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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Tim Owensby on January 27th, 2010

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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Tim Owensby on January 21st, 2010

For the life of me I can’t imagine why anyone would own any airline stocks right now. No, they are not under valued. No, they are not over sold. There is a fundamental problem preventing airlines from performing well and their stock price reflects that.
No, things are not about to get better.
The flying public is [...]

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Tim Owensby on January 19th, 2010

Starting February 1, 2010 FHA is waiving the 90 day seasoning rule designed to discourage flipping.
Chalk this one up to the never ending list of unintended consequences. When the 90 day rule was adopted, it was a typical knee-jerk political reaction to stop speculators from “flipping” houses. No real thought was given before adopting the [...]

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The subscription rates at The Field Guide for Real Estate Investors is increasing to $350 per year from $199 per year starting January 28, 2010. Existing members who joined at the lower subscription rates and anyone joining before the increase will be allowed to renew at those lower rates for as long as they want.
A [...]

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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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This was accidentally posted here by mistake. You can read the article at…
http://timowensby.com/think-it-global-positioning-system-your-real-estate-investing

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Tim Owensby on January 3rd, 2010

Many in the real estate industry are trumpeting an impending rebound in residential real estate. They are talking about how the extended tax credit programs for home buyers will push up the demand and save the real estate industry.
While there is no doubt these tax credits will help home buyers because they essentially cover much [...]

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Tim Owensby on December 29th, 2009

Wait, before you jump off this page mumbling about how insensitive or cruel I am, you might want to read on.
There are so many options available to a landlord now to receive their rent there is no reason you should be waiting for a tenant to pay you.
Unless you only accept cash… which is foolish [...]

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Tim Owensby on December 22nd, 2009

Ask any real estate investor and by far their biggest problems are with managing the assets they are so eager to acquire.
It doesn’t matter whether they manage their properties themselves or hire a property manager. The majority of their problems, concerns, headaches, worries and losses all revolve around property management.
It is tedious, time consuming, error [...]

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