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Are You Tough Enough?
Not too long ago I had lunch with a fellow who had just completed an incredibly grueling 12 mile race filled with nasty obstacles, lots of mud, barbed wire, and…
When One Door Closes……
Recently the NNN operations of our brokerage have had a lot of activity with short term/high cap rate existing NNN properties. This is a new product type for us and…
Infrastructure Improvements and the Investment Opportunity They Create
The commute from my home to Arlington used to be a little more than 30 minutes. Now with the high volume of construction projects underway it takes an hour..…on a…
The Agony of August
I like to succeed at the endeavors I undertake. Almost as importantly is I like to track my success and measure the results against my goals. Lately I have been…
Sabermetrics used in Underwriting Commercial Investment Property: a Lesson from Bill James
On a plane back from Chicago this weekend, I found myself reading a book entitled The Mind of Bill James, by Scott Gray. For those of you who don’t know,…
How Herman Cain’s “999 Plan” would have affected the Commercial Real Estate Market
It was roughly 11 months ago when a former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza came up with a radical new plan to boost our economy by changing our tax structure. Of…
Top 10 Sales Techniques I Learned from a Girl Scout!
Ask for the Sale – it’s one thing to take time to visit about your product or services, but at the end of the day you must go for the…
Passive Investments: Triple Net Assets (NNN) vs. Cropland
Passive income has always been a vital key to building wealth, and real estate investment has long been a very effective avenue for passive income. Many investors have sacrificed higher…
