Many homeowners are considering the 40 year refinance as an option moving forward this year. There are some basic reasons why this makes sense for them to do so and in this article we will cover a few of those reasons of why 40 year refinance is something to consider. The 40 Year Refinance First [...]
Bottom of the Market is Near?
January 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What are your thoughts? Do think we are near the bottom of the market and is now a good time to buy? This guy says that he believes interest rates are still too high to spark buyers. They need an incentive. – What? I cannot be the only one that thought that was out of [...]
Building Wealth One Day at a Time
January 5, 2009 By 1 Comment
By Michael Alan Jones Ever hear of the “Millionaire Next Door”? It could be you! First, it’s important to determine if you are in the business of building wealth. As a result of today’s economy, most of us face the reality of working long hours day and night. Maybe some of us even work two [...]
10 Legal Factors to Business Forms
December 31, 2008 By 2 Comments
By Sean L. Robertson Non-Tax Factors 1. Limited Liability Business owners want to protect their personal assets from business creditors’ claims. 2. Management Control Arrangements Corporations are centrally-managed by a board of directors that acts in a representative capacity for the shareholders who elect them. In contrast, LLCs and partnerships have more flexibility than corporations [...]
SPACE PLANNING for Real Estate Investors
December 29, 2008 By 1 Comment
By Joe Richmond Space planning is a necessary component in real estate investment. As much as investors dislike the thought of adding time and expense to a project, the reality is that planning in the preliminary stages of real estate investing will save time, as well as money. Space planning is the process of information [...]
Top 10 REASONS TO INVEST IN STRIP MALLS
December 24, 2008 By 1 Comment
By Anita Clinton 1. DIFFERENT TYPES OF TENANTS Commercial property tenants are different from those in residential units. They are usually business owners that are leasing space for their businesses. Therefore, they are more inclined to take care of their units for the sake of their customers. In addition, they tend to be more financially [...]
Valuable Insight into Commercial Leasing
December 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Kellye Fox So, you’re a landlord who has been renting apartments for five years? You’ve established yourself in residential leasing and are ready to move on to bigger and better properties. Why not try the commercial sector with commercial leasing? In this article, I will address the differences between a residential and commercial lease, [...]
Commercial Real Estate Market Expectations
December 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
MY FIRST REHAB – TERRES KYLE – Creating Equity
December 17, 2008 By 1 Comment
Rehabbing a property is very exciting. It’s an amazing feeling to be able to create something new and fresh. I was able to experience this last spring when I did my very first rehab. The rehab was more extensive than I envisioned my first to be but I welcomed the challenge. My first property was [...]
5 Things to Consider When Buying COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
December 15, 2008 By 1 Comment
By Kellye Fox Most of us begin our interest in real estate with the acquisition of some kind of residential property. Once that was done, we felt a sense of well-being and pride in having reached this milestone. But, then what? The real estate seed has been planted in our minds and we seek other [...]
$700 Billion Plan (TARP) – Revisited
November 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Common Sense Isn’t So Common I wrote an article back on September 24th for InvestWithPassion.com, before the $700 billion Plan (TARP) was approved – which essentially layed out the reason why we needed it and what the potential consequences were without it. (very informative article, you should read it). Shortly thereafter, the plan was approved [...]
4 MAJOR FACTORS OF TRANSITIONING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
October 2, 2008 By 4 Comments
By Shaun Gray Residential construction contracting has demonstrated a successful trend in recent years. However, as the trend rises, so does the competition. This could lead to dwindling profit margins. These traits show a clear contrast to commercial construction contracting which has more lucrative profits. But just as the rewards are greater, so too are [...]
