Archive for Investment Strategies

Clarifying “Like Kind” Exchanges

Recently, Bob was asked about like kind exchanges:
“The more I think about it, it seems that ” like kind ” property is a very loose term. I guess the ” character” of the property more important than it’s use. I mean if you have a duplex and you exchange it for an apartment [...]

Strategic Decisions When Purchasing Multi Family Properties

The Purchase Decision: When considering the purchase of an apartment complex (or any income generating rental property), there are several critical features to consider.
1. “Attractive”:
a. general “curb appeal” (important to tenants and buyers)
b. overall security for tenants
c. income generating capacity that would support the asking price Why: Nelsonian Theory has it that “Before you buy, [...]

Evaluating Your Current Real Estate Portfolio

As real estate prices continue to drop it may be a great time to buy another piece of real estate. However, it is always important to evaluate your current portfolio first to make sure it as recession proof as possible.
Here is the Nelsonian Theory on things to do RIGHT NOW….
1.  Evaluate your investment portfolio
a.  What [...]

Smart Investment Opportunities for the Recession

Many investors ask us our opinion of the market, when do we feel we will be out of the recession, and what is the right kind of property to buy right now.
First off, if we could predict when we will be out of this recession then we would be sitting on a beach on our [...]

This Information will Protect You

In CB-United we feel it’s important to help other people gain awareness in all avenues of life, for this reason let me forward some very helpful lines about identity theft right here:
A close friend of mine has a corporate attorney friend who sent the following out to the employees in his company. It’s worth [...]

Real Estate Investment Strategies Part 3

By Bob Nelson
Part Three: WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?
FORMING A VIABLE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT STRATEGY
A STUDY OF “THE BASICS”
My Background: My business opinions have been molded by my substantial professional education and by my 41 years of real estate brokerage expertise in the commercial-investment real estate market.
I have been a student of the real [...]

Real Estate Investment Strategies Part 2

By Bob Nelson Written on 1/1/2010
Part Two: THE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MARKET
WHERE ARE WE NOW
As “Part One” summarized, the pre-2009 investment real estate was red hot, but starting to cool at a rapid rate. What had been “too many players with too much credit opportunity were driving prices ever higher. Now things started [...]

Real Estate Investment Strategies Part 1

By Bob Nelson
Part One: “Recession Real Estate 101”
What Should I Do Now?
As a real estate investment broker, “What Should I Do Now?” is a question that I hear with increasing frequency.
The Principles of a Winning Strategy: My response is substantially influenced by winning concepts of the great Vince Lombardi. He stated that if you [...]

Potential Tax Savings Opportunites

Potential Tax Savings Opportunities 
Nelsonian Fundamentals: There are two ways to increase “profits”.
Either: 1. increase your incomes; or,
        2. decrease your expenses.
Both will increase the “Bottom Line”.
 
Both of the following “opportunities” can improve your profit margin right now by decreasing your expenses… the expense of taxes paid to the government.
 Do I have [...]

What Will Indicate Economic Improvement?

I recently read this article in USA Today (10/15/09) that gave the top indicators of economic heath.
These are the indicators according to HSBC Consumer Survey of 1,000 households.

42% stated: People around me get jobs again
39% stated: Unemployment rate declines
22% stated: Home sales improve
16% stated: Retail sales increase
15% stated: Fewer empty store fronts.

Nelsonian Theory would state:

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