I have really been struggling with a couple of things over the last few weeks. Probably the most pressing one is whether I allow the tools we use internally to be released to a wider audience. On one hand, I like to help other investors and all… but… on the other hand, I know these [...]
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Yesterday, I was on the phone with a private investor. They are one of several who were tentatively interested in a fund we were putting together for 2010. Then things changed and we decided to put the fund on hold. But, I stay in touch with those who showed interest, because we will put the [...]
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If you have been around in real estate investing circles for any amount of time you’ve no doubt heard the claims and horror stories about why you should be using entities to hold your real estate instead of holding title in your own name. If you are serious about your investing, you should have a [...]
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Property managers are having a tough time. Yeah, I know, I can hear the mock sounds of pity from investors who have been burned by property managers.
But, even the good ones are having trouble. No, you are not more likely to suddenly find yourself face to face with a unicorn than finding a good property [...]
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If you are like a lot of landlords in the United States today you might be looking around and asking yourself what is going to happen? The unemployment rate is projected to stay above 10% for all of 2010 and well into 2011. Other costs are going up and to top it all off rental [...]
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The majority of small landlords and real estate investors don’t have a clue what their costs are in relation to servicing their tenants. It’s not really their fault because the gurus who got them hyped up on real estate investing didn’t actually share any real information about running their business. So, they end up with [...]
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If your real estate investments are losing money, you have two options and only two.
You can either sell it, often at a loss or fix the problems causing you to lose money.
The problem many investors face is they don’t have the knowledge, experience or objectivity to decide with path to pursue. Then once a path [...]
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Part of being a consultant is giving bad news. I don’t like to give bad news any more than I like to receive bad news. That does not stop me from delivering the plain truth to a client or potential client, even when it is bad news, even when they don’t like it and even [...]
For that last 18 months or so I have been working with clients on turning around problem investments. More and more by the time they find me they are in a desperate situation. In some cases, they haven’t had enough time left for me to help them. In other cases, their situation wasn’t as dire [...]
I have been a consultant for most of my professional career. Even when I was a W-2 employee I was mostly in consulting roles. I built and ran a consulting business for many years. Historically, my “career” as a consultant has been in the software arena solving difficult real world business problems.
In addition to that [...]
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