Commercial real estate partnerships can be the best way for beginning investors or those who know little about commercial real estate to make money in the market today. At this point in time commercial real estate is the only way to make quick money since the bottom has pretty much fallen out of the residential real estate market. When seeking commercial real estate partnerships, you want to find out as much about the partnership as possible. While some people choose to inves

Commercial real estate investment is like any other investment. You have an end goal - making more money than you spent. The processes, and setting your objectives, offer a great deal of latitude in how to turn your initial investing dollars into a solid profit potential. The essence of this is asking the right questions before you acquire the property, not only about the property and seller, but also about your objectives with it. The risky way to make money on commercial re

Today's world economy is changing. More and more people are turning to the internet for their goods and services. As our ability to transport goods across international borders increases exponentially, the world is truly becoming as small as a tiny computer monitor screen. Faced with the prospect of competing with online vendors, what can today's business do to offer a clear and attractive alternative? The key is, and always will be, the customer experience. As the old adage

We’re being inundated by increasingly negative economic news that has more and more people circling their financial wagons and hoping that they’ll live to see tomorrow. In the midst of a sea of negativity lies a hidden nugget of truth: It really is possible to successfully invest during one of the worst financial catastrophes in history. These secrets are like the nose on your face. They’re so painfully obvious that they’re easy to overlook. It just takes a little common sens

Owning a home is the original American dream. It's the old frontier spirit, wanting to claim your own tuft of the New World. Then again, these days it also makes perfect economic sense. Experts estimate that all of the homes in the United States alone are worth a combined $14 trillion. That goes a long way to explain why a housing boom has been sweeping the globe. Where there is a boom, though, there may be a bust. Read any headline from your local newspaper, and you'll se

Real estate investing is easy. That's what all those tv reality shows would have you believe. But in reality, real estate investing is risky business. And like most investments, the riskier, the higher the return. It's true that the returns on investment are incredible for the savvy real estate investor. If you do your homework properly, a little cash and some sweat will buy you a property that can be flipped for a healthy profit. However, there are many that have lost lots o

To succeed in the real estate investing business it is necessary to develop an investment plan to help you determine the viability of your investments. Your success depends on creating a blueprint that will boost your confidence and swell your lead base. It is correctly said that the essence of winning is planning and when your real estate investment business plan is well conceived and well executed, it is sure to steer your real estate investing to greater heights of success

Whether you're buying or selling, it's important to choose representation that meets your needs in the transaction. You have choices when selecting representation in a real estate transaction. Here are five tips for understanding which type of legal relationship with a real estate professional, called an agency relationship, will best protect you when you buy or sell a home. 1. Buyer's agency When you're buying a home, you can hire an agent who represents only you, called

Consider these parameters for a real estate deal: Property Value: $250,000 Purchase Price: $160,000 Repairs: $2,500 If you analyze the numbers, you see that the equity available in this deal is $87,500 (Property Value minus Purchase Price minus Repairs). So here's a hypothetical question for you: Assuming that the information above is accurate, and the property is located in an area that you view as acceptable and/or favorable, then: If I offered to give you this deal in