Using the SBA 504 Program to Build Your Business, and Your Bank Account

As a business owner, especially in the recent rough economic and capital climate, you are probably pessimistic about any lender actively lending money to small and medium sized businesses. There is a program however, that is not only actively Read more

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The CMBS Delinquency Flood is Upon Us – Or is it?

For the last two years, those of us in the Real Estate Profession have been bracing ourselves for the forecasted tsunami of foreclosed properties hitting the market as a result of thousands of delinquent loans and loans maturing without Read more

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Buying on CAP Rate. What’s Right For You?

The most common question I am asked by clients looking to buy an investment property is “what CAP rate can I get something for?” My answer is always the same. “What CAP Rate do you want to pay?” After Read more

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3 Reasons Why Real Estate Needs To Be In Your Investment Portfolio

3 Reasons Why Real Estate Needs To Be In Your Investment Portfolio

In the latest Issue of NREI, David Lynn, managing director and head of investment strategies for Clarion Partners in New York, wrote a great article showing how Read more

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Where are all The Great Deals?

3 Ways to Compete with Large Private Equity Funds in the Distressed Real Estate Market

Like Poker Players lamenting their latest “Bad Beat”, I hear real estate investors complain to me all the time about deals that traded at Read more

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Multi Family Investments – Hot or Not?

Housing Prices are still dropping in many cities, job growth hovers near zero, and the threat of a double dip recession seem to hinge on markets a half a world away, yet things seem rosy with apartment community investors. Read more

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Has the Fed Become a Real Estate Investor’s Best Friend?

The Federal Reserve’s recent commitment to keep interest rates low the next two years delivered a surprise gift to real estate investors. This policy to keep both short and long term rates low has eliminated the threat of higher Read more

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