So, where was I before the interruption?

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...

Don’t say no…

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...

A Key to Successful Investing…

…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. ...

Calif. Title Companies Clamp Down on Free Services

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...