I try to keep it simple, and for me that means keeping the clutter down. Whenever possible I opt-out of paper bills and receive notices via email. I make payments electronically in order to minimize the number of stamps I have to lick. I send my tenants directly t......

In the American Revolutionary War Colonel William Prescott admonished his troops not to fire till they saw the whites of the enemies’ eyes. Bottom feeders in this tanking real estate market are trying to show the same discipline, but it’s tough. As early as mid 2007 we were reading all sorts of stories about vultures swooping into ov......

Today the Senate passed a $300 billion housing rescue bill aimed at turning around the flagging housing market, helping homeowners avoid foreclosure, and propping up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The fact that Senators came in on a Saturday to vote on the bill is an indicator of the importance that Capitol Hill places on the issue.

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So...should you get a property manager or should you run your own show? Well although there is no single right answer to this question there are some factors that I think investors should keep in mind.

I’m big on outsourcing jobs that I have no business doing. Yeah, I could roll up my sleves and lay a new carpet myself in that......

...or maybe two?  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued to take a beating today, and over the course of the past week the two mortgage giants have each lost over a third of their value.

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I’m not seeing a lot to like in our country’s current economic outlook.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both plunged today, each tanking by around 20%. The market as a whole is hovering at around 20% below recent highs, a level that many observers use to signal official bear territory. Credit markets are in disarray, liquidity is ......

Jeff Brown writes a good article today on his real estate investing blog on appreciation vs. capital growth in real estate investing.  His point is that too many investors are chasing appreciation in high value market......

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