Posted in Real Estate on May 12th, 2008
I have not been not been blogging lately because I have been busy with various projects. I continue to be a jack of all trades…..master of none. My latest venture is being an author and freelance writer. I have written or rather co-written a book which has just been released. It is an e-book titled [...]
Posted in Investing, Real Estate on Aug 13th, 2007
There is yet another show on TV about flipping houses. We all knew the housing bubble would burst when we flipped the channels and found nothing, but shows on flipping houses. It reminds me of the Dot Com boom days when everyone was day-trading, because it was so easy. The flipping shows also make it [...]
Posted in Personal Finance, Real Estate on May 19th, 2007
Homeowners who have been fortunate to own their homes for awhile are probably sitting on a lot of home equity. Even with the cooling off of the real estate market across the nation, the home is still most people’s biggest asset. That is the good news, but how do we get to and use that [...]
Posted in Investing, Real Estate on May 15th, 2007
Yes, there are still “hot” real estate markets to invest in as a recent Wall Street article has pointed out. However, “hot” is a relative term. Certainly, there are markets who are doing well relative to other markets who are struggling, but “hot” is not the 30-40% annual appreciation in some real estate markets just [...]
Posted in Real Estate on May 10th, 2007
Property Crossroads has an article featuring 10 real estate bloggers who share their real estate adventures and knowledge on their blog. I hope you enjoy reading these blogs as much as I did. Have a glimpse of the life of a real estate investor; with all the high’s and low’s of their investments. Learn from their [...]
Posted in Investing, Real Estate on Apr 26th, 2007
I have made a case for investing in real estate out of state by pointing out that modern technology has made it much easier to conduct business from a distance. With the common usage of overnight mail, email, and the Internet today, business is routinely conducted from a long distance. My current vacation in Hawaii illustrates [...]
Posted in Business, Real Estate on Apr 14th, 2007
Most people who travel for business don’t really enjoy it. Its not as glamorous as it seems. Long days, hassles of air travel, and time away from the family. Even those who have large expense accounts and travel to exciting locales tire of traveling quickly. You don’t get to enjoy the nice accommodations or see [...]
Posted in Investing, Real Estate on Apr 10th, 2007
I have suggested that real estate investors make a short term, intermediate, and long term plan for their investments, and update it regularly. By doing so, it keeps the investors focused on the long term goal, and not be sidetracked by issues that come up in the shorter term. Last week, I attended an investment [...]
Posted in Investing, Real Estate on Apr 1st, 2007
I have written about the need to adapt your real estate investing plan in response to a changing market. To summarize, I pointed out you need to do 1 of 2 things or both in order to survive as a real estate investor today. Change your investment strategy Change where you employ your current investment [...]
Posted in Real Estate on Mar 21st, 2007
I am now a full time real estate professional. The IRS defines “real estate professional” as someone who spends who spends more than half of his working hours in real estate and more than 750 hours a year tending to real-estate activities. This distinction is important because as a real estate professional you can fully [...]
