I get this question asked to me a lot. “Why would I invest in Real Estate, why wouldn’t I just leave my money in the Stock Market.†I see a lot of these financial papers or financial write ups that show financial comparison of a stock performance or of a stock index performance as it relates to Real Estate or Real Estate indexes as well. One of the things they show is just an increase line.…
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The Truth About Those $500 Detroit Houses
I saw a piece in Yahoo News about this and I wanted to pass it along. I get at least a couple of calls every month from out of state folks asking about these. The article does a good job in explaining just why a $500 house isn’t the bargain that people think it is. Here it is… Tempted by Detroit’s $500 Properties? 5 Things to Know By Beth j. Harpaz, Associated Press - March 11, 2015…
Incredible Productivity System: Bullet Journal
Starting with my first Franklin Planner in 1995, I have been engaged in a seemingly endless quest to develop the perfect productivity and organizational system. The Franklin system was truly spectacular. I was working in Silicon Valley at the time, and taking the introductory class from a real FP trainer was required after you got hired. It didn’t take long to see why. The class was two full days long, and it laid out a simple…
Now is the Right Time to Invest in Real Estate
Why is it the right time to Invest in Real Estate? This is Canada this is January 15th and the Bank of Canada just dropped their bank rates by 0.25% and its now sitting at .75%. What that means is that banks themselves could follow suit and adjust their own lending rates some are saying they are not going to do anything. Regardless, you have interest of less than 1%. Right now if you have…
Smart Investment Money Goes for Real Estate
I found a great article by Denis Kleinfeld on the Moneynews.com website that talked about real estate as an investment vehicle and I wanted to pass it along. Here’s the piece: I know that many people are unhappy with the way their money managers have been handling their investment portfolio. This becomes readily apparent to me every time I sit in one of those meetings between the client and their investment advisers. The meeting pattern…
The Landlord Suicide Squeeze
The suicide squeeze is one of the most exciting plays in baseball. It happens when there’s a runner on third who takes off toward home when the pitcher starts his motion, expecting the batter to make some sort of contact with the ball and put it in play, thus scoring a run. Except for trying to steal home outright it’s also the riskiest play in baseball. I was with a couple of buddies this afternoon…