“Good Luck With That” Department I fielded a call the other week from a prospective Buyer who must have just skimmed “How to Make Millions in Real Estate” (or some such title) at Barnes & Noble. I doubt that such an approach ever worked, but it’s a guaranteed loser — and a time sink — in a...Read More
Skin Deep Beauty — Real Estate Version I’m working with a prospective Buyer currently who’s (politely) asked me not to show him any more “flips” — that is, homes that have been purchased within the last six months by rehabbers, cleaned up and (selectively) updated, and then put back on the market at a much...Read More
In the stock market, open market purchases of company stock by senior management (“insiders”) is considered to be bullish. After all, executives may sell stock for many reasons — to diversify, to raise money for things like real estate purchases, college tuition, etc. Presumably, however, there’s only one reason insiders buy: they think their company’s...Read More