Tag Archives: Real Estate Investing

Social Security and Your Retirement

This is a post I began writing in June 2009. I thought it still had merit and should be shared. Social Security’s Inadequacy According to the 2009 Social Security Trustees’ report if you plan to live for the next 19 … Continue reading

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Using Warren Buffett’s Principles to Invest in Real Estate

Did you ever notice that Warren Buffett seems to make very few bad investments? On September 23, 2008 Mr. Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs preferred stock. Goldman offered a 10% annual return on the investment … Continue reading

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Bay Area Real Estate Prices Going Up?

The Contra Costa Times, Contra Costa County’s major newspaper, is reporting today that Higher Bay Area home sales, prices offer hope. It is important to notice the first paragraph of the article. The Bay Area real estate market continued to … Continue reading

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First-Time Home Buyer or Real Estate Investor

Real estate investment has been very rewarding to many intelligent and strategic investors. Investors that have the patience to take the long view have been well rewarded for their patience and diligence. Many people view the purchase of their personal … Continue reading

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Investing in Real Estate Notes

A note is a signed document between two parties acknowledging a debt and promising repayment. Simply put it is a promise to pay. Bob borrows $10,000 from Paul to buy a house and signs a note for $10,000 agreeing to … Continue reading

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The Mrs.’ Question #3: How often will I get money or interest from my real estate investment?

This post is one in a series of posts featuring my wife, The Mrs. I asked her to pretend that she was a wealthy woman with $2,000,000 (million) to invest. This money was needed to provide her for the rest … Continue reading

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Is It Time to Get Back Into Real Estate?

Are we there yet? Have we reached the bottom of the market? Dave Kansas for the WSJ.com writes: Is It Time to Get Back Into Real Estate? What I find especially interesting is where most of my risk-taking friends are … Continue reading

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Real Estate Investors of Tomorrow

Enoch Lawrence, Senior Vice President at CBRE Capital Markets, has written an article Deconstructing the Downturn in the Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets. While the title led me to believe it would be an analysis of how we got here, … Continue reading

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The Mrs.’ Question #2: Is there a chance I would lose my money?

This post is one in a series of posts featuring my wife, The Mrs. I asked her to pretend that she was a wealthy woman with $2,000,000 (million) to invest. This money was needed to provide her for the rest … Continue reading

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The Mrs.’ Question #1: How much do I have to invest?

This post is one in a series of posts featuring my wife, The Mrs. I asked her to pretend that she was a wealthy woman with $2,000,000 (million) to invest. This money was needed to provide her for the rest … Continue reading

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