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 […]
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Investors and their money are attracted to opportunities. They purchase assets, including properties and businesses, in the pursuit of profits. That’s probably why YOU are reading this. It’s why we perpetually peruse the news … looking for clues about where investors, businesses, jobs and money might be going and growing. After all, where people and
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Something BIG is happening for real estate … and while it’s not a surprise, it’s a development every real estate investor should be aware of. Here’s some context … First, remember real estate investing is essentially a business of managing debt, equity, and cashflow. That’s YOUR job. You can get your property managers and team to
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Last week’s U.S. jobs report has been largely reported as positive. Of course, real estate investors prefer their tenants actually have jobs, so we agree … any economy creating jobs is preferable to one which isn’t. Here’s a few of the headlines and some notable excerpts … June U.S. jobs report beats expectations – Yahoo Finance, July
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According to the latest monthly review of the Texas economy from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, Texas is leading the United States in economic recovery. The Texas economy experienced its second month of positive annual employment growth up 0.9 percent from June 2009 to June 2010 compared with a negative rate
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