
investing: Investors: Use a Title Company
- 02/24/15 06:00 AM
This topic may seem obvious. "Use a title company? of course I would." I'm surprised though that investors will sometimes want to take shortcuts that could be harmful. --- I am a licensed real estate agent who has bought and sold real estate as an investment. I also offer my services to find properties that investors may want to acquire. From time to time a client tells me they would like to buy someone's property but would rather not have to get a title company involved. In other words, like all investors, they would like to minimize cost as a means to maximize gain. To … (5 comments)
There's a debate going on among real estate investors. And the answer changes depending on the month, week or even time of day. So... without explaining my take on this, I though I'd ask the universe this question: If you could only have one thing from your real estate investment, which would you prefer Cash flow ... or... break-even with equity upside? By cash flow let's define it as income that exceeds expense. By equity upside let's define it as a property that is not losing money appears to have increased equity potential. Talk amongst yourselves people... pick a … (8 comments)
Gentry Realty has worked on this seminar for almost a year. Join Gentry Real Estate & Investments (and friends) on May 21st as we will be sharing our criteria on how to analyze the right markets and the right property for your investment portfolio. Here are a few of the topics that will be covered: Learn the 7 Point Market & Property Evaluation System Understanding the Real Estate Market Cycles Learn the Top 5 Reasons We Invest in Real Estate Why Now is a Fantastic Time to Invest or Re-invest in Real Estate Comparing Real Estate vs. CD’s, Mutual … (5 comments)
investing: Map Housing & Transportation Costs for Your Area
- 04/28/08 11:44 AM
It's the modern home buyer quandry: Do I want to pay more for the home to live closer work/school? or Do I want to pay less to live further away? Lately I'm performing the following searches: Homes close to work/school (usually re-sale) Homes further away at bargain value pricing (often new homes) We look at each and calculate cost and time savings vs. expenses and time lost. Each buyer is different- some will want to buy as much house as possible while others want less time on the road. Wouldn't it be great to see a visual representation of home … (17 comments)
investing: Very Cool Investment Information Resources- The Wikipedias of Data
- 04/27/08 04:55 AM
How many of you have gone to Wikipedia for "the gist" of a topic? Raise your hands, people... ok that makes close to 85,000 of you. Well... the "next big thing" in the web info arena (according to me) is, ready for it? Data - more accurately... Smart Data. Raw numbers with contextual meaning. The web is the battle field ... a tug of war over content. The combatants in this war are: Free vs. For Profit. This includes us...Bloggers love Free. Real Estate Agents require commission. So... the Blogger/Agent Math Formula is this: freely available information + experience + … (7 comments)
investing: Finding the Good in Bad News
- 03/18/08 12:20 PM
Today the Fed cut the overnight lending rate by .75 points. The stock market responded with the highest gains in five years. A reporter has a choice: Explain the pitiful state of the economy that requires such drastic measures. Analyze the the move as a demonstration that there are still many buyers in the market. I remember a Finance professor in the Arizona State MBA Program who said that psychology can always be found behind the moves in every market. He explained that there are opportunities in upside down markets. In each market, every seller finds a buyer... even if … (7 comments)
investing: Personal Finance Tips- From Negative to Positive Net Worth
- 03/15/08 08:25 AM
A couple graduated college with a combined debt load of $40,000. Five years they had a net worth of over $285,000. Not bad, right? You can read about it here: How My Net Worth Went from $-40,000 to $285,000 in Five Years. Here's the shortcut: "we systematically controlled our spending so that our expenses were well below our income." However, the next step provided the key to wealth building. I've blogged about this before. The key to success is earning more than you spend. Even more significant, most of their earnings were earned through one vehicle: investment property. To this many … (5 comments)
investing: Q: How's the Market? A: Which One?
- 03/12/08 10:55 AM
When people find out I work in real estate they make that concerned/contorted expression and wincingly ask, "How's the market?" I try not to make it sound like a knee-jerk response, but I have to clarify with another question, "Which One?" The markets I'm in are good. The ones I'm avoiding are not so hot. There is no such thing as "one market". The facets of real estate that I currently specialize in are: Investment Properties Land New Construction Each has its own niches... some sections of each market are very good... some troubled. Regarding these market segments, here is … (10 comments)
investing: What is the Secret? shhhhhhh..... I have the answer.
- 03/12/08 07:49 AM
Like many of you, I've read the book, "The Secret". I like the message that positivity or, maybe more importantly, shunning negativity puts you into the karmic slipstream of success. However, there's not much positive math to that formula. I work with investors. They know math. They have a bottom line. They demand cash flow. They're right. Want to know the secret to successful cash flow? Really? Are you ready for the sure fire secret to investing? I'm going to give it to you right now. 100% guaranteed! AND... at no cost to you!! Here is the secret to successful investing. … (7 comments)
investing: 10 Best Places for House Bargains- Phoenix #5
- 02/11/08 04:02 AM
Phoenix Skyline by Bradley Cooper -------- Realtor.org has an interesting report today that links to a Forbes article by Matt Woolsey about the Ten best cites for bargain hunters. The top five are: Salt Lake City, UT Raleigh, NC Orlando, FL Charlotte, NC Phoenix, AZ Let's focus on Phoenix. Phoenix "is the largest city in the American Southwest and is the region's primary government, cultural, economic, and transportation center." It's also the fifth largest city in the United States. People keep moving here. Phoenix is in Maricopa County- the fastest growing county in America. Phoenix is … (6 comments)
investing: Large Investors Quietly Building Land Inventories
- 09/17/07 02:01 PM
While the media continues to successfully scare many buyers away... or, at a minimum, encourage fence sitting. Large investors are building land portfolios in markets that are glutted with inventory. While some sellers are cash strapped, opportunists are scooping in to buy land at a discount. Their intent is to sit on the land until the market corrects itself.
And so begins the new land grab Agents involved in such deals are keeping a tight lip on this phenomena, acting as strawmen to purchase properties which have a great upside in the not-so distant future. CNN's article "The New Land … (3 comments)
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