As market mariners, we’re always watching the financial waves to know which way the wind is blowing and whether a swell is headed our way. After discovering the painful price of myopia in 2008, we’re not only diligently watching the horizon, but we spend a lot more time talking to smart people from a variety […]
1/12/14: Booms, Busts and Bubbles – Watching Market Cycles Read More »
As Google Glass prepares to move from testing into production, real estate agents and app designers are excited about its potential to revolutionize home buying. Trulia announced an early app in June, and other real estate websites such as Zillow soon followed. Just as the Internet revolutionized home selling by helping buyers view listings and
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Robert Kiyosaki says, “Savers are losers”. Does this mean you should consume more than you produce, or that saving is bad? Of course not. There are multiple meanings to the Savers are Losers concept. In addition to drawing a distinction between working for money (saving) versus having money work for you (investing), there’s the problem
12/29/13: Thinking Outside the Buck – How Savers Can Avoid Being Losers Read More »
Here we are on the threshold of a brand new year. No matter your age or station in life, this new year is the first of the rest of your life. No one really knows how many he or she has left. What’s on YOUR list for 2014? While getting gifts is great, what’s truly
Santa’s finished with his list. Now it’s YOUR turn. Read More »
“Dodd only knows. Dodd makes his plans. The information’s unavailable to the mortal man.” – Slip Sliding Away by Paul Simon…slightly modified by The Real Estate Guys™ 😉 “And quite Frankly, my dear, Dodd doesn’t give a damn.” – Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind…again, slightly modified by yours truly. Yes, we’re old media
12/22/13: Who Moved the Door? How Dodd-Frank Affects Your Exit Strategy Read More »
World leaders and banking elite have sometimes secret summits to make their plans for managing the global economy. What they decide affects YOU…whether you like it or not. Isn’t it time YOU and other investors got together with the best and brightest experts to make YOUR plans to grow and protect your wealth from whatever
Our Most Important Summit Yet Read More »
In this episode, The Real Estate Guys™ answer your question with our questionable answers. 😉 And at the end of the broadcast, a living legend in the real estate business answers the question we get asked more than any other. So tune in and listen up for another exhilarating and informative edition of Ask The
12/15/13: Ask The Guys – Leverage, Relationships, Technology, and Advice from a Legend Read More »
Call us paranoid (we’ve been called worse), but all the worldwide currency and credit expansion makes us a little nervous. Sure, we like it when asset prices rise. But they’re supposed to go up because of fundamentals…things like supply and demand, cash flow, a strong labor market. But right now, asset values…especially stocks…are going up
12/8/13: Perking Up Your Portfolio with Profit Producing Properties Read More »
A decade or two ago, vacation home rentals were handled by professional vacation rental managers. Now, only 40 percent of these rentals are managed by professionals, according to the Vacation Rental Managers Association. If you are a vacation homeowner who has decided to tackle renting out and managing your vacation property on your own, you
Three Easy Steps to Improving Your Holiday Rental Listing Read More »
Options are one of the most interesting yet misunderstood tools in an investor’s tool box. And how you think of them depends on whether you’re a Wall Street investor or a Main Street investor. Wall Street investors use options (puts, calls, LEAPs, etc.) to create profits, hedge positions (stop losses), and to speculate on uncertainty.
12/1/13: Exploring Your Options – Controlling Properties and Creating Profits Read More »