Kansas City Rain Has An Effect On Real Estate Sales - 06/30/07 12:59 PM
It's raining in Kansas City. Again. No offense Seattle, but you can have it.For four days now we've had rain. Summer in Kansas City is supposed to be sunny, humid and in the upper '80's to lower '90's. Not 69 degrees with another 24 hours of rain forecasted.It has an effect … (8 comments)
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Real Estate Investing For A Retirement Worth Having - 06/30/07 10:28 AM
Real Estate Invesing For A Retirement Worth Having
Are you one of the millions of Americans trying to figure out how you are going to have a Retirement Worth Having? Why not think about small time real estate investing?I'm not talking about committing hundreds of thousands of dollar and every weekend of … (4 comments)
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A Salute To A Professional Real Estate Agent - 06/30/07 09:03 AM
I just had a deal close yesterday afternoon. The Pending period was rather long and everything went pretty well until the last 72 hours. Then;
- The repairs I had ordered weren't done or were done incorrectly.
- At closing, the buyers announced they had run off and gotten married last weekend ahead … (3 comments)
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When Real Estate Agent & Rehab Investor Meet There Will Be Frustration - 06/26/07 12:53 PM
When Real Estate Agent & Rehab Investor Meet There Will Be Frustration An ongoing conversation in the field of real estate investing is the working relationship between the real estate agent and the rehab investor. Or flipper as some of you would say. Christopher Smith of Equity Scout wrote an article … (2 comments)
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Real Estate Investor Interview - 06/25/07 07:58 AM
Today I would like to fully introduce you to a real estate investor client of mine even though modesty on his part has restricted me giving you his full name. I have worked for Al S. for a little longer than a year now.When you read his answers to these real … (5 comments)
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A Blogging Shooting Star::The Ed Rybczynski Clinic for Addicted Bloggers - 06/24/07 09:43 AM
We've seen it in rock n' roll dozen of times. Janis Joplin. Jimi Hendrix. That dude from Smashing Pumpkins. From out of nowhere they rise. They burn brightly. They crash down in blazing glory while all shake their heads in sadness.
This is blogging's unfortunate future.
Just 18 short months ago now famous … (23 comments)
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Kansas City Rental Property Owners: Landlord Licensing Could Be Right Around The Corner - 06/22/07 05:09 PM
This is what Kansas City real estate investors do NOT need.
I received this email from KCRAR. That's Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS. I am in full agreement that we do not want, nor do we need rental licensing in Kansas City, MO for investment property owners and/or their rental properties.Now, … (3 comments)
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If Real Estate Is Local Why Are The Answers Universal? - 06/21/07 08:38 PM
Tuesday evening I was on the phone to a California real estate agent who was dumbfounded that we don't have "escrow" here in Kansas City. We didn't have it in Tulsa, either. Frankly, I'm not really sure what is meant when REALTORS say a house is "in escrow."
Here in the … (9 comments)
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How Are Your Current Real Estate Investments Going? - 06/19/07 03:22 PM
How are your current real estate investments going here in Kansas City? Or anywhere, for that matter. Do you even know? You should. There has been a lot of talk lately about moving money out of real estate investment properties and back in to the stock market. And for many people … (2 comments)
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Why Don't More REALTORS Own Investment Property? - 06/17/07 09:29 PM
In the Summer of 2005 I took a class being taught by a CCIM by the name of Tom Lundstedt. Aside from being one of the most entertaining instructors I have ever learned from, he was by far one of the most knowledgeable. At some point during the two day class Tom … (15 comments)
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Olathe, Kansas Things To Do: Friday Night Concerts - 06/16/07 03:41 PM
Free Friday night concerts are fun for the whole family here in Olathe, Kansas. Last evening my wife and I and our two girls (the boys are MIA - one in New Zealand and the other at Beaver Lake) went over to Olathe's Frontier Park to enjoy the free concert series … (1 comments)
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Baby Monitors and Real Estate...And Space Shuttles - 06/14/07 04:52 PM
Yesterday, I read and commented on a post by Monika McGillicuddy titled So You Think You're Alone Now... I don't believe the "baby monitor accident" was an accident. But then today I log onto my Yahoo! and find that a mother in Illinois is picking up space shuttle video on her … (5 comments)
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Get Out Of The Rain :: It's Time To Look Around - 06/13/07 04:23 PM
I love activerain. I'm here everyday, whether I post or not. But don't get blinded. There are some great blogs out there about real estate that don't post (or post regularly) on AR. Here are some of my favorites. Surf's up!
Real Estate Blogs I Like
Bawldguy - Jeff Brown takes you for … (4 comments)
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Financing Options for the Real Estate Investor - 06/13/07 01:34 PM
Today we are going to have a little fun with math. I used to hate math. But in my business now, math is my friend. So sit down. This post might be a long one. As you know, I'm real big on knowing what the outcome of your 4 Benefits of … (0 comments)
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StatCounter: A Fantastic Tool For Your Blog - 06/10/07 06:24 PM
StatCounter is a fantastic tool to help you find out who is visiting your website.Sign up at StatCounter.(No. This is not a paid advertisement.) I got the idea for this post while commenting on Teresa Boardman's Widgets I Can't Live Without post. Check it out. Last January I was looking for some better widgets … (6 comments)
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The Kansas City Zoo:: A Great Sunday With The Family - 06/10/07 05:24 PM
Today was my first visit to the Kansas City Zoo in what has to be at least thirty years. And I had a great time with my family. Well, most of them anyway. You won't find any digital photos of my own here because my digital camera is in Fiji with … (4 comments)
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Will This Property Pencil? :: The 1% Rule - 06/08/07 06:38 PM
There are a couple of sayings in the real estate investing lingo that are quickly fading into the background. They are:Will this property pencil?andDoes it meet the 1% rule? What do these mean? Will This Property Pencil?This is an easy one to explain. Regardless of your criteria, when you put pencil to paper … (8 comments)
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The Kaw Nation: Where Kansas Gets It's Name - 06/08/07 09:29 AM
I have been trying to get my head around this post for quite some time now. My post started off simply enough. It was going to be a cheerful post. I had been taught since I was a child that Kansas got it's name from the Kanza Indian Tribe. And that … (4 comments)
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Kansas City Real Estate Investing Market Report - 06/07/07 09:15 AM
Kansas City real estate investing
The Kansas City real estate investing market is a mixed bag. Here are my opinions:Buy & Holds - This market is in great shape. There are several values out there right now and many, many homes priced at a realistic market value based on their community. I'm … (2 comments)
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How To Market Residential Investment Property - 06/06/07 11:32 AM
Are you looking to list and sell a duplex? Or a fourplex? Then you need to know what the real estate investors out there are looking for. So rather than continuing to bang my head on the table making calls and begging for this information I thought I would post this … (2 comments)
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Networking Like My 9 Year Old - 06/03/07 06:55 PM
I got away this weekend with my family. We left Friday afternoon for fabulous Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. My wife had a family reunion to go to (she usually has about 47 a year to attend and I almost never go) and I just wanted to get away from Kansas City for … (36 comments)
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