real estate investing: Reality TV - Real Estate Flipping - Did it Flip Us Off with Lies?
- 05/30/07 03:10 PM
Reality TV is all the rage on TV for the last year or so in the real estate frenzy we've all just lived through.No questions asked! The shows seemed to be geared toward the ask no question crowds of crazed would be investors and do-it-your-selfers obsessed with easy profits.. For those of us that are seasoned in real estate it was just hard to swallow a lot of the TV and media hype. After all, true acquisition costs, adn real expenses such as commissions and tax consequences were never part of any of the shows. But did anyone ever assume that fraud could be part … (34 comments)
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real estate investing: If real estate was viewed as an investment would you...Buy, Sell or Hold?
- 03/28/07 09:51 AM
I was just watching a discussion on CNBC that was discussing investment in real estate, real property in light of the current real estate market. It was interesting to hear the opinions of the panelists, but one item stood out. It gave room to stop and pause and think...In uncertain times, liquidity of the investment is key. It is easy to redeem a stock, bond or gold, or many other assets, but real property it takes time to get your money or equity out. What are your thoughts?
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Reality TV is all the rage on TV for the last year or so in the real estate frenzy we've all just lived through.No questions asked! The shows seemed to be geared toward the ask no question crowds of crazed would be investors and do-it-your-selfers obsessed with easy profits.. For those of us that are seasoned in real estate it was just hard to swallow a lot of the TV and media hype. After all, true acquisition costs, adn real expenses such as commissions and tax consequences were never part of any of the shows. But did anyone ever assume that fraud could be part … (34 comments)
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