denver investment

2012 Denver Real Estate Listings are LOW LOW LOW

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 No More Low Hanging Fruit? Denver MLS Report – Can you say RECOVERY? I don’t know how else to interpret these numbers.  I thought that the Denver MLS might be pulling a bunch of non-metro stuff in, so this is analyzed by city.  Here are some interesting facts: Wow, there are only 6200 homes Active [...]

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The Great Wait? Free Building Permits in Denver

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Home Renovation Bonanza Investors!  Denver county is offering free building permits until June 15 for both contractors and homeowners.  This is great for saving a few bucks on your fix and flip projects.  However the downside of this bonanza is the possibility that inspectors will get overwhelmed by the number of people pulling permits and [...]

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IRA Non-Recourse Loans for Real Estate

Due to increasing requests about using IRA funds to purchase investment real estate, our team has created new preferred relationships for clients that streamline this process.  We now offer programs for direct IRA purchases of turn-key rental properties without or with leverage up to 65% non-recourse loans.  We can also organize purchases for LLC’s that [...]

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Using an “Acquisition Criteria” to Qualify Investors

One of the ways that I evaluate the level of sophistication of fellow real estate investors, and potential clients, is the answer to this question:  “What is your acquisition criteria?”   More often than not, the answer is “I just want a good deal,”  which is usually a sign of a novice investor.  Experienced investors know [...]

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Judgement as an Element in Luck

I found this quote in an old business file from years ago.  The author is unknown to me and I could not find anything by Google search.  He is speaking about investing in the stock market, but I found the advice very appropriate for real estate investors.  If any one knows where this came from, [...]

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