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Be There… In Person This week was one of my favorite meetings of the Calhoun Creative Deal Structuring Luncheon, which I host on the fourth Wednesday of every month. I've been hosting this free event for two and a half years now. And as anyone who has ever started a recurring event knows, there comes a point when you begin to wonder whether the commitment you've created is really worth it...
The rental market is changing I’ve written to you recently about how the resale market is changing, but after doing some research this week, the rental market is changing, too. Let me tell you about it. This all started when I was talking to my friend and mentor, Bill Cook. He was up in Bartow County from his home in Florida because he had at least three rental properties that needed to...
An Offer You Can’t Refuse In Stephen Covey’s well-known book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he talks about one habit that’s especially important for this time of year. Today, I want to explain why you need to be implementing that habit right now. The habit I’m referring to is known in the book as “Habit 2,” and it simply says, “Begin with the end in mind.” The way I...
The cheese is moving. Are you? I’ve been having some interesting conversations with investors, agents and even appraisers about our current market. And I’d like to tell you some things I’ve gleaned from those talks. But before we get there, I want to remind you about a book I told you about in a column titled “My cheese moved … again” from 2024. Here’s an excerpt from it: “Today...
Time is money? My first experience with a real estate investor came from working for one in Atlanta. His name was Andy, and two of my friends and I were the guys that did almost everything on Andy’s rehabs. The year was 2008, and the way my friends and I found ourselves working on both Andys flip and rental rehabs in the metro area was that we were part of the same construction...