Apr 1, 2011
For years, the self-storage market has been considered the red-headed stepchild of real estate investing, all of which should not matter one iota to those who have chosen to pursue this niche. You’re probably laughing all the way to the bank as you cash monthly...
Mar 25, 2011
In the, “Thank you, Captain Obvious” category, a new report released by the Federal Reserve made the startling pronouncement that Americans were poorer as a result of the recent recession and financial crisis. In other news, sticking your hand in water...
Mar 21, 2011
At the Commercial Investing Center, we spend a lot of time warning investors that the stock market isn’t what it used to be. In the old days, before it was driven by wild-eyed speculation and companies not worth a red cent in the real world, Wall Street was an...
Mar 17, 2011
Listen in as Jason talks with Tim and Marisa about adding value to a property. Visit: https://commercialinvestingcenter.com/category/podcast/.
Mar 13, 2011
An apartment building investment doesn’t have to be the equivalent of preparing yourself for a career in neurosurgery. Far from it! To be sure, you could find many more than three factors to consider when making the final decision about choosing the right...
Mar 3, 2011
Employment is one of the fundamental factors of economic growth that represent the most frequently used yardstick for measuring recoveries. In discussion of employment, there are two distinctly different categories of unemployment that must be understood. The first is...
Mar 3, 2011
Austin experienced a moderate value contraction after the financial collapse, but is now regressing back toward its long-term trend of modest single digit appreciation. The economic fundamentals of Austin continue to be strong as it moves into 2011. Currently,...
Feb 28, 2011
Yes, we have arrived at the conclusion that stock market participants are the unwitting victims of institutional cheating. The facts aren’t in question and the powers-that-be don’t bother denying it. Sure, they put a nice little spin on it but truth is...
Feb 28, 2011
We can’t guarantee that the next one or two decades will see negative stock returns but the growing consensus of economic experts is that it’s exactly what to expect. Mike Shedlock, a forecaster who goes by the name Mish online, thinks the shrill...
Feb 21, 2011
We’re used to hearing news that super-investor, and third-richest man in the world, Warren Buffett, has dropped a billion dollars into the blue chip company of his choice, locking his position in for decades and selling from a position of great profit....