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 »
Ever since Thomas Edison electrified the world, technology has been changing how people connect to information, opportunities and each other. Over 100 years later, that trend continues… And just as radio, telephones and television expanded the reach of marketers…as well as the choices for consumers…today, podcasting, webinars, websites, mobile apps and even good ‘ole email…are
5/10/15: New Media’s Role in Helping Investors Find Opportunties Read More »
And yet another great collection of challenging questions from our fabulous listeners! In the studio waxing down our microphones so we can surf the airwaves of radio excellence… Your waxing on beach bodied host, Robert Helms His wax off co-host, Russell Gray In this edition of Ask The Guys… Does it make sense to carry back financing with
In this edition of Clues in the News™, we take on the biggest story most real estate investors are ignoring…and discuss why we think it matters to real estate investors… In the studio to discuss China’s latest moves and the potential impact on U.S. real estate investors… Your clued in host, Robert Helms His clueless
04/26/15: Clues in the News – China’s Latest Attack on the Dollar…and YOU Read More »