Archive for October, 2007
Apartment building buying is as easy as ABC
If you’re interested in investing in apartment buildings, the type of property you buy is very important. If you ask an investor to show you his properties, chances are he’ll only show his best-looking ones, not the ones that actually make him the most money. Appearances are deceiving, and if you’re just starting out, the […]
Read More..>>Subscribe to The Property Pundit, a primer
If you’re a regular reader, you already know all about RSS and how to be notified of updates. If you’re new to the blog reading world, I just want to make you aware of a few ways that you can more easily follow along. Instead of having this site bookmarked, you can simply put in […]
Read More..>>Section 8 - I wish I knew how to quit you!
I read an article last week saying it’s old news to use Brokeback Mountain quotes. Since I’ve never actually watched the movie, does it apply to me?
In Chicago the Section 8 program is called CHAC, or the Chicago Housing Choice Voucher Program. Wait a minute, you may ask, where do they get the acronym CHAC […]
Housing Costs: Here’s One Way They Might Go Down
Will people buy new houses without granite countertops, hardwood floors, and stainless steel appliances? That seems to be a problem and some think that will keep sales slow.
Read the artice here: Housing Costs: Here’s One Way They Might Go Down
Home Buyers Love Bathrooms, and Lots of Them
(sigh)
The leaves are changing color and there’s a chill in the air, but not even watching the squirrels outside our dining room window can cheer me up. With sales of existing homes in September falling twice as much as had been expected and analysts expecting the slump to continue despite the hike in new […]
Zell’s Angels
There’s a really great article from this past weekend on OpinionJournal.com. I’m a big fan of Sam Zell and have really enjoyed learning more about his investing. If you’re interested in him, you’ll enjoy this. A few quotes:
“An adequate description of me would certainly be a professional opportunist,” he smiles, “I’ve always had my […]
Save your cash
If you’re a real estate investor or a prospective investor, you should get tuned in to BiggerPockets. There is some really great information on their blog, in their article archive, and in their discussion forums. It probably is the most in-depth real estate investing site out there.
I hear about a lot of investors who […]
If housing prices crash, this will be why
Mess with the free market, and it will mess with you back. Check out the article below. If this bill passes (unlikely), the lending business will dry up. Jim Cramer makes an excellent point at TheStreet.com (subscription required) that while The New York Times quotes a figure of 2 million sub-prime loans over the last […]
Read More..>>Commercial v. Residential, the basics
What’s the difference between a commercial apartment building and a residential building? Some people hear the word commercial and they start thinking of strip malls and office buildings, but multi-family buildings are commercial properties too. They just must have five or more units. A residential building consists of a multi-family building from one to four […]
Read More..>>Some pre-Halloween reading
Halloween isn’t for another nine days, but you’ll want to be up on your haunted real estate facts beforehand. Here are a few articles to help you out:
Ghosts may not spook home buyers; and
For some, buying a haunted house is a treat, not a trick
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