News, opinion and anecdotal information about opportunities and challenges from The Real Estate Guys’ correspondents in Dallas, Texas.
Buying an income producing property is an investment in the underlying economy. That’s REALLY where the income originates. That’s why we put so much emphasis on market analysis. Investors who focus exclusively on deal analysis (crunching the numbers on the property) but fail to underwrite the market sometimes end up in a mess. The context of a deal is …
Throughout our Profitable Niches series, the message has been clear … there’s more than one way to invest in real estate. It’s so much more than single-family homes and apartment buildings. And, in today’s market, when some of the more traditional investments are stretched, it’s a good idea to think about something new and fresh. …
In this episode of our Profitable Niches series, we’re starting from the ground up. Inventory of homes is tight in many US markets, and returns are diminishing. Enter real estate development. Our guest, Jay Hartley, saw an exciting opportunity to expand his business into the real estate development space, and he’s got a wealth of …
An essential part of being a real estate investor is finding the perfect combination of market and product type. But markets, product types, and even financing are CONSTANTLY shifting. How can you read the tea leaves and see what’s in store? Today, we offer some help in the form of Brad Sumrok. Brad has been …
For Valentine’s Day we thought we’d muse on why the right real estate is easy to love. Of course, the operative word is “right” … as in Mr. or Miss “Right” … … because anyone who’s been in a bad relationship knows it’s hard to have the right relationship with the wrong person. And the same …
The Dallas real estate market, just like the Dallas TV series and the Dallas Cowboys, just won’t go away. It’s one of the most resilient, tenacious, dependable real estate markets in the world. To find out what’s doing in Dallas, we pay a visit to two of our boots on the ground team. Hosting the …
11/30/14: Deep in the Heart of Texas – The Real Estate Landscape in Dallas Read More »
Is there a scientific way to approach market selection? Something the average real estate investor can do – or at least understand? To find out we went deep into the heart of Silicon Valley where we rustled up a left-brained engineer turned real estate investor. In the laboratory for this electric episode of The Real …
4/8/12: Choosing the Right Market – An Engineer’s Perspective Read More »
So many markets, so little time! Let’s face it. When you get the hots for real estate investing, there are lots of tempting opportunities out there! But before you go out on a market field trip date or get hot and heavy with just one market, why not get a quick sampling of what’s out …
12/18/11: Regional Roundup – Taking The Pulse of the U.S. Real Estate Market Read More »
Recent reports from the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the U.S. middle class is getting squeezed. Shocker. Thank you, Captain Obvious. We were hoping the disappearing middle referred to our beer bellies, but no such luck. 😉 Of course, our good friend Robert Kiyosaki has been saying for years that the rich will get richer, …
Moving up to the “big deals” is the goal of everyone who plays Robert Kiyosaki’s Cash Flow game, just like going from little green houses to big red hotels is the path to riches in Parker Brothers’ Monopoly. The bigger the property, the more profit potential there is. In the real world, the natural progression …
7/3/11: Apartment Investing Opportunities – Moving Up to the Big Deals Read More »