Bobby Paquette
Interest Rates, where are they going?
If anyone saw @Dave Meyer IG post the other day, you can guess rates are going to rise to low - mid 7% (Some are already there). I know no one has a crystal ball to tell the future, but I am curious on everyone's thou...
Charles Worth
Low Interest Rates vs. Possible Price Declines
With rates set to rise eventually (though I have thought that for years) I am interested in the opinion of investors regarding the trade-off between being able to buy at the extremely low rates vs. the strong possibil...
Brian Larson
My recent realization about notes
In the past year or so I have been increasingly interested in leveraging discounted notes to diversify my portfolio. I prefer 1st position notes but certainly understand how others like and do well with 2nds.Initially...
Scott Scharl
The Business Card Challenge... Can you do it?
Today, I was talking with a Phoenix broker of 30+ years. David said that when he was young agent two years into the business, he went to a conference where the speaker offered a challenge: "Do you want to make money i...
Jason Edward Watts
Where are the remaining STR's in Florida?
What's that song.... "Where have all the cowboys gone"..... lol "Where have all the STR's gone" I am in the greater Daytona Beach, Fl. We have a couple markets for STR's. Where else in Florida?
Chris Brown
Cap Rates will the stay low or increase with higher interest rate
Interest rates for multi fam loans are up about 1% since the summer. The fed wants to raise rates to 2.5-3% over the next few years. How will this impact cap rates? Will investors take the long view and suffer less ca...
Jason Arcuri
Innovative Advertising
Hello,I have been trying to advertise myself as much as possible as a real estate agent. I've done the basics (zillow, trulia, realtor) and I have gone old school (just listed cards). If i get a listing interview, I...
Stephen Stokes
Austin apartment market sees first rent drop in 10 years
I see a lot of folks looking through rosy-eyed glasses lately. When the all the stimulus, forbearance, eviction moratorium, etc. goes away, reality takes hold. My market opinion has been an unpopular one but I still c...
Lee Common
We are experiencing the most socially civilized/least violent decade in recorded history globally.
The Arithmetic shows it.
Any thoughts?
What's interesting to me is that's with today's uncertainty, market volatility, wealth inequality as well as multiple national revolutions
AJ Wong
The window of investment opportunity is open
As we welcome 2023 it seems along the Pacific Coast and specifically the Oregon and California Coast's that there is a window of buying opportunity for investors and buyers. My recent experience with purchase and sale...