investments: COMMISSIONS EXCEED 100 BILLION ( the pie slice)
- 07/11/21 06:22 AM
There is blood in the water just like there is gold in the hills and diamond mines to be dug, add buried treasures, get rich quick schemes and opportunists galore. Real Estate if explored with amusement is like one of those watering holes in the Amazon were all sorts of animals congregate first for the water, then to mate, then to declare territory and for the many to eat and be eaten
WHAT ARE "THEY" THINKING?
Today as in right now, Real Estate is moving for the players involved. It is a healthy long-term, wise investment to hold onto & for those that … (4 comments)
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investments: IT ALL SELLS & WE BUY REAL ESTATE
- 03/03/18 09:17 AM
All Real Estate sells at some point each with their own unique circumstances and story dynamics. Its when we try to sell for more than it is worth or sell an inferior product or even market poorly the subject property it may drag it out or complicate it but it still manages to sell. It may even sell when we don't want it to sell too. The amount it sells for, the condition it is in, supply & demand and of course who is negotiating all play a part
DESERT PROPERTY
Who would buy land in the desert out in the middle of no where? It … (5 comments)
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investments: SELLERS IT'S THAT TIME
- 07/15/16 10:36 AM
The "Buy low and sell high" mantra is now upon you sellers. This is it. It comes when it comes and it is here now. If you were planning on selling for top dollar, quick close with little or no hassle, well pull the selling trigger and list with a Real Estate agent right now. You will then reap the rewards of the mantra and forever have this feeling that you made the right move at the right time
THE MARKET
It is a sellers market! Now let me be clear here. That doesn't mean to go out into the Real Estate market and ask … (2 comments)
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investments: INVESTMENTS ARE THEIR OWN WORLD
- 07/14/16 02:32 AM
You can invest in anything. People, places, things with some giving returns and others just for the sake of it. There are carefully laid out plans for the long term plunge and for that certain set of speculators, the short term, where they play hunch or follow-up those butterflies in the stomach. Investing is a way of life and offers what they call and commonly refer to as RISK
THE FIRST KISS WAS A RISK
I cant remember my first kiss but I know I had one. At some point, the fear of the matter at hand presents itself. It really is YOUR own inner fear because … (4 comments)
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investments: SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY RULE
- 03/18/16 12:50 AM
Start-up in anything usually takes a hard investment. It is money to be spent according to planning with the intent of getting a return on not only the funds, but on time spent too. Its similar to the principal of "if you want to do business, you must be in business". This "outgo" ($$) at first looks like you are going in the wrong direction but that is how making money often begins
PRIME THE PUMP
To sometimes get something started, you have to prod it so that it starts its cycle to produce. Investors and entrepreneurs have learned this principal and practice scrutinizing where to … (58 comments)
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investments: WHERE ELSE DOES THIS HAPPEN?
- 02/03/16 11:32 PM
Without fail, every time, over the decades, with very few exceptions, whoever purchases Real Estate in America, under correct conditions, and settles in for the long haul will discover the truth and magic behind what we call the American dream. Anyone can do it and the results are fabulous. Owning pays off guaranteed and its big money too
PUT YOUR SAVINGS DOWN
I have clients whose properties that I manage that were left to them by their parents. When their parents made the purchase, yes, it was worth the value of its time and having a job made having a home easy to do and … (6 comments)
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investments: THE REAL ESTATE AGENT
- 09/07/15 12:29 AM
I see a concierge application, a personal tour guide, a consigliere or counselor of the home buying, renting, investing and selling world, a supporter of life changing events and a well-rounded individual that cares about the part played, contributed and shared with others in the high stakes playing of Real Estate transacting at large. That's what being an agent means to me
SERIOUS BUSINESS
I like to stop and let the idea of participating in something so important to the people involved and making a difference as to how it all takes place, moves along and then reaches the end result sink in and get its due … (2 comments)
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investments: SELLERS BELIEF CREATES BUYERS DREAM
- 04/19/15 09:37 AM
Whoever you are, if you end up being the one to buy this home that my client is putting on the market, then you will be one of the luckiest most fortunate buyers to have the experience of getting not only your monies worth, but having the transaction exceed your expectations. The end result? Shangra-La
THIS IS NO SALES PITCH
This is not creative marketing, advertising or some out of the box promotion to get you to do business. NO. I have a client, my seller, who has gotten it into his head to fix every single thing imaginable and then even start adding to the … (4 comments)
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investments: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MAKES SURE
- 12/28/14 10:44 PM
All my property owning clients are convinced of one sure thing and that is that professional management is worth every penny in the short and long term any way you look at it. If you poll the tenants under my supervision, they would tell you that being treated a certain way is expected and appreciated as well.
THE PEOPLE FACTOR
It is not just about rent and how it exchanges hands. There is a pride of ownership and performance that comes with a proper relationship in the rental business that compliments all the players. Expectations are real on both sides and when … (6 comments)
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investments: BUY NOW or BYE NOW
- 07/16/14 08:43 AM
Well the powers that be are not confident enough about the economy to raise the interest rates and let others get a higher return on their investments so it has been decided to let them stand historically low and stay there for now. To be able to borrow large amounts of money to purchase a home and have to not pay top dollar for it is as good as it gets
PAYMENTS...KEEP THEM AFFORDABLE
When it comes to keeping monthly payments down and low, two things come to mind. Either you put down a large down payment thus reducing the amount you need to borrow … (4 comments)
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investments: MILLIONS OF HOMES ARE BEING HELD BY INVESTORS
- 07/07/14 04:29 AM
During the most recent Real Estate cycle and its resulting crash, many investors headed toward Real Estate and away from Wall Street to gobble up all the distressed properties they could lay their hands on. Banks were selling bulk portfolios to investors and their companies for tens of millions of dollars at a time all in cash too
SHORT TERM HOLD
Then, investors would make the necessary changes to their holdings as necessary finally renting them out and then going into a holding pattern. During this time, income from the properties would offer a cash return until they decided to cash in for the full return...thus completing their … (2 comments)
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investments: LEARNING TO RIDE THE CYCLE
- 05/27/14 06:21 AM
This is not a post on how to learn to ride a bicycle. NO! it is about the Real Estate cycle we are in and how glad we are to be in it. Just a few short months ago, we couldn't wait for the old cycle to leave town already. Get out and take your short sales and foreclosures with you!
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Seeing as how we are safely in a beginning of the new Real Estate cycle, there are things to be aware of and they are profitable to know. For one thing, it is unprecedented to see interest rates this … (4 comments)
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investments: LOW, MIDDLE AND HIGH INCOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
- 02/01/14 04:14 AM
I have had the privilege of navigating the property management field in depth and detail over the last 30 plus years. By far it remains a profession where people are the center of attention and Real Estate performance is critical.
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
As an owner, if you want a smoother property management experience with less drama then you will have to pay for it. If you want to make money and don't mind constant hands on, opportunities abound. If you want steady sailing, that is available too
HIGH END MANAGEMENT
Managing high end property will give you good results but it is costly going in and … (2 comments)
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investments: HEY LET'S BUY A HOUSE
- 12/31/13 11:26 PM
Your thinking is sound if you are coming around to this idea of owning Real Estate. Investors, renters and people who like to settle down are all in agreement with your thinking. Now, the second step is to flex those purchasing muscles to see if they can compete effectively in the buying arena
PRE-QUALIFYING
First we have to get qualified. What is our purchase ability power? For that we have to visit with an agent who will have some reliable lenders standing by that will run your numbers. You want a Real Estate agent involved from the beginning to build rapport and help support this … (6 comments)
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investments: WHERE THE BUCK STOPS NO ONE KNOWS YET
- 12/25/13 12:04 AM
The numbers will be coming in very soon now as to how businesses, people, investments and Real Estate did during the wild ride of 2013. Many will make money, some will break even and many got knocked right out of the ring. The economy is no respecter of persons
Supply & demand continues to be the measure of what direction resources should be put into or pulled out of. That system used to be reliable until shrewd players in high places learned to manipulate it and artificially stimulate it. Eyes wide open here
One thing that is proving to be a smart thing … (11 comments)
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investments: WHAT CRITERIA WHEN INVESTING IN THE UNITED STATES
- 08/26/13 12:55 AM
I had a thought the other day involving the trillions of dollars that other countries have invested in the United States of America. Russia, Japan, China, Germany and the Middle Eastern Countries have all invested millions to trillions in this country. They have purchased companies, systems, technology and most coveted...Real Estate
Aside from examining a business and its books, what is the criteria for investing in another country as a rule? To have trillions working outside of your own country that relies on the prosperity of the invested country says you know something special if this type of money is involved.
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investments: DETROITS BANKRUPTCY MAY HELP WHO KNOWS
- 07/31/13 12:54 AM
As an agent, I read about Detroit having to declare bankruptcy and the part that stuck with me was that homes in the area were valued at $7000 dollars. Stop and think about this. Houses haven't been worth that since the early 1950"s and that was a lot of money back then. However, there is no chance to enjoy that purchase as you are surrounded with crime, poverty and lack of services
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
Buying something is a very important procedure and just because you can doesn't mean you should. Why you want to own a home is very … (32 comments)
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investments: REAL ESTATES CYCLE AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
- 06/21/13 02:13 AM
It is so simple but all so relevant to acknowledge and respect a Real Estate cycle because it is no respecter of people or properties. It is much like a giant tornado or hurricane and will run its course wherever and whenever it chooses too. It is over when it is over. We have systems that can mitigate the damage but the best lesson to be learned is as follows
BUY LOW...SELL HIGH
Now where have I heard this before? This is not some fancy Real Estate talk or expression. It is a major event summed up in just 4 words … (32 comments)
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investments: WHAT I WISH I KNEW BACK THEN AND SO DID OTHERS TOO
- 04/11/13 12:19 AM
I remember seeing and hearing about Real Estate agents long before I wanted to be one. They were all without exception successful images of business people dabbling in something that truly mattered. Everyone of them dressed very well, was well groomed and drove nice clean cars. I thought that said everything about the subject one could want to know. A Real Estate agents life for me...is all I daydreamed
HARD WORK TO GET LICENSED
It was a process to get licensed back then. You had to enroll in study courses that physically met up. Each instruction while meaningful was challenging because … (12 comments)
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investments: REAL ESTATE WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
- 03/04/13 12:05 AM
For years Real Estate has come under scrutiny and many have shared the downside of the subject matter as they traveled through defaults, foreclosures, loan modifications and the horrors of being displaced. Anyone who bought a home in the last ten years had sound thinking and should be encouraged to revisit the subject once again but with a different mindset
HOME SWEET HOME
First of all, do not buy more home than you need or want. Forget the grandiose mansion mentality and instead get yourself a nice functional piece of Real Estate that you can take from being a house and … (3 comments)
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There is blood in the water just like there is gold in the hills and diamond mines to be dug, add buried treasures, get rich quick schemes and opportunists galore. Real Estate if explored with amusement is like one of those watering holes in the Amazon were all sorts of animals congregate first for the water, then to mate, then to declare territory and for the many to eat and be eaten
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