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Getting Started in Commercial Real Estate: Fear not, ye of little faith!

Posted by: Elliot Barron in Retirement, Real Estate Investment, Investment, Getting Started, Due Dilligence, Commercial Real Estate, Cap Rate on Sep 03, 2008

Commercial real estate can lead to just about any lifestyle you can dream up, but if you're not careful how you play your cards, you can find yourself living through some expensive lessons. Fortunately, even in today's housing crunch, crossing the line from multiple homeowner to one who invests in commercial real estate isn't all that difficult, as long as you plan out a realistic strategy and

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I Have No Cash to Invest in Real Estate

Posted by: Investors Lounge Online in Sub Prime Lending, Seller Finance, Recession, Real Estate Investment, Over Leveraged, Over Financed, Market Prediction, Market Bubble, Investment, Getting Started, Flipping, Financing, Equity, Economy on Aug 28, 2008


Many people do not understand the liquidity of real estate transactions and are often lead to believe that the transaction hinges on the accessibility of cash money. In this day and age of a troubled economy, few have such means. The reality is there are other benefits to explore when embarking upon a real estate transaction that has less to do with cash funds and more to

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Profits Through Research and Due Dilligence in Commercial Real Estate

Posted by: Elliot Barron in Real Estate Investment, Landlord, Investment, Getting Started, Due Dilligence, Commercial Real Estate, Analyze on Aug 25, 2008

Due Dilligence One important aspect of due diligence is to know your documents but specifically understanding the details of the lease, insurance policy, and title policy. The lease, out of all of these is of utmost importance because it remains the roadmap for future events concerning the property. Part of the issue with the lease is language. There is a lot of strange stuff, interesting jargon

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Due Dilligence.. Think You Can Skip It?

Posted by: Alan Brown in Investment, Getting Started, Due Dilligence on Jun 19, 2008

The phrase "product research" strikes fear in the heart of real estate buyers and investors everywhere, especially ring with horror in boom times like now when we are in the thick of foreclosures.

Due Dilligence The popular misconception of doing property research is that hours upon hours needed to be spent at the local recorder's office, sifting through countless pages of real estate

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Begin With The End In Mind

Posted by: Elliot Barron in Real Estate Investment, Investment, Getting Started on May 14, 2008

When considering a real estate investment, several questions surely come to mind: What are my goals with this property? How will I purchase it? What improvements will I make? How will I sell it? And to whom?

Answering these questions will form your "Exit Strategy" for completing the deal. "Exit Strategy" is a term used by real estate investors to describe how they plan to sell a property and

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