By Carl Engelking The future is uncertain, and that can be a little scary – especially when planning for retirement. You’ve been told to save and save more, but how much is enough? Can you save too much? How do you know if you’ll run out of money in retirement? If your spine is tingling [...]
by Troy Miller, Associate Executive Director As we approach Halloween, it is not our intention to be morbid, but as the saying goes, the only thing we’re guaranteed is death and taxes. So, our question to you is, are you prepared for both? For some of you, you may be flying solo with your spouse’s [...]
Guest Author: Mark Zinman | Williams, Zinman & Parham P.C. Investors may not care about a lot of legal terms (legalese), but most investors know the term “statute of frauds” - that when there is no written contract for real estate, no contract exists; in other words, a court can’t enforce an oral contract for real [...]
January U.S. Overall Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates Lowest in At Least 20 Years The nation’s overall delinquency rate was 4 percent. No state logged an annual gain in its serious delinquency or foreclosure rate; only North Dakota posted a gain in the overall delinquency rate. In January 2019, 4 percent of home mortgages were in [...]
Making The Impossible Deals Possible, Bill Cook A realtor asked me to show her a real-world example of a deal we did that demonstrates how we make impossible deals possible. No problem, but I ask one favor: As you read this, BEFORE reading how we structured this deal, think about how YOU would have put [...]
Question: 60 days before my tenants’ lease expires, I always send a renewal letter telling them what their options are: they can sign a new lease, they can stay on a month-to-month lease at a higher rental rate, or they can terminate their lease. Recently, I sent out one of these letters but then started [...]