Dallas, Texas – Oct 16-18, 2009 In a whirlwind field trip, Robert Helms led a group of real estate enthusiasts on a guided tour of the Dallas area. The group included people from as far away as Hawaii, California and Michigan and featured several guest speakers including a local real estate developer, a local property […]
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Sorry – not a particularly catchy title for this post – but it’s still an important concept that merits reinforcement. In Equity Happens, we talk about how real estate investing is a business of fundamentals. When you master the fundamentals, then you master the business. In this case, the fundamental we’re talking about is one’s
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In case you hadn’t noticed, the rules of the real estate game have changed a lot over the last 2 years – much of it driven by dramatic changes in where mortgage money comes from and how it gets to market. In this broadcast, The Real Estate Guys talks about the current state of the
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What do these two topics have to do with each other? Well, certainly after the mortgage meltdown the US economy is in need of health care. Not reform. Just getting healthy! But that’s not the topic of this post. Instead the question is: What lessons from the mortgage meltdown can be applied to the health
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Today, The New York Times ran a story headlined Concerns Are Growing About FHA’s Stability. Hmmm…that’s interesting. Especially since a major chunk of the loans funding the fledgling housing recovery is coming from FHA.
Hey, FHA! Your Fannie is Showing Read More »
“Get rich in a niche” is a classic piece of advice for almost any profession. Specialists almost always make more money than generalists. On today’s show, The Real Estate Guys discuss one of the most unique niches in real estate niche: lodging and hospitality. Joining in the conversation are: Host Robert Helms Co-host Russell Gray
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Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that MGM Mirage is cutting the price of the condominiums in its spectacular City Center project in Las Vegas, Nevada. How big a cut? Thirty percent! We’re not sure what their margin is, but that’s probably all of it and then some. Ouch. Worse, it’s probably still not enough. But
Reality or Mirage? Read More »
We like classic rock (which you’ll find out if you come on our Annual Investor Summit and Sea). If you’re familiar with George Thorogood’s iconic song (the title of this post), you may remember his conflict with his landlady: I come home one Friday, Had to tell the landlady I’d-a lost my job She said
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Duh. Does this surprise anyone? But what, you may ask, does this have to do with real estate? We’ve seen an uptick in home sales since the $8,000 tax credit for 1st time home buyers was introduced. We affectionately call that the Bucks for Buyers program. But unless it gets extended, the Bucks for Buyers
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THE RECESSION IS OVER! Really? Well, that’s what Ben Bernanke said. But what does that mean to you? It depends on who you are. Which brings up the next VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION: Who are you? If you’re a seller, life still sucks. The recession is NOT over for you. If you’re a landlord with POSITIVE
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