3 Rules of Real Estate Investing Three rules of investing from the wise old heads of the Washington REIA: If you aren’t embarrassed to make your offer, you are offering too much. If they take your first offer, you offered too much. If you need a calculator to figure out a deal, it is no [...] Read more
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Where can Seattle investors buy a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bathroom, 1,895 square foot house for $27,500?
Q: Where can Seattle investors buy a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bathroom, 1,895 square foot house for $27,500? A: Aberdeen! Read more
Nearly 1 Million Homes Purchased by Investors in 2010
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that nearly one million homes were purchased by investors in 2010. Read more
Residential Housing Statistics in King County December 2009
I was just asked this week how is the Real Estate Market in King County since I mentioned earlier about Snohomish County. Well here is information which was requested about King County. Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) reported as following statistics for Dec 2009. Jan 2010 stats will be published in the coming weeks. We [...] Read more
Investor 101: Putting it All Together
Putting the Basic Factors Together Sorry it’s been so long since the discussion about debt service coverage ratios, but it’s now time for the next part. In determining how you evaluate potential commercial projects/acquisitions, there are many factors including but not limited to: the capitalization rate aka cap rate; debt service coverage rates; cash flows; [...] Read more
What is a “Cap Rate” and What Does It Mean to Me? Investor 101 Series
Facts and Fiction about “CAP” rates. Since initially writing this blog, there has been many new articles by many authors about the definition of “Cap Rates” and what they mean. Most of the articles are pure definitions that most people have difficulty understanding how it may affect them. Other articles are specific to particular types [...] Read more
