The Kim Group

Don't have the internet on your phone to find a business or phone number?  or maybe you do, but you don't use it, so you dial 411 and get charged a fee? Well, google has come up with yet another great invention - google 411!  Well, it's technically goog411. This is a great new service from Google...

Ever thought about starting your own business?   Have you been thinking about it even more lately?  Well, give it a shot!  LAUNCH has a business plan competition for aspiring entrepreneurs.  The winner will receive cash prizes and a multitude of general business consulting services to get their b...

A good friend once told me there are two types of investors. Those that trust what people are telling them and make decisions off their knowledge and advice, and those that learn about what they are investing in and do the research themselves. I have found that while most people start out as the ...

It has been a frustrating time for home owners. There is no doubt about it. I have listened to a lot of home owners who purchased their home with an arm loan thinking they would refinance in a couple of years and leverage some of the equity that was built up over that time period. However, with t...

In talking with another real estate expert, he gave me the following figures: Real Estate has beat inflation by 33% over the last 30 years. Real Estate appreciates about 6% a year (avg over the last 30 years), and theCPI (Consumer Price Index) goes up about 4.7% (avg over the last 30 years). The ...

I have an investor looking to put together a portfolio of commercial property totalling $4 million with an 8% cap rate or better. They are interested in the following areas:  Peoria, Bloomington, Springfield, and Champaign. Please forward me any listings you may have or know of (info referral wil...

You might be saying to yourself that you own your home and that you do not need to worry about the housing market because you have a 30 year fixed mortgage, stable jobs, can afford the payments, and are not looking to move any time soon.   Well...there is more to it.    There are 4 keys to an eco...

It's perfect.  You can lower it to write contracts on and then raise it to drink champaign to celebrate. :)  

As we are glued to the media these days to find out what the latest is with the stimulus package, here is the latest that I found out, and my advice is STAY TUNE!!!  Things are continuing to change and if you do not stay on top of it you might lose out. I would encourage you to get a CPA or tax a...