by redforest | Feb 8, 2010 | Life Happens
OK. You may have noticed that I’ve been inattentive to updating this blog for the last six months. I have a good excuse (and a note from my Doctor). This past August (2009) I was awakened to chest pains and a pounding headache and, well, I’m 54 so I...
by redforest | Aug 17, 2009 | Never stop learning (lessons learned)
Sometimes, people will say ‘no’ when they really mean something else. Here’s a case in point that probably cost me thousands of dollars in deals that I ultimately didn’t do because I took ‘no’ for an answer: I used a particular...
by redforest | Jul 27, 2009 | Market Trends
…includes the ability to make profitable deals on a serial basis, fairly consistently, over an extended period of time. Many people talk themselves out of entering the real estate arena because they can’t forecast future real estate prices accurately. ...
by redforest | Jul 18, 2009 | Info Research
The CA Insurance Commission has responded to an outraged real estate industry by sending a letter clarifying the limits of their regulations and relaxing the interpretations to exclude basic customer services like providing title profiles, copies of recorded docs,...
by redforest | Jul 3, 2009 | Info Research
As of July 1st, 2009, title insurance companies have responded to changes in insurance laws which restrict the services that they may provide, such as copies of recorded deeds, property descriptions and valuation (sales comparables). I think many investors, large and...