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7/22/12: A Midsummer Investor’s Dream – Housing, Jobs, Consumer Confidence and Economics

7/22/12: A Midsummer Investor’s Dream – Housing, Jobs, Consumer Confidence and Economics

Bad news for housing can be great news for investors.  But it means seeing a bigger picture and exploring the dichotomy of mainstream news and main street reality.  Alas, we thinketh such contemplations requireth aid.  But fear not! Behind the microphones to help you sorteth it all out: The Bard of broadcasting , host Robert […]

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6/17/12: Turning Adversity Into Opportunity – How Real Estate Saved My Family

Will Smith brought the world the heart-warming story of a down-on-his-luck real life Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness. In the film, Smith portrays Gardner, a homeless single father who lands a job as a stockbroker and with true grit and determination becomes a financial success. Not to be outdone by Wall Street, we

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6/3/12: Schiff Happens – Is The Real Crash Yet To Come?

6/3/12: Schiff Happens – Is The Real Crash Yet To Come?

When the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market collapsed in 2008, real estate owners – both homeowners and investors (and radio talk show hosts) – got hit hard. Banks failed, loans became scarce, buyers disappeared, and people everywhere (including tenants) lost their jobs.  Very ugly. Lesson: pay attention to macro (big picture) economics.  So now we do.

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5/27/12: Economics, Politics and Freedom – Making Financial Decisions in an Election Year

5/27/12: Economics, Politics and Freedom – Making Financial Decisions in an Election Year

What do The Federal Reserve, the IRS, the income tax, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, HUD, the mortgage interest deduction, Section 8, accelerated depreciation, the 1031 tax deferred exchange and our personal “favorite”, inflation, ALL have in common? Each of them are creatures of politicians.  Of course, we could add to this list (for days),

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5/20/12: Bigger Deals, Bigger Profits – Great News for Real Estate Entrepreneurs

5/20/12: Bigger Deals, Bigger Profits – Great News for Real Estate Entrepreneurs

Show me the money! At a time when many are complaining about how Uncle Sam makes it harder to do business, Congress just passed a law that gives real estate entrepreneurs a break.  Actually, ALL entrepreneurs benefit, but since we’re The Real Estate Guys™, we’re excited about the real estate angle. So what’s the big

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5/13/12: Healing Commercial Property Woes – The Trillion Dollar Challenge

5/13/12: Healing Commercial Property Woes – The Trillion Dollar Challenge

There’s a lot of chatter in the news about the state of residential mortgage market – defaults, foreclosures, etc.  Do you remember when it all started?  Big Ben Bernanke tried to convince us that the damage would be limited to the sub-prime market.  Oops. As we know now, a funny thing happened on the way

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