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This blog post is devoted to sharing fourteen of my most favorite books I read in 2015. You will see I like to read a variety of books. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular book, click on the book title and it will take you to its Amazon page. If you have […]
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Earlier this year I listened to a Tony Robbins radio interview about his new book, MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom. Most of us know Tony Robbins as one the most recognized self-help gurus of our day. Yes he is an expert on self-help topics but what does he know about […]
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In my last blog post, 10 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Commercial Real Estate Investing I stated that it’s a myth to believe that owning commercial real estate is a passive investment. I’m aware that for every rule there is an exception. Investing in a single tenant building, with a credit rated tenant, such […]
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Investing in commercial real estate is without a doubt a “high risk” and “high reward” venture. Truly there’s lots of money to be made in commercial real estate. Just talk to those who had the courage and foresight to acquire income producing properties just after the Great Recession. Those properties that were bought at bargain […]
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In a recent blog post I skewered residential mortgage brokers who attempt to broker a commercial mortgage loan. They are the first of four types of mortgage broker to avoid like the plague.
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In the classic book, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien a thrush lands on the shoulder of Bard the Bowman and speaks in a language he can understand. The bird tells Bard to watch for the dragon’s weak spot, a chink in his armor in the hollow of his left breast. Bard looks, sees the open […]
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From time to time I get a phone call from a residential mortgage broker trying to place a commercial real estate loan through me. I try my best to be cordial over the phone but deep down I know 30 seconds into the conversation this isn’t going to end well.
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For the past year I have held a contrarian view about the inevitability of rising treasury rates. As recently as July 29th I gave three good reasons for my position and then concluded with: “Stop drinking the Kool-Aid when it comes to the idea that interest rates are going to rise significantly any time soon.”
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I have many friends and colleagues who believe that it is only a matter of time before interest rates start rising. They say something like, “Rates can’t stay this low forever.” Well I’m here to say that they are partially right. Interest rates can’t stay down forever, but they can stay low for the foreseeable […]
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A primer (rhymes with swimmer) is a position paper that covers the elementary principles of a subject. That is exactly what I’m attempting to do in this article because I’m only a few steps ahead of you on understanding the impact of crowdfunding on commercial real estate.
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