Apr
22
What about Renting?
I frequently talk with investors and hear investors talking about how they are scared to death of “getting stuck with a propertyâ€?. I think we all know, or at least have heard, prices have come down in most markets, there are a lot of houses on the market and good deals are to be had. However, what sense does it make to buy a property if you can’t sell it? I have blogged in the past about how homes are still selling albeit at a slower rate and only the […]
Apr
21
Real Estate Graduate Call 4-21-08
Graduate Coaching Call 4-21-08. Tonight's call discusses investing in self-storage units.
Apr
18
Are You Buying Now?
Now is the time to be in the market folks. No one knows when the market is going to turn, but we are slowly starting to hear that the bottom has been hit or is close. There are great buying opportunities for those active and diligent investors. Here is a quote from the Director of the office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. I’ve also included some home pricing information that I found interesting. As you can see, home prices are way off from a year ago and deals are there […]
Apr
18
SUBLEASE VACANCY RATES HOLDING STEADY
Sublease Vacancy Rates Holding Steady by Arthur Jones, Economist April 11, 2008 – “About Real Estate” published by Torto Wheaton Sublease vacancy rates are a small but important component of the overall or total vacancy. While sublease vacancy tends to be a fraction of total vacancy, it represents movement, so this rate that can tell us a great deal about the overall health of the office market. During the last recession, spurred on by the dot-com bust in 2001 and the events of September 11th, sublease vacancy rates rose as […]