The ultimate real estate guy is running for the ultimate political office. Government could learn a lot from real estate investors like Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki. Like him or not, Donald Trump is a force to be reckoned with. So we decided to risk a little controversy and take up a conversation about what […]
Trump, Kiyosaki and What Government Could Learn from Real Estate Investors Read More »
In this fourth and final installment of our series on developing your personal investment strategy and putting it into action, we finally get to the place where most people start: the property. In the studio perfectly poised for profound and prolific pontification: Your practically perfect host, Robert Helms His immensely imperfect co-host, Russell Gray The
07/12/15: Picking the Perfect Property for Your Portfolio Read More »
Robert Kiyosaki says “Investing is a team sport.” We agree! And this is especially true with real estate investing because unlike paper assets…properties aren’t uniform commodities which lend themselves to being traded on electronic exchanges. Instead, the buying and selling of real estate involves people…lots of them. And so who you have on your team
07/05/15: Putting Together Your Real Estate Investment Team Read More »
Getting into a long-term relationship with a market is a big decision. It’s important to take time up front to consider if you’re truly compatible with each other Do you have similar goals and personalities? Common friends and values? If things change or don’t work out,…do you have a plan to move on without too
06/28/15: Choosing Your Markets – Finding the Best Place to Invest Read More »
We’ve been told, ‘There are no problem properties…only problem ownerships.” Jim Carrey put it a different way in the movie, The Grinch…“One’s man toxic waste dump is another man’s potpourri!” The WHY is perhaps obvious. Certain types of properties and the demographics they attract require a specific temperament, skill set, risk tolerance and expectation. Mismatching
06/21/15: The Secret to Finding a Great Deal – Your Personal Investment Philosophy Read More »
Riding the wave of a hot market can be one of the most thrilling times of a real estate investor’s career. Of course, skilled equity surfers know how to exit before the wave breaks on top of them. But how? That’s the topic of this exciting episode of The Real Estate Guys™ radio show! Waxing
06/14/15: How to Know When a Market is Too Hot…and What to Do About It Read More »
After our last episode of Ask The Guys, we asked Walter, our email room manager, to rummage through our email inbox and gather up a bunch of listener questions about loans and lending. And he came up with some gems! So we dialed up our lending brain trust and convened in our Dallas studio to
06/07/15: Ask The Guys – All About Loans with Two Expert Guests Read More »
Unless you just stepped out of a flying Delorean, you’ve probably heard that China has ascended to the threshold of taking its place among the economic elite in the world. But the story in the East is even bigger than China… In The Real Estate Guys™ radio show covered wagon to look East and
05/31/15: Geographic Shifts – Look East Young Man Read More »
Even when people stay still, time doesn’t. So today, one of the largest and most economically powerful demographics…the baby boomers…are living in “empty nests”, enjoying or preparing for retirement…and thinking about things like long term care for their parents…and ultimately for themselves. Of course, every time the baby boomers hit a new economic phase of
5/24/15: Demographic Shifts – Double Digit Returns with Assisted Living Facilities Read More »
We all know shift happens…and it can be messy. But rather than complain about it, nimble and resourceful investors find new markets, strategies and product types to keep their portfolio chugging down the track. Of course, for professional fund managers this is nothing new. But for most day-to-day nose-to-the-grindstone real estate investors, the idea of
5/17/15: Economic Shifts – Real Estate Diversification and Emerging Markets Read More »