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Apr 01, 2010Mar 16, 2021 Ted Karsch

Commercial Loan Modification – Frequent Objections

The congressional oversight panel for commercial real estate has recently estimated that as many as 50% of all commercial properties in the United States will be underwater over next 12…

Mar 28, 2010Mar 16, 2021 Jason Hanson

How This Note Could Make You Money: Using Your Failures for Success

I’m far from perfect. Even though I’ve been investing for 7 years now I still make plenty of mistakes. And I’m going to show you how if you make mistakes…

Mar 24, 2010May 26, 2024 Ted Karsch

Hotel Owners in Financial Distress

The fallout from the great recession can be seen on almost every Main Street in America in the form of empty storefronts to abandoned and foreclosed homes. One area of…

Mar 10, 2010Mar 16, 2021 Ted Karsch

When Your Commercial Loan Comes Due

Commercial real estate analysts have predicted that approximately 1.5 trillion dollars of commercial loans will be maturing between now and 2013. Most of these loans were initiated during the peak…

Feb 19, 2010Feb 15, 2024 Brian Brady

IRA Lending Offers Residential Real Estate As Suitable Asset Class

Q: What’s the problem with residential real estate as a growth asset? A: It grows slowly. Q: How might an investor enhance that return? A: Leverage. Owner-occupied real estate has…

Feb 17, 2010Mar 16, 2021 Ted Karsch

Congressional Oversight Panel on Commercial Real Estate

The Congressional Oversight Panel released their 189 page, February report entitled “Commercial Real Estate Losses and the Risk to Financial Stability” on February 10th. Typical of government reports of its…

Jan 13, 2010May 26, 2024 Ted Karsch

Alternative Financing Options for Commercial Real Estate

Despite the fact that banks are not lending like they used to on construction projects and commercial real estate there still exist many alternative financing options for the commercial real…

Jan 06, 2010May 26, 2024 Ted Karsch

Commercial Loan Modifications: Know Your Options.

Knowing how to pick a commercial loan modification company can be a difficult task. There are many factors to consider and the most important is to first decide whether you…

Dec 16, 2009May 23, 2024 Ted Karsch

Alternative Financing for Commercial Real Estate

As the underwriting guidelines have changed drastically over the past few years, many commercial property owners and investors have been frustrated by attempts to obtain traditional financing for the purchase…

Dec 14, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Richard Warren

Dubai World’s CityCenter Offers Seller Financing on Hi-Rise Condos

For several years now the $8.5 Billion CityCenter project has been hailed as the savior of the Las Vegas economy. The 76-acre project has been called the most expensive private…

Nov 05, 2009May 23, 2024 Ted Karsch

IRS Eases Restrictions on Commercial Loan Modifications

The IRS has issued a new rule IRS Revenue Procedure 2009-45 IRS Revenue Procedure 2009-45 that eases the restrictions on modifications of commercial mortgages that have been packaged into commercial…

Oct 21, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Peter Giardini

Deja-Vu… All Over Again! This time in the Commercial Real Estate Market

I was surprised by some of the comments regarding Dr. Doom AKA Nouriel Roubini and his predictions that we are not yet out of the economic woods, and we are…

Oct 14, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Ted Karsch

Attorneys for Commercial Loan Modification. What You Need to Know.

Commercial real estate owners who are considering hiring an attorney to handle their commercial loan modification should investigate the background and experience of the person they hiring so that they…