S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

Creative Real Estate Program coming to San Antonio On Saturday, March 8th, the SEC Education Foundation will present a real estate education program that you will not want to miss. Ken Vidar, S.E.C., CCIM will conduct his class entitled “Creative Real Estate Solutions”. The course will teach you the formulas needed to function in the […]

Written by Gene Aalseth, First American Title Insurance Company California has modified its withholding law effective January 1, 2003. The most important change is that Individuals selling property in California, both residents and non-residents, are subject to withholding of 3 1/3 percent of the sales price. The bill has been enrolled and affects sales occurring […]

Creative Seller Financing: Scottsdale S.E.C. Meeting The S.E.C. Education Foundation will sponsor an education program entitled “Creative Applications of Seller Financing” conducted by Bill Broadbent, S.E.C., CCIM. The program will be held on Sunday, January 19th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in conjunction with the Society of Exchange Counselors national invitational marketing meeting in […]

Scottsdale, Arizona January 19 to 22, 2003 The Society of Exchange Counselors will host an invitational Marketing Meeting in the great southwestern City of Scottsdale. We are excited to bring our unique brand of real estate marketing meetings to Arizona. Invitations have been sent to Guests and Friends of the SEC. Package cut off day […]

THE S.E.C. EDUCATION FOUNDATION PROUDLY ANNOUNCES: 15 Creative Real Estate Courses and Instructors Equity Marketing, Counseling, Formulas, Broker Estate Building, Moderating, Development, Creative Seller Financing, and more… Visit www.secedfoundation.com for a list of courses and instructors and information on availability of SEC Education programs.

I have finally learned the fallacy of experiencing everything myself. It took a small boy at an airport running his hand across the cyclone fence to bring it to me. Having run my hand across similar fences and gotten cut on strips of galvanizing, I was urged to tell him this and save him cutting […]

It began New Years Eve, 1973. Cliff Weaver, Peter Hodgkinson, Art Hamel and I met at a restaurant/ bar for lunch and to fill out my SEC application. We didn’t begin right away with lunch. Many rounds of drinks were consumed before anything solid passed our lips. Once the application paperwork was completed, deal making […]

Paul Winger, born in 1928 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, spent his childhood years in Skokie, Illinois. He graduated from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL with a B.A. in Sociology and then moved on to the University of Denver for a Masters in Philosophy. He attended seminary in Denver and was ordained as a minister in the Congregational […]

Mr. Robert Steele was born in Carthage, Missouri in 1927. He now resides in Borrego Springs, California. Family: Bob’s parents were William C. Steele and Birdie M. Steele. He was blessed with three children; Robin Ann is in Medical Research, Kerry is a Certified Public Accountant and Craig is a Mortgage Banker. Interests: Played pro […]

Many of us hear the words “all cash, full price” and shake our heads. Even then, however, there are many ways to make transactions on non-investment grade properties where the owner insists on “all cash, full price.” We have to look to the other things the Seller can do in the transaction. We have to […]