Are we partying like it is 2007 again? Hopefully everyone hasn’t forgotten the last real estate party and how badly it ended. With the market on fire in many locations throughout the country, there is increasing pressure to get transactions…
Want to close before you put on the bathing suit and attempt a cannonball or whatever "trick" the guy above is attempting? Annoyed by the games of other lenders promising the moon only to find out later that they aren’t…
When investing in real estate there are a myriad of factors to consider. Should one of the factors be death rates? Ironically, I’m not talking about crime statistics. There was a recent article in a Ski town newspaper (Steamboat Pilot)…
The above pic was the first photo on a listing in Colorado. I’m still trying to figure out what is for sale! With this in mind, we started an Instagram account to showcase our real estate adventures … from my…
Shh! There is a big secret going on in the banking community. Do you know what it is? About six months ago I started seeing an interesting trend. Many banks were starting to be a little more conservative on their…
Jim Rogers, the famous investor and republican supporter who called the last recession, recently said “there was a 100 percent probability that the U.S. economy would be in a downturn within one year.” (see articles below). I’m not convinced we…
Anyone watching the markets recently has seen a marked reversal from the initial Trump Optimism. The recent “great healthcare” reform promised by the president imploded. Because of this implosion and implications on future tax measures. There are 4 immediate implications…
We lost an hour Sunday! I’m sure like most folks I’m not a big fan of losing sleep. I’m not alone in my dislike for time change. There is evidence that changing the clocks causes a spike in car…
I recently looked at a warehouse property that was just purchased for 500k. They only needed 200k. I thought the loan should be a no brainer until I started digging and found out the property was only worth around 200k!…
In 2016 commercial real estate deal volume fell by 11% for the first time since 2009! According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, some prominent real estate investors are reducing their holdings and taking money off the table. …