Justin Silverio
DEAL rate - Postcards vs. Letters
I'm hoping the big marketing folks will chime in and provide some stats on the DEAL rate between postcards and yellow letters. I understand that yellow letters have a higher response rate, but rarely do I hear about ...
Account Closed
Subject to paperwork
I'm closing on a property in Douglas County, Colorado subject to today. This is my first sub2 purchase. I'm trying to confirm if a signed POA along with a signed Auth to Release Info sheet is satisfactory for accessin...
Neda Navidnia
Can not find tenants
Hey all,I have listed a property in Katy, TX. It's been on the market for about one month. I believe the price is good according to CMA.It is a two story, with all bedrooms upstairs, some people say they need at least...
Ivan Jenkins
Applying Fair Housing Standards to Criminal Records?!?
I logged on to my local MLS today and noticed a new message with an attachment from the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that speaks (in general) about how almost 1/3 of the US population has a criminal ...
John Thedford
Our REIA Meeting With DBPR: re what is unlicensed brokering
We had the REIA meeting yesterday. DBPR was kind enough to send an investigator down and cover the topic: what constitutes unlicensed brokering. She did address one specific case where the file has been turned over to...
Richard Warren
Does the house of cards begin to collapse?
Social Security is about to begin paying out more than it takes in.
Article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_social_security_ious
Since the Social Security Trust Fund is nothing but a bunch of IOUs, how long will it ...
John K.
Net Present Value (NPV) - the most accurate deal analysis?
Even though Net Present Value is used mainly in financial management I think it is probably the best ratio/calculation for analyzing a real estate deal. Unfortunately in Real Estate Analysis people usually use mainly ...
Joshua Dorkin
Zillow & Appraisals - Novelty or Professional Valuation?
Hey everyone. I wanted to bring up a recent news story to see what your thoughts are. I reported on our blog yesterday a story, Zillow Banned in Arizona by Regulators. Is the Novelty Wearing Off? where the mega corp...
Gene Hacker
New limitations for Private money investors in CA?
I have read that now its only legal to invest 10% of your liquid net worth in a trust deed in California. So if you want to buy a 100k trust deed you need to have a cool million in the bank. I have also read that yo...
Mike Bereck
Anyone have a Franchise?
I know BP is mostly for RE, but does anyone here also invest in any franchises? Seems like it could be as profitable if not more as a Re investment. Also, could be a good way to diversify your investments and not pu...