Weekly blog posts keep you up-to-date with news and views you can use. Looking at economics, trends, clues in the news, markets, financing and more … all from the perspective of a real estate investor.
“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
In this episode, The Real Estate Guys™ answer your question with our questionable answers. 
And at the end of the broadcast, a living
And at the end of the broadcast, a living
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
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
John Denver once sang, “Life on the road is kinda laid back.” Not for us. But thank God we’re real estate guys. For you
Rehabbing is a rite of passage for real estate investors. Nearly everyone tries it at some point. Some people like it. A few even
Whether times are good, bad, uncertain or chaotic, it always makes sense to focus on fundamentals. And there’s nothing more fundamental than food. In
We think crowdfunding could be the Facebook of connecting money to Main Street. Yes, it could be THAT big. So we decided to go
The dollar has been on a steady decline since Nixon took it off the gold standard in 1971. Since then, the dollar has lost
Because the US dollar is the reserve currency of the world, what happens in Washington DC and at the Federal Reserve has a big
We all have people who’ve made a big difference in our lives. Sometimes they’re people around you. Other times, it’s a someone “out there”
Retirement accounts hold trillions of dollars of assets. Almost all of it is in the hands of Wall Street through stocks, bonds, mutual funds
We like real estate. We think real estate is a GREAT investment…maybe the BEST investment. BUT (and yes, it’s a big bubble of a
Two months ago we CRUSHED our all time record for podcast downloads in a single month. Than, last month we KILLED that new record
It’s baaack! Yes, it’s true. Equity is back and it’s happening in major metropolitan real estate markets. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. These cycles and
Are you looking for a win-win-win-win investing scenario? Sure! Why wouldn’t you? But does such a thing exist in today’s U.S. real estate market?
Sometimes you need to take a step back to see the big picture moving forward. Sometimes the hosts just need a week off. So
The real estate we love to invest in floats in an economic sea teeming with other financial and political life forms. And each of
If you haven’t done anything wrong, does that mean you don’t have anything to hide? Sadly, real estate investors are easy targets for frivolous
Gold, oil, interest rates, the dollar and the Dow. These are just a few of the many market indicators captains of investment funds watch.
