Archive for the 'Education' Category
Ryan Roberts- Texas Startup Attorney
Before I even got to San Antonio I had touched base with an attorney in Texas to discuss my business plans. Being an attorney in Illinois, I know how important it is to get state-specific advice. I’ve formed a few LLCs in Illinois, but I was willing to pay someone in Texas to do it […]
Read More..>>Making a low-ball offer
Back in October, during guest post week, I had a post from Noah at Urbandigs.com about timing a low-ball offer. The last few days I did another search for some other posts and articles about low ball offers. Given the real estate environment, now is a good time to look at these.
The anatomy of a […]
Most secure U.S. cities
I got an email yesterday from Sperling’s Best Places with their “most secure” rankings. They took into consideration crime statistics, extreme weather, risk of natural disasters, environmental hazards, terrorism threats, air quality, life expectancy and job loss numbers in 379 U.S. metro areas, and they broke it down into large cities, medium cities, and small […]
Read More..>>Construction Loans: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Construction Loan: A short-term, interest-only building loan that provides interim construction financing, which allows loan proceeds to be disbursed over time to pay homebuilders, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers or other providers of materials or services.
Sound like a good way to get your paws wet in the real estate investing scene? As Mom always reminds me, […]
Robert Kiyosaki makes money telling you what to do
I thought I’d write about something controversial so you could have something to comment on.
Is Robert Kiyosaki good or bad for entreprenuers? I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and I suspect you may have as well. I won’t go as far as John T. Reed, but I do have some misgivings about him. Now, […]
Sam Zell in the New Yorker
In my quest to learn more about Sam Zell, I’ve come across my favorite article yet. This is a must read. It’s long, but well worth it. I guarantee you’re going to learn something here.
A few of my favorite quotes:
Zell is compact and bald, with wary eyes and a trim white beard, but his […]
InvestmentPropertiesInfo.com
I was invited to take a look at a real estate investing Web site recently. InvestmentPropertiesInfo.com has a nice collection of quick-hit articles and tips. If you take a look at the site, you’ll see a wide range of information on strategies, financing, research and other issues. It’s not set up like a blog, but […]
Read More..>>Using MySpace to screen tenants
People often don’t realize who reads what they’re putting online. For the first year at my first real job I would sometimes have to go through resumes for interns and temps. I couldn’t believe that someone would put their goofy email address on a resume. I mean, if the email you use is drunkgirl69@hotmail.com, don’t […]
Read More..>>Tenants: Are you being blacklisted?
I’ve gotten a few new tenants into my four-flat, which brings up the question of background checks. Given my experience with the tenant I had to evict, I’d be interested in hearing what kind of background checks you do, or you think you should do. I have a three page application which includes a credit […]
Read More..>>Cold Weather Tips for Four Legged Bird Dogs (and Cats)
Happy belated Thanksgiving, readers. With the holiday season officially kicked off, it won’t be long before we hunker down for the worst weather of the season. This means less real estate traffic in the coming months, and one has to wonder if the spring season will inject any signs of life back into the real […]
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