How to buy a $1 million home for $1,900 a month!
Seems like all the interesting news is coming out of Southern California these days. This time, it’s about our old friend, the interest only mortgage. Never mind the fact that this was one of the chief contributing factors in the housing crash just a few short years ago. Times are good and money is cheap, […]
I KNOW you have stories to tell
Ok – SPILL! I’m serious. And all kidding aside. I want to hear your stories about real estate and real estate investing. We all have them. If you’ve read my stuff, you know that I have a ton of them, and I haven’t even told them all yet! I know that you have them too. […]
Housing Inventory – Rising?
Interesting article out of Southern California recently. They’re looking for housing inventories to rise. And it some cases it looks like it’s already starting to happen. One person wrote from San Diego: “Lots of houses are coming on the market now where I live in San Diego. The most I’ve seen in years but they […]
No Horses, But Detroit Employs a ‘Horseshoer’?
Full disclosure: I admit to being completely jaded and one of the most vocal and cynical critics of the City of Detroit. In sharp contrast with many of the vapid rah rahs who do nothing but extoll the supposed “virtues” of this rotting cesspool, I actually own property in the city, and I have now […]
Landlords Score Twice!
Cheers! It’s time to celebrate! We just received some INCREDIBLE news this week. And not just one, but two major stories, coming out of two news organizations. The first story was in Bloomberg, and the title screamed “American Dream Slipping as Homeownership at 18-Year Low” I won’t bore you with a lot of the meaningless […]
Victims? Hardly. Because Tenant Screening is CRITICAL!
So help me understand how this happens. You have a house. You want to buy a bigger one. You do. But then you can’t sell your first house. So you decide to rent out your first house. Lots of people are doing it. So far, so good, right? And actually it is. Right up to […]