Protecting your money in today’s highly uncertain economy is surely very challenging. Remember when real estate equity and bank accounts were considered among the SAFEST places to keep your savings? Today, real estate equity has disappeared – and for many people even getting access to whatever equity they still have is next to impossible. Boy, […]
8/22/10: What is Your Risk Paradigm? A Life or Debt Decision Read More »
What’s a reasonable return on investment in today’s market? As you might expect, the answer is, “It depends!” Every investor must accept risk in order to attain reward. Even doing nothing is a risk with its own reward. The obvious goal is to achieve maximum reward with minimum risk. Duh. But what are the risks
6/13/10: Determining ROI – Balancing Risk and Reward Read More »
The world has changed! The internet has made it smaller, the economy has become much more global, and there are unprecedented opportunities to integrate real estate investing into an international lifestyle. But if you’re living in your home town, working at a day job and dreaming of going global, where do you start? We invited
5/16/10: Live, Work, Play – Designing Your Lifestyle as a Real Estate Investor Read More »
Home ownership is the American Dream. Or is it? For many, home ownership has turned out to be a nightmare. So we decided to examine the pros and cons of owning the roof over your head. In the house for today’s show: • Your Host, Robert Helms • Co-House and Chief Housekeeper, Russell Gray •
4/18/10: Does It Still Make Sense to Own Your Own Home? Read More »
As the economic tide rises and falls, every investor needs to re-evaluate his or her holdings and ask, “Should I stay or should I go?” This is especially true if you were late to the last party and are now wondering where the exit is. But is there a new party about to start –
3/21/10: The Investor’s Dilemma: Hang on for the Long Term – Or Cut, Run and Redeploy Read More »
How to pay for college can be as important and difficult a decision as selecting which school to attend. With all the changes in the market, can real estate still help? To school us on this important topic, plus provide a timely warning about an old law that has taken on new relevance in one
3/7/10: Using Real Estate to Fund College – Making Good Choices in Today’s Market Read More »
Athletics are such a visceral metaphor for every form of human endeavor – including investing. During an athletic competition, years of dedication to a single pursuit are tested in a matter of moments. Every decision, sacrifice and whim of fate are focused into one measurement of success: the scoreboard. And so it is with an
The end of the year is a great time to look back and grab lessons from the past so you can apply them to your plans for the new year. It’s also a great time to clean up loose ends and organize yourself for a fast start in January. While it’s exciting to build your
12/6/09: The Home Stretch – Year End Strategies with Attorney Garrett Sutton Read More »
With so many properties with mortgages that exceed the current value, many owners are feeling trapped. When loan modification fails and you can’t afford to pay the mortgage, before you toss in the towel and allow the lender to foreclose, consider a short sale. No, this isn’t a garage sale of your used underwear to
11/29/09: Coming Up Short – The Realities of Selling Your Property for Less than You Owe Read More »
No, that’s not a typo. HECM stands for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, the FHA brand of reverse mortgages. “What the HECM is a reverse mortgage and what the HECM does a real estate investor care about them?” you may ask. Well, that’s what today’s show is all about! Sitting backwards in their chairs for today’s
11/8/09: What the HECM? The Realities and Risks of Reverse Mortgages Read More »