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.
There’s lots of good real estate news lately! Does that mean real estate is back? Inquiring minds want to know! So we decide to
We always say that every problems presents one or more opportunities. That sounds really good in a seminar or on the radio, but what
Options contracts are a powerful, yet often misunderstood and underutilized tool in an investor’s tool box. What exactly are real estate options contracts? How
The world has changed! The internet has made it smaller, the economy has become much more global, and there are unprecedented opportunities to integrate
A bend in the road is not the end of the road – unless you fail to make the turn! Your ability to adjust
Unless you’ve been living off planet, you know that the real estate world has changed dramatically in the last few years. Why? Because financing
Home ownership is the American Dream. Or is it? For many, home ownership has turned out to be a nightmare. So we decided to
Does debt free mean no leverage? Or are there other ways to optimize return that don’t include mortgages? The Real Estate Guys™ look take
As the economic tide rises and falls, every investor needs to re-evaluate his or her holdings and ask, “Should I stay or should I
Are you kidding?!? Life insurance? What does life insurance have to do with real estate – and how can it help a real estate
How to pay for college can be as important and difficult a decision as selecting which school to attend. With all the changes in
Athletics are such a visceral metaphor for every form of human endeavor – including investing. During an athletic competition, years of dedication to a
Many people think that the residential real estate crisis and its impact on banks and the secondary mortgage market have set the table for
After a couple of weeks of avoiding foreclosure and working out bad loans, we decided to take a virtual vacation and head to Southern
Super Bowl Sunday! While most people were guzzling beer (we are SO jealous), gorging themselves on chips and salsa, and cheering on their favorite
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…. Not Christmas. Tax time! This is the time of year when all the bills from the
This is the time of year when you find out how organized (or not) you are. The holidays are a distant memory, football games
The easiest thing in the world to do is predict the past. But what about the future? As we enter a brand new decade,
In our continuing quest for real estate wisdom, The Real Estate Guys catch up with two of the most active real estate investors around.
What is the meaning of life? Why did God create flies? How many little styrofoam balls in a bean bag chair? These are just
