Joel Walsh asked: Will the internet do to real estate agents what it’s done to travel agents? That question has incited fear among some in the real estate world. The recent launch of a do-it-yourself real estate website by one of the founders of expedia.com has given new urgency to the discussion. Yet the fact [...]
Timothy Rea asked: Can you afford commercial real estate on the Chicago Magnificent Mile? If you can, your business will be in good company, and you can make a lot of money! A festival of restaurant dining, theater and jazz experiences, shopping, hotels and entertainment, Chicago’s Magnificent Mile is abuzz with activity from Spring through [...]
Joshua Geary asked: The newest buzzword to hit the world of real estate investment is: Real Estate Notes. Now, real estate notes themselves aren’t new, they’ve been around. But the awareness of them as viable investment vehicles is a new trend that is a direct result of recent drops happening in the real estate market. [...]
Brenda Cote asked: When it comes to real estate, the topic of the day is the downturn in the market, the number of people losing their homes, and how much this is going to hurt the economy. In the seventeen years I have been in the real estate business, I have witnessed every fluctuation the [...]
James Kobzeff asked: cle covers six dynamite real estate investing tips intended to help anyone just getting started in real estate investing to successfully launch and hit the ground running with real estate investment property. 1. Develop the Correct Attitude To stand a chance of succeeding at real estate investing, foremost, you must understand that [...]
Tom Wheelwright asked: Even if you have strong positive cash flow from your rental real estate, chances are you still have a loss for tax purposes due to the depreciation deduction. This is a great tax strategy because your positive cash flow is sheltered from tax. But, it can be even better if you are [...]
Clifton Waldrep asked: In a nutshell, that is the basic question at the back of our collective subconscious when we talk about the real estate bubble. If you turn on the TV, listen to the radio, or even surf the internet, you’ll notice that there is a lot of people talking about the “Real Estate [...]