real estate investing: Real Estate Investing - Phoenix Real Estate Auctions - 11/08/09 11:09 AM
Real estate investing has always required a little bit of foresight and a modicum of due diligence.
The process has, over the past few decades, been made somewhat easier by the knowledge that time heals all real estate wounds
In other words- even bad deals could be fixed by cost of … (4 comments)
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real estate investing: The Real Estate Agent's "Frenemy" - 06/21/09 04:41 PM
"Frenemy" (sometimes spelled "frienemy") is a portmanteau of "friend" and "enemy" which can refer to either an enemy disguised as a friend or to a partner who is simultaneously a competitor.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary online, draft entry, December 2008 (Via Wikipedia)
I read with interest Harry D'Elia's recent blog post … (28 comments)
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real estate investing: Are Bank Insiders Telling Us Something? They're Purchasing Stock at a Record Pace - 09/09/08 12:41 PM
Popular Concepts:
Inside Information: If you want to know what's going on in a company ask the people who work there.
Outside the Box Thinking: If you want to make changes, do something differently.
Forrest vs. Trees: Sometimes we're too close to the situation to see "the big picture".
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real estate investing: September Arizona Real Estate Investment Club Meeting - September 17 - 09/05/08 06:34 PM
Gentry Real Estate & Investments (and friends) will be discussing recent changes facing today’s real estate investor.
Freddie Mac is capping investors to 4 properties on their credit report. This is pushing the investors and homeowners in the direction of creative/seller financing.
Join us as our guest speakers explain … (6 comments)
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real estate investing: When it Clicked - 08/01/08 03:39 PM
I received an email quite a few months ago. It was from a teenager who was wondering what it would take to become a home-buyer. I sent a reply ... it took just a few minutes. It could have been titled "Baby Steps to Home Ownership." It was what … (9 comments)
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real estate investing: Real Estate Investing Conference in Mesa, Arizona - July 31 - Aug 2 - 07/31/08 07:54 PM
For those planning to attend the three day conference being sponsored by "Rich Now, Rich for Life" I've been invited to be a guest for speaker tomorrow night's event:
Here is the confirmed order of service for this weekend.
Thursday July 31
6:30-6:45 Opening and conference overview
6:45-8:00 John Hrimnak … (10 comments)
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real estate investing: What's in the Glass? - 07/20/08 05:01 PM
There is
the classic question pair:
Is the glass half empty?
Is the glass half full?
The
better question is this:
What's in the glass?
Today's market is very much
about the contents of the glass.
For those wishing to purchase a starter home- congratulations.
The buying environment is … (11 comments)
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real estate investing: Forbes Ranks Phoenix in the top ten of "U.S. Real Estate Markets for Investment" - 07/19/08 08:56 PM
Forbes July 10, 2008 edition is out. Once again Phoenix, Arizona makes the list of cities in the United States most suitable for investment.
Though Forbes recognizes the issues facing the city, such as lending related hardships- they still find much to like in the area.
I couldn't agree … (5 comments)
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real estate investing: Real Estate Transactions - A Three Act Play - 07/09/08 02:49 PM
Real Estate Investing is like a Three Act Play.
It seems every real estate transaction has that moment of truth... the point where everything sails through on schedule or becomes imperiled. Real estate investing has more than its share of drama.
If you're working with professionals the rough spots … (7 comments)
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real estate investing: The Accidental Millionaire - 07/09/08 02:44 PM
Beverly Hillbillies Mansion- Photo
By Alan Light
America is home to accidental
millionaires.
These are
they who didn't plan on becoming wealthy; it just, for lack of a better
explanation, sort of happened.
This is how an older friend explained
it to me. "I arrived in town with … (11 comments)
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real estate investing: Arizona Real Estate Investing Heating Up - 06/28/08 02:03 PM
During my childhood, I was fascinated by a series of commercials for a mosquitoe repellant- they were quite compelling.
A man would stick his arm into a "cage" full of thirsty mosquitoes.
They would quickly land and get to work on his unprotected arm.
I practically shouted at the screen, … (2 comments)
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real estate investing: What Happens to Comps as the Housing Market Recovers? - 05/12/08 05:48 PM
So you've been looking to buy a home.
The bidding has been competitive- you made an offer on a great home- the sellers accepted another bid.
You've discovered that the "buyers' market" that you've been reading about now seems mythical.
You bid on another home and lose out again. What? … (9 comments)
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real estate investing: Climbing the Fence - 01/27/08 06:45 PM
There was a fence near my childhood home that was too tall to climb.
Or so I thought.
After seeing my brother and his friend scale the fence with little difficulty I discovered that, with enough determination, I could do so also.
And what I saw enthralled me.
There were kids … (7 comments)
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real estate investing: Nationwide Webinar for Phoenix Based Investment Opportunity - 01/24/08 11:09 AM
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real estate investing: The Herd & The Investor - 01/19/08 05:30 PM
Warren Buffett. He's the second richest American, according to Forbes magazine.
His net worth is pegged at $52 billion, and rising.
... and he got there by investing.
It's a curious thing... this business of real estate investing.
It's easy to find investors when prices are inflating.
It's harder to find … (6 comments)
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real estate investing: The Metaphor of the Half-Pipe - 01/07/08 01:41 PM
Try searching for pictures of skateboarders. Rarely will you see them at the low point. Yet you'll find many spectacular photos showing them barreling down hill or flying high above the boundaries of the half -pipe.The bottom of the pipe- both approaching and slightly rising are less intersting to us.This is … (3 comments)
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real estate investing: Euros, Dollars & Yen- Oh My... America is a Bargain - 12/28/07 05:34 PM
First off... let me make one thing clear... the graphic notwithstanding, this is not a post about money laundering. It is, however, a post about international currency.
In a nutshell- the dollar's value against other world currencies is depressed. Quick facts:
The Euro has been climbing upward. This year it … (33 comments)
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