by Brandon Reynolds | May 24, 2011 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
March 2011 The last two years in commercial real estate have been challenging to say the least. A year ago, I was skulking around our office whining and moaning about the phone not ringing. Nothing was moving. Sellers were stuck in a 2007-era valuation time-machine;...
by Brandon Reynolds | May 24, 2011 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
March 2011 Several months ago, I asked a question on the Commercial Real Estate Forum here at CRE Online for article suggestions–topics that readers would find most valuable. Pete H-NYS responded with this comment: I’d love to hear your thoughts on how to...
by Brandon Reynolds | May 24, 2011 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Why is being classified as a “Dealer” important? Congress is most discriminating. For example, if two investors purchased adjacent and identical properties for exactly the same price, spent exactly the same on improvements, and sold them for the same price...
by Brandon Reynolds | Mar 8, 2011 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
By now I am sure you’ve heard that it is legal, permissible, and profitable to invest in real estate using your self-directed IRA, SEP, or Roth IRA. If you’ve been using this technique, you know the drawbacks: delays in funding, fees from your custodian,...
by Brandon Reynolds | Mar 8, 2011 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
When I first started in the business I was taught that one way to find good deals was to call sellers who had ads in the “Real Estate for Sale” section of the Classified Ads. So, I tried it and soon discovered that approximately 90% of the sellers I...
by Brandon Reynolds | Mar 8, 2011 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
In this down economy, many people with traditionally “secure” jobs are looking for greater financial security due to the number of job losses over the past year. The concept of “job security” is no longer what it once was. The idea of...
