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In early 2007 I wrote an article for the Field Guide for Investors asking how a gas price of $5 would affect real estate investors. This was at a time when gas was about $2 a gallon. The interesting thing is while many were very skeptical we would see that kind of gas price any [...] Read more »

Dramatic huh?
But, that is what gurus are screaming about the recently announced change from Freddie Mac on refinances. A similar change is expected from Fannie Mae.
What is the change? They will not allow a refinance if the property has been in an LLC any time over the last six months.
But, not to worry, these same [...] Read more »

I had an interesting instant message chat yesterday with a lawyer friend who has been approached by a major lender.
Seems this lender is looking for local resources to follow-up on short sales after the closing. They want to make sure the “value” everyone agreed to at the short sale closing was really the “value” at [...] Read more »

The unemployment number for December jumped to 5% from 4.7% in November. Non-farm payroll increased by only 18,000 jobs which is essentially a wash. Meaning about as many jobs were lost as added in December. Remember, these are lagging indicator meaning, the fundamentals in the economy caused the drop in jobs growth, the drop in [...] Read more »

I chose today to relaunch the Field Guide site. This day was chosen because it is exactly four months since Ann died after battling breast cancer for ten and a half years. This post will go live at the exact time she died in my arms four months ago today. It was August 17th, 2007 [...] Read more »

and an awful time to be a speculator.
Do you know the difference? More importantly, do you know which one you are? Hint: It is all in the risk levels and how they are managed.
And yes, I still believe the recession has started.
The reason investors are loving the current turmoil in all of the equity markets [...] Read more »

Cash is King and the best deals will always be had by those with the means to act quickly and decisively.
There are some media reports talking about some very well funded groups taking advantage of the housing market problems, especially in Florida. Many of these reports try to portray these groups as predatory and swooping [...] Read more »

This is a guest article from Stacy McWhorter, one of our new authors at the Real Estate Investors Field Guide. We at the Field Guide are happy to have Stacy join us and I know the members there will benefit from her wisdom, experience and sage advice.

Just about everyone who gets the real estate investing [...] Read more »

No, it isn’t a trick question.
No, I’m not trying to sucker people into a bash-fest.
Yes, I am a real estate investor.
Yes, I am serious. I’d really like to know what your opinion of real estate investor is and how you came to that opinion.
Yes, I know the trolls will likely try to have their fun [...] Read more »