http://prorealestateinvestor.com A Weekly "nugget" on real estate investing. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:05:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Did you know the real estate investment market is tough?  I had a boss many years ago who would say "sometimes you dance with the guerrilla and sometimes it dances with you".  Basically, who is leading in the dance.  You or your property.  Right now is tough and you've got ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=109 Enjoy this 4th of July, hopefully with family and friends.  Just remember, it's not to celebrate cookouts and summertime.  These are just some of the benefits of living in these great United States of America.  As you do enjoy the freedom to do almost whatever it is you do today; ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=107 Hey, did you know that the stock market is dropping?   Did you know that the real estate market is dropping?  What am I supposed to do?  The sky is falling!  The sky is falling!  Before you decide to climb into a cave and wait for things to get better or ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=103 Wow!   What an amazing football season we've had both on the college level and the pros.   I am not a fanatic football fan who has six HDTV's sitting in my "man room" along with the NFL package or 400 satellite channels and multiple picture in picture with TIVO running 24/7.   ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=98 As I write this post, I look back on the past week or two and they have been challenging to put it mildly.  I have house deals that seem to drag out forever.  It has been a test of my patience (which is short, I freely admit).  Here's an example:  ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=95 Well today is "Black Friday" which is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.  It's called Black Friday because this is typically when retailers go from red numbers to black numbers on their balance sheets.  I'm not sure how this translates for real estate investors.  It's sort of business as ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=90 This week has been an "interesting" week.  This was one of those weeks that tests your fortitude.  That's when you find out if you're in the correct line of work for yourself.  Anyone who says they've never had a bad day in their work is either a liar or has ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=88 As I write this post, I look back on the day and go wheww!  It's been a roller coaster ride today.  I dig real estate investing.  I get to come and go as I please; correction I don't report to any type of supervisor.  This is both a blessing and ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=83 Here's a place to look for deals that other people probably aren't even thinking about.   It's called Code Compliance.  What the heck is Code Compliance?  The Code Compliance Department of every city and county in the United States issues "compliance citations" or "fines" on properties that may be abandoned, or ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=74 With the election only a few days away, I gotta tell you I can't wait.  Not that I've got this political agenda to promote.  I am worn out listening to an endless barrage of commercials on TV and the radio.  It's amazing how one candidate will talk about the other ... http://prorealestateinvestor.com/?p=66