Finding a strong market to invest in is as simple as looking for population growth, job growth, and a diverse economy. That’s why some of the smartest minds in real estate are focused on the long term strength of Dallas, TX. POPULATION GROWTH: The Dallas-Fort Worth area’s population has grown by nearly 1.3 million from […]
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BIG MONEY! FLEXIBLE HOURS! BE YOUR OWN BOSS! Sounds like a late night infomerical pitch, right? Well, not exactly. You’d have to throw in “NO MONEY, NO BRAINS, NO TALENT and NO EFFORT NEEDED! Your shoes don’t even have to match! For just three easy payments, we’ll show you how YOU can become the next
12/5/10: Best Of Replay – Career Opportunities in Real Estate Read More »
After we stuffed ourselves with heaping helpings of holiday food, we came into the studio to feast on your fabulous questions – all of which we’re most thankful for! Sitting at the radio banquet table: Your holiday host and head turkey carver, Robert Helms Co-host and big butterball turkey, Russell Gray Week after week we
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As we’re guiding our real estate sailing ship through the choppy economic seas of the past few years, we’ve learned the wisdom of having a lookout watching the horizon for threats and opportunities. We also like to compare notes with other sailors – especially those whose lookout platforms are higher up than ours. They can
When it comes to icons in real estate, there are flashy household names known by most of the TV watching, non-real estate investing public. Then there are the icons of industry, who are anonymous in public, but well known and respected among the people who really do the business of real estate. Since the mainstream
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“Live Where You Want to Live, but Invest Where the Numbers Make Sense” – Robert Helms Not everyone lives in prime real estate investment areas. So if you decide to “live where you want to live but invest where the numbers make sense”, then travel is going to be a regular part of your life
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Sometimes real estate is hard. You want a rent check, but get a reality check instead. However, the best lessons often come from studying problems, so next time, you can avoid them – or least solve them faster. So once a year at Halloween, we set aside an episode to look back over the year
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When an economy burns down, the landscape is charred and the financial food chain is disrupted. Viable businesses starve for funding, while investors hunger for return. The normal eco-system has broken down and sources of capital and investment opportunities aren’t where they’re supposed to be. Everything is in disarray and the ensuing uncertainty breeds fear.
When your real estate investments are properly managed, money flows in each month like clock work. But when the monthly flow is accompanied by pain, it could be a sign of Property Management Stupidity or PMS. When PMS sets in, it can severely cramp cash flow and may be accompanied by heavy bleeding. Investors suffering
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With millions of property owners in financial distress, getting foreclosure help is a top priority. But it’s a much bigger topic than simply how to stop foreclosure. And with the controversy over alleged paperwork improprieties, the whole topic has gotten even more complicated. What’s a distressed borrower to do? As we’ve discussed on several previous