investing: MONEY TO BE MADE IN REAL ESTATE
- 06/21/21 02:28 PM
Real Estate cycles come and go and for decades have been interfered with in one way or another. This is the first time I have seen what I call a true cycle where there are natural willing buyers and willing sellers assisted by low interest rates which are beyond historic. Rental property is a gold mine too.
EXISTING OWNERS of REAL ESTATE
Not only is inventory scarce but good product is commanding anywhere from $3-$50k over asking prices depending on area dynamics. Also raising eyebrows are buyers waiving termite, repairs and inspections to guarantee they get the home.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
Raw land is moving! Developers … (2 comments)
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investing: REAL ESTATE EXAM SHOULD HAVE
- 10/02/20 04:34 PM
I have never really believed the Real Estate exam they administer in California to be effective or on target with how a newly practicing Real Estate agent should proceed. In fact, just because there are a certain set of do's and don't doesn't mean or guarantee a licensed result whatever that is. Just what is licensing and what is it supposed to do or not do?
SIMILAR TO A DEGREE
Its not the degree one walks away from when leaving college but how it is activated and wielded on the job. How can any degree prepare anyone for what is to come? All it can do … (8 comments)
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investing: REAL ESTATE CHECKERS CHESS and LIFE
- 03/06/20 01:45 PM
Checkers requires quick action followed by a re-action which in turn is re-turned by the other player. In playing, it is a close cousin of Tic Tac Toe. At some point in the game, the chance to win leans one way or the other and the players know it. By contrast, chess requires being more thought out before and during the game to not only play but to win it too
REAL ESTATE REQUIRES BOTH
I have been preaching for years the simplicity of the Real Estate dynamics not to be confused with the complexity of human nature, emotions, over or under thinking … (18 comments)
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investing: WHEN PRICES DON'T COME DOWN (real estate theme)
- 01/18/20 12:48 PM
What happens if the title of this post comes true? Is it far-fetched to entertain such a thing? I wonder. Right now home prices are high and in demand and have been some time. A Real Estate cycle is at work. In addition, rents have reached an all-time high too. Both are holding steadily and with low interest rates they both may climb even higher & hold on the affordability scales
REAL ESTATE CYCLES
Fascinating the Real Estate cycle remains almost like the stock market only easier to read and predict within certain parameters. In the housing market, what goes up must come … (25 comments)
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investing: AGENT ON BOARD or BORED?
- 12/23/19 06:50 AM
I have come across many a player in the Real Estate business allowing me to further educate myself in understanding the nuances and the obvious behaviors in regards to selling, buying, investing and renting Real Estate. Time and experience will teach where exams, quizzes, continuing credits do not. When one gets licensed it is the beginning of really knowing what is going on and why. A license to practice is like an admission ticket to an expensive not to be done over event
NO DISRESPECT TO THE NEW-BY
In any chosen field, if practiced for any length of time and of course in the real and applicable … (10 comments)
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investing: WHAT ARE YOU SELLING (real estate theme)
- 11/09/19 01:43 PM
In Real Estate sales the product is the engine that drives the industry. However, the engine needs a driver and that be the agent in the high majority of instances. The first thing to be sold/bought is the agent to the buyer and to the seller and then we begin the process of moving the product together. An agent is licensed and from that pool, clients pick one and begin. Agents are saying pick me.
AGENT FIRST IMPRESSION
Here is where we begin the sales process of selling ourselves to whoever is looking to purchase an agent. Presentation rules the world in food, people, toys, … (4 comments)
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investing: THE PUBLIC AT LARGE DOES NOT KNOW
- 02/09/19 08:05 AM
Agents, family, friends and people at large are all aware in general about various subjects but does that mean they know what they are talking about? This question applies to all careers, practices and endeavors one can pursue. I know a little bit about everything as my seeking and wanting to know ability runs at optimum however does that make me a master of the subjects or the products for that matter?
REPETITION CAN DECEIVE
I file taxes every year but I could not tell you anything about the tax laws & all related matters to it. I know to file or else … (9 comments)
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investing: INCOME PROPERTY PAYS OFF
- 02/17/18 06:09 AM
In the background and always present of any Real Estate transaction is the rental aspect of it. People buy homes to live in but they still have a rental value as does vacant land, retail and commercial spaces. In fact when I was doing appraisals it was considered a very important value dynamic for making loans and investments.
POSITIVE or NEGATIVE
Some properties pay-off right away (positive cash flow) if priced or managed correctly while others have what they call a negative cash flow. For those that can afford that monthly loss until equity appreciation & markets turn get the rewards of a … (2 comments)
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investing: NORMAL REAL ESTATE MARKET?
- 11/10/17 07:08 AM
In a normal Real Estate market, the seller goes high and the buyer goes low and eventually we all meet somewhere mutually satisfying. If agents are involved, it goes a little smoother as well as more predictable allowing efforts to be spent where needed elsewhere. There are no learning curves when professionals are involved only the newness and uniqueness of the transaction itself
NOT A NORMAL MARKET
When you have a sellers market or a buyers market, they are the exceptions to the supposed "normal" market. Why? Because it is slanted in someones favor to prevail or take a stand similar to take it or leave it tactics. What … (10 comments)
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investing: REAL ESTATE DYNAMICS
- 07/25/17 06:44 AM
It appears that the first time buyer phase is moving steadily along as well as the trade-up market which has been missing for decades. The high end has slowed a bit and the mega-high end is the playground for the very rich who need assets more than they do cash. It appears many dynamics are in healthy play and this is what we call a normal Real Estate cycle
CYCLING
We know that phases or cycles exist and we have lived them, through them and they have been documented. No one can predict with certainty when they come and go but we do know that … (4 comments)
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investing: THE SMALL STUFF (don't sweat it)
- 09/30/16 12:33 AM
If one wanted to make or find trouble, it is everywhere and is available to meet-up or join you with little or no effort. It just needs one thing and that is your permission to do so. We refer to it as petty, distracting, not important or relevant or just plain ignore worthy at times. However, it is still there always hoping to get a foot-hold
THE BIG PICTURE
Our worlds are made up of big & little pictures if you will. Take being on a mission of some sort. We form the idea or thought, we agree and engage and carry it out … (4 comments)
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investing: THRILL OF THE REAL ESTATE HUNT
- 07/12/16 12:17 AM
This is big game! Large Real Estate transactions ready to be taken down! Can you do it? There are two big targets out there that either attract a buyer or a seller and both come loaded for bear. There is no reward for the one that got away except a good story over a stiff drink. The idea is to prepare, gather the necessaries and hire a safari guide and then let the hunt begin!
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
There are rules out there before you pull the trigger however. Some are ethically driven and others mandatory as well as some being optional or must be done. Your … (8 comments)
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investing: THANKS TO not available AGENTS
- 03/01/16 12:43 AM
I am speaking of all the agents that don't answer their phones, texts, emails and practice not being available especially when their is high end product that needs to either come or go in the marketplace. These agents get my special thanks for this one very good reason. It makes those that are available and respond quickly shine bright and look good
IS THIS A RECORDING?
How many times have I heard someone react with shock and surprise when they got a hold of an agent. It is so rare at times that the person calling actually mentions it. How NOT being available got started was probably … (47 comments)
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investing: TIME TO BUY MANY ARENT READY
- 02/22/16 11:09 PM
Just because it is a healthy Real Estate market, interest rates are low, and buying a home to begin living the American way of life by building wealth as we work doesn't mean that everyone can do this. In fact, you wont get any argument from people on the concept of buying. Its just that they are not in position to do so for one reason or another
DEBT
The American way of life has another face too. It is called debt. We have a system here where you can buy almost anything on credit something that was unheard decades ago but is the norm today. I mean … (13 comments)
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investing: CLOSE of ESCROW (coe)
- 02/20/16 12:01 AM
It is the promised land of Real Estate. This is where sellers, buyers, investors, agents and any other services involved in a transaction all look forward to and the sooner the better. Close of escrow. I like the way it sounds & the path to it is different every-time. Imagine that? Same destination, different paths
LAND HO
All players in the Real Estate arenas know where we have to go. Each trade or profession involved is supporting the movement forward while the agents in charge nudge, prompt and direct the journey to this land of closure and pay-off.
ANTI-FORCES
What many do not consider or just are not aware … (5 comments)
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investing: REAL ESTATE LAY-PEOPLE TALK
- 01/29/16 12:11 AM
The salt of the earth, the average homeowner that is or will be think and act differently then the ones that deal daily in this for one obvious reason. They don't know what professionals in the business know but they have an awareness to differing degrees as it suits them and from their point of view. I listened in...
IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO SELL
I don't need the money and there is a quite a bit of equity just sitting there. Why are you selling says one layman to the other? Oh, I need to restructure some debts and this is a good way to proceed. The other fellow says, … (8 comments)
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investing: AGENTS ARE NOT AN EXPENSE
- 01/10/16 12:24 AM
When a person assesses something to purchase or acquire a service, they consider the value received & compare it to the value required to get it. This has to be obvious if it is to be second nature meaning smoothly & without hesitation. If not immediately obvious, then a little background or history is required
GOT AGENT?
Have no doubt that when navigating in the vast seas of Real Estate transacting, you need a ships captain. If one fails to recognize this upfront or during the necessary Real Estate phase, they will come to know it and support after the fact via regret. Don't be the one that … (42 comments)
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investing: THE FOUR WISE REAL ESTATE AGENTS
- 12/24/15 10:50 PM
One day, a long time ago, four wise Real Estate agents were on their way to a big city with dreams to set-up offices and conduct business. They traveled far & wide with the hope and expectation that once they arrived, and after they got settled in, business would start to come to them. This was reasonable to expect. This was their collective plan
ON THE WAY...
While still some major distance away from the big city destination, the four agents passed through a small, just getting started type of little village, with much needy people, wanting to get ahead and get started … (44 comments)
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investing: WHAT YOU PUT IN COMES OUT
- 11/29/15 11:07 PM
This applies to everything and was here before we got here and will be here after we leave. Everyone gets introduced to this in their own timing too. Adding effort to anything is investing into something and whatever is being worked will end up working for you. The best example to make the point is...
FARMING
Farming is something that if not started, maintained and finished will not go full circle and produce a return for time, investment and money. What is put into the ground, the prepping of it, the ever- watchful eye and touch and then finally the reaping aspect comes from all … (37 comments)
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investing: ACTIVERAIN REAL ESTATE start here
- 11/20/15 10:41 PM
As I read all the different posts here in ACTIVERAIN-LAND, one cannot help but wonder about all the many dynamics that take place in the world of Real Estate. Doesn't matter if you are buying, selling, investing or renting, there are must knows and dos that have to take place. Real Estate is not a social event but it is personal making it qualify so
VISITING ACTIVERAIN
For every point made in a post, comment or blog in regards to Real Estate, what led up to it, why it exists and how it works or doesn't is behind it all. You are not just getting tid-bits here … (57 comments)
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Real Estate cycles come and go and for decades have been interfered with in one way or another. This is the first time I have seen what I call a true cycle where there are natural willing buyers and willing sellers assisted by low interest rates which are beyond historic. Rental property is a gold mine too. 
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