S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

We all wake in the morning to complete darkness, or to the sun, signaling the start of a new day! Our pre-work routines are as important as what we do every day at work. My first question is: “Do you control the day or does the day control you?” What I mean by that is [...]

The traditional sources of profits in apartments, as in most other types of real estate investment, include cash flow, loan amortization, tax shelter through depreciation, and appreciation.
But in apartments there are some potential additional sources of profit we should not forget.
Miscellaneous income -
Laundry - The most common miscellaneous item included in apartments is income from [...]

In 1961 I showed a home to a family at 1:00 p.m.; wrote up a proposal on a paper bag on the hood of my car; presented it that afternoon, got accepted, and opened escrow that day (Sonoma Title Guaranty - Denny Daw.) It closed with title insurance the next afternoon and they moved in [...]

New York Capital (Albany) Region: Poised for Cutting Edge Growth Then and Now
History is repeating itself’ within the “Greater Capital Region,” Albany area. One of the most significant announcements was made on June 23, 2006 regarding an agreement reached between the State of New York and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) to locate and develop a [...]

“As I left the two-lane road;
And pulled back on that super highway;
I thought of what I’d seen back in that town;
And it hit me like a freight train;
That a stone’s throw from the fast lane;
America is still safe and sound.”
*The ending lyrics to the song “Americana” by Country artist Moe Bandy
With cap rates at ridiculously [...]

One of the great things about our business is that we not only continue to learn new concepts and creative ideas, but we are continually reminded of the “tried and true.” Cort Parker, a vibrant and gifted Society Member, introduced a valuable visual concept many years ago. Cort developed a matrix or chart, which separated [...]

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PHOTO: TREE members and guests in Dallas in December (from left to right): Don Tardy, Lance Warner, Bill Richert, Chuck Sutherland, Mark Johnson, Dick Janson, Betty Beachum, Derwood Dingler, Jack Harper, Vicki Yeomans Klein, Dick Klein, Caroline Du, Art Ramseur, Hand Haden, Jon Spelman, Bill Stonaker, Wes Dingler, John Brennan, Steve Eustis.
The members of the [...]

Happy Partners
Our number one goal of a real estate investment with outside investors is LIABILITY - to make certain that the partners are not in trouble because of the deal. All of our investors go into the deal knowing that we could lose some or all of our equity. But what they do not want [...]

As we run the gamut of our daily and business lives we are faced with a landslide of challenges that require a decision. Do you have someone to call for answers? Do you know everything and have no need for external stimulation or answers to your questions? It is assumed that everyone at some time [...]