commercial: Use Video Tips to Make Money and Get More Clients
- 09/09/09 02:46 AM
Youtube is the number two website now. People love videos. I'm selling my real estate services through video. Partner with me on a new website that i've developed. www.RealEstateTipsandAdvice.com Create a video tip on your area of expertise, host it on Youtube and send the link to me. I've been advertising the website in newspapers in the Atlanta region. We are already receiving leads from other areas of the country. There is no catch. This is FREE for all Active Rain members! All I ask is for a referral fee if it brings you business. … (1 comments)
commercial: Alpharetta Real Estate Broker talks Barbeque with Local Restaurant Owner
- 08/27/09 02:13 PM
sk Paul Doster why he’s starting a restaurant in this economy and he’ll tell you he’s just a plain ole’ optimist. It’s because of his focus at providing a good product at reasonable prices that he’s turned to opening a new store on Highway 9 in Milton, called ” ‘Cue.” This is his fourth endeavor in the restaurant industry, the last being “The Swallow at the Hollow” in Roswell, where he was the co-owner of the restaurant for eight years. His new business partner, Beth Gray, who hails from a Ritz-Carlton background, likes the economics of starting the restaurant during these … (0 comments)
commercial: Alpharetta Real Estate Broker ask why Buy Real Estate vs. Stocks?
- 08/27/09 02:11 PM
With the stock market volatility making many sick to their stomach, investment real estate continues to hold steady. Real assets, as opposed to paper assets, are more stable in volatile markets for several reasons. Liquidity, scarcity, and tax benefits are three major factors that create a stable real estate market. First, liquidity of an asset is an important stabilizing factor. In the equity markets, stocks can be bought and sold in minutes. This ease of liquidity lends itself to investor mood swings. And, it lends itself to the volatility of the latest unemployment report or other government index report. Real estate, … (0 comments)
commercial: Alpharetta Milton Real Estate - The Bright Side of Dark Retail Space
- 08/27/09 02:08 PM
A quick drive around almost any section of metro Atlanta reveals the toll the recession has taken on many retail businesses. One strip center after another features sparse parking lots and empty retail stores with “For Lease” signs in the windows. The numbers tend to tell the story: At the end of the first quarter of this year, the vacancy rate for retail space in Atlanta rose to 9.9 percent, up a full percentage point since the end of 2008. It was even higher in the Ga. 400 corridor: 10.2 percent, up from 9.5 percent at the end of the year. … (0 comments)
commercial: Dreaming of a Florida Beach Condo?
- 08/27/09 02:06 PM
The Florida panhandle is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the U.S. for metro Atlantans. If you love the sugar-white sands of these beaches and have dreamed of one day owning a condo there, now could be your opportunity of a lifetime. Thanks to the real estate slump, condo prices all along the Florida gulf coast have plunged over the past couple of years. Nowhere is this more evident than in Panama City Beach. “There couldn’t be a better time than now to buy a condo here,” says Gene Ursprung of Sterling Realty, LLC in Panama Beach. “The condo … (0 comments)
commercial: Alpharetta and Milton real estate - Strict Zoning Laws are Good for Landlords
- 08/27/09 02:04 PM
Zoning is the body of law that encompasses the rights and privileges granted by a local jurisdiction for the legally allowed use of the property. Many problem s can be created and many problems can be solved with zoning. As a former zoning administrator for 12 years in two different jurisdictions near Atlanta, Georgia, I’ve seen the benefits and the damages zoning laws can produce. As a believer in reduced government control, I view zoning as a “necessary evil.” As a landlord, you will probably come around to this view as well. As an investor, I prefer to purchase property that … (0 comments)
commercial: What is my Property Worth?
- 08/27/09 02:02 PM
What is my property worth? That’s the most common question that I get in real estate. And it is a question that’s loaded with all kinds of other questions. Value is the amount an investor would pay based on that buyer’s objectives. In other words, the buyer determines the value…no one else. The seller doesn’t, the realtor doesn’t, and certainly the appraiser doesn’t. So, value is an objective factor. Value reflects the investors own opinions, financial situation, his objectives and his assumptions about the property and the future economy. The best thing we can do is take a stab at the … (0 comments)
commercial: Alpharetta Broker Says Use Your Banker's Money for Huge Returns
- 08/27/09 02:01 PM
Leverage is the use of borrowed funds for the purchase of an asset, such as real estate. If you make cash flow because of this, then it’s called positive leverage. Using leverage increases your power by using other people’s money, namely your banker’s money. One advantage of using this leverage is obviously you can purchase more expensive property. Without financing, most of us wouldn’t be real estate investors. Let’s face it, most people can’t whip out $200,000 to buy a rental house, but some of us can find $20,000. It also allows you to keep your cash to purchase even more … (0 comments)
commercial: Use Leverage for Huge Returns
- 08/27/09 01:55 PM
Leverage is the use of borrowed funds for the purchase of an asset, such as real estate. If you make cash flow because of this, then it’s called positive leverage. Using leverage increases your power by using other people’s money, namely your banker’s money. One advantage of using this leverage is obviously you can purchase more expensive property. Without financing, most of us wouldn’t be real estate investors. Let’s face it, most people can’t whip out $200,000 to buy a rental house, but some of us can find $20,000. It also allows you to keep your cash to purchase even more … (0 comments)
commercial: What's a Dollar Worth Today vs. Tomorrow?
- 08/27/09 01:53 PM
Another term that’s important to get a conceptual grasp of is “net present value.” It’s important to understand this concept because most of your real estate income will come in the future. Therefore, you must know what that income is worth today. In my real estate courses, I’ve taught that a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow. This is due to two reasons: 1. Number one is the affect of inflation on the value of a dollar. Inflation decreases the value of your dollar every day. If it takes one dollar today to buy a loaf of bread … (1 comments)
commercial: Commercial real estate suffers from "Bad News" despite health of the market
- 06/14/08 11:50 AM
Two nationally renowned experts in economic forecasting recently spoke in Atlanta at an annual meeting of the CCIM Institute, a group of recognized experts in commercial and investment real estate from across the nation. The event was attended by members of the group from over thirty states. Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University, spoke on the local and national economies. Dhawan, who often appears on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC, CBS and the Bloomberg Report, sees the southeastern states doing much better than the rest of the country. Unfortunately, he says, the economies of California, Arizona, … (0 comments)
commercial: Mortgage Industry Problems Good for Some, Not for Others
- 08/31/07 03:14 AM
The recent mortgage turmoil has many wondering about the impact on the economy, mortgage industry, and the real estate sector. As a landlord myself, I was curious to determine the affect of the market changes on the pool of tenants and future rental rates. For some answers, I went to a well respected mortgage broker, Steve Beecham, President of Hometown Mortgage in Alpharetta. www.hometownmoney.com Steve is the former president of the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers, and his firm has been consistently in the top 10 mortgage brokers in volume in Georgia over the last four years.My discussion with Steve followed … (2 comments)
Youtube is the number two website now. People love videos. I'm selling my real estate services through video. ;)
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