One of our favorite quotes comes from hockey legend Wayne Gretzky: “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Of course, a statement like that carries even more weight because the person saying it is highly qualified to have an opinion worth […]
1/16/11: The Age of the Entrepreneur – Creating a Future and Not a Job with Ken McElroy Read More »
Donald Trump is probably the most famous “real estate guy” who made it big, lost it all, then made it all back bigger and better than before. What took him down you ask? In his book, The Art of the Comeback, the Donald says it was complacency and The Tax Reform Act of 1986. Remember
12/26/10: Getting Started in Real Estate Investing…for the First, Second or Third Time! Read More »
Let’s face it. Running even a fledgling real estate empire is hard work. The only paperwork that’s fun is cashing those rent checks! Nonetheless, the end of the year is a great time to step back from all the wheeling and dealing and do some strategic planning for the New Year. In The E-Myth Revisited
12/19/10: Winding Down the Year – Maximizing Your Properties, Deductions and Strategies Read More »
Whew! That’s a big title. But it’s fitting for a big topic – one that reminds us that the world is not only getting smaller, but is changing rapidly. Money, jobs and people are moving around the world like never before. And while fewer people may feel rich coming out of this recession, there are
BIG MONEY! FLEXIBLE HOURS! BE YOUR OWN BOSS! Sounds like a late night infomerical pitch, right? Well, not exactly. You’d have to throw in “NO MONEY, NO BRAINS, NO TALENT and NO EFFORT NEEDED! Your shoes don’t even have to match! For just three easy payments, we’ll show you how YOU can become the next
12/5/10: Best Of Replay – Career Opportunities in Real Estate Read More »
As we’re guiding our real estate sailing ship through the choppy economic seas of the past few years, we’ve learned the wisdom of having a lookout watching the horizon for threats and opportunities. We also like to compare notes with other sailors – especially those whose lookout platforms are higher up than ours. They can
When an economy burns down, the landscape is charred and the financial food chain is disrupted. Viable businesses starve for funding, while investors hunger for return. The normal eco-system has broken down and sources of capital and investment opportunities aren’t where they’re supposed to be. Everything is in disarray and the ensuing uncertainty breeds fear.
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 »
There’s lots of good real estate news lately! Does that mean real estate is back? Inquiring minds want to know! So we decide to dig deeper into the headlines to see what we can find out. In the news room for this broadcast are: Your host and chief news analyst, Robert Helms Co-host and head
6/6/10: Happy Housing Headlines – Real or Not Real? Read More »