Even though we’ve survived the Mayan doomsday, we’re still paddling towards the fiscal cliff and Congress hasn’t produced a budget in over 1350 days. Plus we’re banging up against yet another lifting of the debt ceiling. But don’t worry, the recession ended in June 2009, remember? Meanwhile, real estate just keeps chugging along. So what […]
1/6/13: Real Estate Perspectives, Predictions and Precautions for 2013 Read More »
As 2012 fades into the history books and 2013 rises on the horizon of your life, it’s a great time to take a step back from the day to day hustle to think about the future you’re busy building. Just like a sports team finishing one season and preparing for the next, it’s important to
12/30/12: Happy New Year! Your Real Estate Investing Plan Read More »
If you want great answers, you have to ask great questions. Think about it. When you go to the doctor, or visit your auto-mechanic, or work with any true professional who is helping you solve a problem, they always start with asking questions. And the better the questions, the better the diagnosis and the better
12/23/12: Ask The Guys – Education, Vocation and Agendas Read More »
When the evil Debt Star blew up the mortgage and real estate markets, it was a major blow to the balance sheets of many investors and institutions. The shroud of the dark side of leverage fell. The foreclosure wars began. Suck, it did. And for many, suck it still does. In response, Supreme Chancellor Bernanke
12/16/12: The Return of Equity – The Fed Strikes Back Read More »
Sooner or later, new construction has to happen – at least in residential markets where the population is increasing. After all, those new people need someplace to live. And while home builder confidence is improving, it’s still a far cry from “happy days are here again”. So how can a small time real estate developer
12/9/12: Competing in a Down Market with New Construction Read More »
Real estate is a BIG and multifaceted sector of the economy. And there are MANY different ways to make money in real estate, both as an investor and as a business owner or operator. So, with so many people still looking for jobs, we thought we’d take some time to talk about some of the
12/2/12: Does a Career in Real Estate Work Today? Read More »
Finding money to take advantage of the many great bargains in today’s real estate market can be challenging. After all, those easy cash out loans and the equity they created are largely gone. So investors have been looking in other places for investment capital. In this episode of The Real Estate Guys™ radio show, we
Do you ever get discouraged or wonder if there’s more to life than just making money and having a good time? As the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving and heads into an orgy of consumerism starting with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we thought it important to reflect on some of life’s higher purposes – at least
11/18/12: Don’t Give Up, Give Back – Turning Your Passion Into Action Read More »
We think the greatest opportunity in real estate right now is syndication. When you can put money and deals together and get a piece of the action, you not only get to do bigger, more interesting deals, but you can make a ton of money too! What’s not to like? Of course, what Uncle Ben
11/11/12: Equity, Debt and Syndication – Finding the Money and the Deal Read More »
“Do the math and the math will tell you what to do!” Sounds good! But how? That’s the topic of this episode of The Real Estate Guys™s radio show! In the studio behind the powerful platinum plated microphones: Your calculating host, Robert Helms Your full-figured co-host, Russell Gray We know. Math isn’t sexy. It isn’t