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Analyzing Markets (Part 3)

June 7, 2008

In my last post, I identified four of the major contributors to the real estate cycle. Now, let’s dig in and discuss more specifically how each of these factors influences real estate markets. I’m going to refer again to the market cycle diagram I showed you in an earlier post: It worth noting that many […]

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Analyzing Markets (Part 2)

June 6, 2008

In my previous post, I kicked off the discussion of market analysis and the cyclical nature of real estate markets. In this post, I wanted to discuss some of the key market factors that contribute to market cycles, and then in my next post, I’ll discuss how each part of the cycle is influenced by […]

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Analyzing Markets (Part 1)

June 5, 2008

This is the first of what will likely be many posts on the topic of Real Estate Market Analysis. The reason this topic will garner so much attention is because â€“ in my opinion, at least â€“ the ability to understand market trends and to analyze the state of real estate markets can be a […]

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WSOP 2008

June 4, 2008

It’s been about a week and a half since we arrived in Atlanta, and we’re finally getting settled in our new place. While there are a million things I want to do around the house, in preparation for our wedding, and with the businesses, I think it’s important that I take advantage of the fact […]

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Criteria for Investment

June 3, 2008

A big decision that every investor needs to make is, “What are the specific criteria that I’m going to use to decide whether a particular investment is good enough to make?” Just because an investment is going to likely generate some profit doesn’t necessarily make it an investment worthy of your time. For example, would […]

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Investment Strategy (Part 2)

June 2, 2008

My last post kicked off the discussion about the various strategies that I plan to use for my investing. I included the first half of the “Investment Strategy” section of my Business Plan, which covered “Fundamental Investments.” Below I continue with that section of my Business Plan, adding detail about the other type of investing […]

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Investment Strategy (Part 1)

June 1, 2008

I’ve been working on my business plan the past couple of days, and it has required me to take all the information I’ve been gathering and considering over the past several months and finally decide what specific real estate strategies I’m going to pursue. Once I decided on multi-unit properties (apartments) as my preferred property […]

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The Value Play

May 31, 2008

One of the most lucrative strategies in apartment investing is what’s called the “Value Play” (or “Value Add” to some people). Because I plan to make the Value Play one of the cornerstones of my investing strategy, I wanted to spend some time explaining what it is, and why it can be so lucrative. At […]

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The (Other) Golden Ratio

May 30, 2008

This post is about the Golden Ratio. You may have heard about the Golden Ratio in mathematics and architecture, but thatâ€™s not what Iâ€™m going to talk about. Iâ€™m going to talk about the other Golden Ratio â€“ the one that applies to apartment investments. You probably wonâ€™t see it referred to as this anywhere […]

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At Home in Atlanta

May 29, 2008

Well, we’re here… After several long days of driving through snow (yes, snow!) and thunder storms, sleeping in our car (everyone else was smart enough to get out of the storm and the hotels were booked), and one 27 hour stretch of driving, we made it to Atlanta. Our stuff arrived on Tuesday, and the […]

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