Update on ‘Fix and Flip’ October 16, 2007
Last Thursday night at the monthly REIA meeting, Than Merrill from A&E’s Flip this House presented an informative glance into his working business model. Than does more than 120 flips a year at an average of $27,000 each. Although he just started 3 years ago, Than is making millions using a system that he partially nabbed from other fix and flip [...]
From ‘A&E’s Flip This House’ to You! September 29, 2007
Have you been watching the current real estate market and wondering how to find the pot of gold in it? Fix and Flip guru Than Merrill from A&E’s Flip this House will show you how right here in Seattle on October 11. Than, like many other saavy investors, is building his business taking advantage of sellers in trouble. [...]
Agent responsibilities and help for Limited English Proficiency clients… June 14, 2007
I’ve run into this before while running my daily business of real estate sales. A client comes to you and wants to buy a property, whether it is for investment or residential purposes. You learn during the process of interviewing each other that the client is from another country where English is not the major [...]
Would you lie for God? August 29, 2006
Yesterday’s theme was PreFab, today I’m back to simply providing links to 10 interesting real estate conversations…
Prosper is an online marketplace for people to lend money to other people. Shaun has been playing with Prosper and has some interesting observations.
I don’t agree with Mark’s conclusions, but I think he makes an interesting case [...]
Seattle in Top Ten for Continued Appreciation- Want to know Why? April 7, 2006
We’ve talked alot on RCG about whether we’re in a bust or a bubble real estate market and we in the Pacific NW have been watching the rest of the country and wondering, Why all the gloom? Bankrate.com and today’s Seattle times have some explanation that can provide perspective:
Last week, Bankrate.com unveiled its forecast [...]
Did you sell your SOLD before the bell? February 28, 2006
As you may know, HouseValues (NASDAQ: SOLD) is a publicly traded company. As you may not know, they reported their earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2005, this afternoon.
To quote the highlights from the press release from MSN MoneyCentral
“For the year, HouseValues reported annual revenue and net income growth of 82 percent [...]
Futures and property values: you can bet on the bubble February 27, 2006
Last November, Slate magazine posted a piece on the housing market futures. The gist: you can hedge a drop in your house’s property values by buying derivatives that pay if the region’s property values drop a specific amount over a specific time period or even if predicted growth doesn’t materialize:
Next spring, however, investors might finally [...]
