Comments on: Why Appreciation Is Most Misunderstood Real Estate Investment Concept

By: Bawldguy on Capital Growth « EquityScout.com RSS

Bawldguy on Capital Growth « EquityScout.com RSS — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:17:26 +0000

[...] Brown writes a good article today on his real estate investing blog on appreciation vs. capital growth in real estate investing. His point is that too many investors are chasing appreciation in [...]

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:17:00 +0000

Kerln — My first recommendation is to hook up with a guy like me. But I digress.

Whether you know a place or not only matters if you’re not getting advise from an experienced investment broker. I didn’t know about many of the Texas/Kansas/Colorado/Idaho regions, but our ‘boots on the ground’ policy added to our decades of experience and expertise solved that problem.

I’d recommend you seriously consider the northern/southern border areas of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex area. Austin is one of our favorites for all kinds of reasons.

Many areas of Kansas City — both states.

Denver has been and still is on our list.

We’re currently have a focused interest in Atlanta, N & S Carolina, Houston, and we think San Antonio.

Get ahold of me if you’d like some pertinent info.

Don’t be a stranger, Kerin.

By: Kerin Cantwell

Kerin Cantwell — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:17:41 +0000

I have not invested in SoCal because of the crazy low/negative cash flows, but small investment property is what prompted me to get my broker’s license in the first place. Often the advice I get is “don’t invest in places you don’t know” but all the places I know are overvalued. What areas are you recommending?

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:11:47 +0000

David — Common sense is almost always the bottom line. It’s what the public sometimes erroneously believes to be common sense that gets them into trouble.

The foundation of common sense is when we realize there are answers out there for questions we simply don’t know to ask. It’s at that point common sense dictates the search for an adviser who’ll answer those questions.

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:08:42 +0000

Robert — Though I’m record as not being a fan of diversification, I do confess to promoting both geographical & down payment diversification.

Flexibility is almost never overrated.

Rezoning? Another reason to Get Outa Dodge!

BTW, how’s the ticker?

By: David Shafer

David Shafer — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:03:22 +0000

Thanks guys for some common sense on RE investing. While the masses are be taught to look for that foreclosure, you guys give us the tools to really suceed.

By: Robert Coté

Robert Coté — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:58:54 +0000

While the leverage (exposure) may be higher the benefits include distributed risk and smoothed cash flow. I divested because my SoCal holdings were just too many eggs in one basket (too few properties, locations, etc.). The other aspect is flexibility. Should the need arise sell one or two of the distributed assets to cover the unexpected. With expensive property tying up your capital that is more difficult and disruptive. In the Sominex theme it is easier to sleep when your entire portfolio doesn’t keep you glancing at wildfire warnings and every city council proposal to rezone your land to their whim.