Monthly Archives: April 2008

My Latest Deal – Can I Find One Like This For You?

Here’s the latest deal that I’m working on. It’s pretty incredible, and it’s an indicator of just how UNBELIEVABLE the opportunities are today in the Metro Detroit suburbs. The property: 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath ranch in Harper Woods New roof … Continue reading

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The Door Got Kicked in and There’s Blood on the Carpet – Why Again?

I spent some time on Saturday with some real estate friends and colleagues, and we were all talking about how boring our businesses were. The business itself was exciting and interesting to each of us. And to a person it’s … Continue reading

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The White Hat Commercial Broker

Just about a year ago I read a book by Robert Ringer called “Winning Through Intimidation”. It was a spectacular book with a spectacular – and completely not-politically-correct – title. The interesting thing about it was that it really wasn’t … Continue reading

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The One-Trick-Pony Apartment “Guru”

As I mentioned in my prior post, this being a newbie again is an interesting feeling. And with my brilliant powers of deduction I figured out that it’s because you don’t know what you don’t know when you first start … Continue reading

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Do, or Do Not – There is No Try

My oldest paid me a very nice compliment yesterday. Like probably most grade school kids with cable, ours have been glued to the television at 8pm last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as one of … Continue reading

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A Close Encounter With My First Commercial Broker

It has been an interesting feeling being a newbie again. As I have written about in this space, I have gotten so comfortable with the single family side of the Cash Flow business that I bought the last one on … Continue reading

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My Apartment Quest

If you’ve been reading this space for any length of time, you know that I’m a huge fan of cash flow and cash flow properties. To the extent that I get a great deal of grief about it, and even … Continue reading

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Stocks' Wild Ride Isn't Over

Even if the markets have touched bottom, there’s still plenty that could go wrong. So don’t unfasten your seat belt just yet.  By Jon Markman  Big investors and government officials have pulled out all the stops in recent weeks to … Continue reading

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