Bargains, bargains everywhere, but it’s hard to get a loan. Even in the good old days of fast and easy Fannie and Freddie money, it’s always been hard to move quickly or get approved for distressed property. Of course, you could never get conventional loans for foreclosures, tax liens or discount notes – let alone […]
6/12/11: The Checkbook IRA – Real Estate Investing Using Your Retirement Account Read More »
One of the best parts of learning in a classroom is hearing the questions asked by other students. Sometimes they ask things you would never think of! And even if the question isn’t directly applicable to your current situation, who knows what tomorrow may bring? That’s why every few weeks we dedicate an episode to
Happy Memorial Day! We decided this was the perfect day to reflect upon two of fundamental rights which make up the essence of freedom: the right to own property, and the right to free speech. After all, Memorial Day is about remembering the sacrifices made by the brave men and women throughout U.S. history who’ve
5/29/11: Freedom and Prosperity – Celebrating Memorial Day Read More »
New flash! Lots of people have endured a lot of pain, and many are still working their way out, as a result of the collapse of the financial markets three years ago. Hopefully by now most people realize that the disruptions of capital flow affect EVERYONE, and especially those nearest the epicenter of the meltdown.
5/22/11: Curing Commercial Loan Challenges – Working Your Way Out of Distress Read More »
As Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli sang in Cabaret, “Money makes the world go ’round”! And, as we all found out in 2008, when the money stops moving, everything stops. So for the last three years, we’ve paid extra attention to the macro-economic factors which affect the availability and cost of capital. It’s become apparent
5/15/11: Smart Money in the New Economy – Empowering Today’s Entrepreneur Read More »
Donald Trump’s legendary comeback is one of the great real estate stories in recent history. But how do you relate to anything The Donald goes through? We found a small developer whose David vs Goliath story has less zeros and lots of lessons for small fry like us. In the mobile recording chariot for another
For the ninth straight year, The Real Estate Guys™ and an energized group of committed real estate investors boarded a cruise ship for a week of powerful education, networking and fun. And as is our tradition, while on board we recorded a radio show with a live studio audience. We call this annual event our
4/17/11: Live from our 9th Annual Investor Summit at Sea! Read More »
Unless you’re a Jedi Knight, it’s probably not smart to simply trust your feelings when it comes to piloting your real estate investments. We mere mortals have to rely upon our gauges to really know what’s happening so we can make important adjustments. So, as unsexy as bookkeeping is, it’s the vitally essential process of
4/10/11: Bookkeeping – The Secret to Long Term Profitability Read More »
The Real Estate Guys™ Radio Show podcast just went over ONE MILLION DOWNLOADS! Okay, so we’re not Lady Gaga or the Black Eyed Peas (though we did think about changing our name to Real Guy Guys or the Gray Haired Guys), but we still have our big #1 foam fingers on. But WHY should YOU
One Million Downloads and Growing! Read More »
Since we’re big shot jet-setters, we thought we’d fly our semi-private jet (the one we share with with 135 other Southwest Airlines passengers) over to Phoenix to visit Robert Kiyosaki in his Rich Dad studios. The author of mega-bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad has a new literary derivative (that’s financial lingo for “book”) called Unfair
3/20/11: Finding Your Unfair Advantage with Robert Kiyosaki Read More »