Are you opening yourself to a lawsuit? - 11/21/07 06:23 PM
As we move to a more litigious society and people are suing everyone for anything does it hurt to take some precautions? Of course everyone agrees the answer to this is NO, of course not. We will mitigate our risk however we can if it doesn't cost alot of money.As investors … (11 comments)
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Commercial Vs. Residential One on One - 11/20/07 12:20 PM
Often I am asked about how my job as a COMMERCIAL agent differs from associates in the residential world of real estate. Generally speaking they don't mean the lending structures, the business aspect and/or any of the nitty gritty details of each deal. People want to know, what do I do … (4 comments)
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Is commercial real estate in danger of the credit crunch? - 11/20/07 11:56 AM
Depends on who you ask is the simple answer. Many commercial analytics are showing a property decline in parts of the country, although others are showing a general increase. No matter who you ask the answer could be different depending on how they evaluate their data. Apartments have decreased, Retail property … (1 comments)
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Are you ready to negotiate your commercial lease? - 11/19/07 10:22 AM
Various types of leases exist - completely understanding the differences between NNN leases and a gross lease can be extremely important. NNN Leases - true passivity for the Investor will help to explain a portion of the NNN lease. Once you understand the type of lease you are putting together then you must … (0 comments)
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Pacific Northwest Region Still Soaring - 11/18/07 11:49 AM
Recently published in the Seattle Times was the Urban Land Institute and PriceWaterhouse survey of landowners, developers, lenders and other industry professionals and the Seattle market is still booming for commercial Real Estate. In fact they predict this to be the 2nd best commercial market EVER!!Here's an excerpt from the article … (1 comments)
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Guitarist suing Real Estate Agent - 11/16/07 06:53 PM
Type in "Real Estate News" into google and the first story you get to read about is guitarist Slash (Saul Hudson) suing their real estate agent and his broker for allegedly lying to he and his wife about size of the home, whether the street is public or private and that … (6 comments)
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What is a TIC investment property? - 11/15/07 04:06 PM
Tenant-in-Common real estate investments offer investors the opportunity to share in the ownership of large properties such as shopping malls, office buildings, and housing developments, as well as multi-million dollar industrial complexes. This investment structure is designed to allow you to invest in institutional quality real estate without having to buy … (5 comments)
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Commercial Investing Simplified with a NNN Lease - 11/14/07 10:36 AM
A triple net lease, sometimes called a net-net-net or an NNN, is an agreement where the lessee agrees to pay a net rent and a series of other fees for the right to use a piece of real estate for an extended period of time. In addition to a monthly rental … (0 comments)
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NO it's not too early to come up with Christmas Presents - 11/12/07 01:01 PM
Great Gag gifts the entire family can enjoy!! Do you have that oddball uncle who enjoys getting the gag gift every year? Last year it was a moose that poops Jelly Beans, the year before he got my mother combat boots. It never ends, so this year I thought I'd try … (2 comments)
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Will Commercial Real Estate follow the Residential Decline? - 11/10/07 12:45 PM
Depends on who you talk to, however the short answer is NO and here's why.Each are affected differently, and following is a brief description. The market value of commercial real estate is determined by the state of employment and interest rates. Commercial real estate is a business with a profit and … (7 comments)
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I am buying right now! Why aren't you? - 11/09/07 03:44 PM
THE SPIN IN YOUR MARKET SHOULD BE AS UPBEAT AS THIS PICTURE!! You should be writing tales of positivity. You should be bouncing off the walls like tigger!! Are people coming up to you asking you why you are so happy? THEY SHOULD BE.Make em wonder - why is this person … (6 comments)
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The Twin Powers Unite to fight GLOBAL NEGATIVITY!!!!!! - 11/09/07 10:39 AM
Just recently two relevently unknown real estate agents took on the world with their blogs. Very similar to the heroics of Batman and Spiderman these two have taken the world by storm and don't plan on stopping anytime soon. As of Nov. 5, 2007 these two agents have decided to take … (6 comments)
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Positive Real Estate News - 11/08/07 11:15 AM
I SAW A POSITIVE STORY ON THE FRONT OF BANKRATE.COM's WEBSITE!!!!!!! YES A POSITIVE ONE!!!!! AND YES IT WAS ABOUT REAL ESTATE!!!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???I had to read it twice....but my previous blog - Is it turning? or do we just hope it is? has also received many positive comments from … (7 comments)
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Is it turning? or do we just hope it is? - 11/07/07 11:25 AM
Recently I've noticed a change in the blog mentality here on activerain as well as other sites. Many of the mortgage brokers are starting to see stated income products coming back online as well as other "responsible" options that were temporarily unavailable.The inventory numbers seem to be changing nationwide - not … (16 comments)
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Why Blog? Do you do it for you? - 11/06/07 09:58 AM
I recently read an article that stated most agents blog to market themselves within their local market. So why do we blog on a social networking site that gives us points? Do the agents with more points get more marketing time? YES!!!!This is likely something everyone here has thought about but the more … (14 comments)
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How to receive 6000 points without blogging for 3 weeks!! - 11/05/07 09:51 AM
shh!!! This is the secret that the rest of active rain doesn't want you to know.....they award points completely different than most people think....25 pts for comments sure, but did you know that you can get 6000 points without even trying?It's very simple, but you've got to do it exactly the … (12 comments)
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Will your shopping mall be next? - 11/03/07 11:58 AM
Are your big box and power center retailers going out of business? Would you live above your local grocery store? Are you a mixed use proponent? WHAT IS MIXED USE and WHO KEEPS ON MIXING IT? As you drive through your market you have begun to see many mixed use examples, but … (0 comments)
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1031 Like Kind Definition and Examples - 11/02/07 10:04 AM
As I've been placing further 1031 information on the web I've received numerous comments and questions about what like kinds of property are and how might they be able to use 1031's for them. Well here is the definition from the IRS and let me also give you a few examples.Like-Kind … (4 comments)
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Multiple Property Exchanges in a 1031 - 11/01/07 12:47 PM
Often times our investors come to us with questions about how to identify, how many they can identify and how many they can exchange when dealing with a 1031. Based on the IRS code here are some of those answers in short form. Is there a limit to number of properties that are identified … (1 comments)
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