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What Am I Seeing? – Part 2

By Jeffery S. Watson Dear Investor, Occasionally, I have a conversation like this with a real estate investor. They express regret over the fact that they can’t turn back time and take advantage of opportunities that no longer exist. Well, good opportunities do still exist, but they are hard to find (see the email I sent out last week on how to...

Sept. 2023: REIA Update – Member Benefits

Benefits Benefits   LIG Association Health Program - We have partnered with LIG Solutions (LIG) to be able to offer you exclusive health insurance and related coverage options including major medical, short-term health plans, vision and dental plans, critical care coverage, life, and several different supplemental health options.   These programs are exclusively offered to you, your family, and business owners/employees. As these are individual...

Done not Perfect

Here's a phrase that should never go out of mind: "Done is better than perfect" Why? Because it's the secret sauce that many of the top real estate entrepreneurs swear by. Especially me! Heck, almost every email I send has at least a half a dozen misspellings... And I will never apologize or go back to fix them. Here's why...   Perfectionism: The...

Reserves are Important

Jeffery S. Watson None of us knows what life will bring. All of a sudden, your ability to generate income may be severely restricted by an illness or injury. In the past few months, my office has worked with several individuals in the real estate investing arena who found themselves in that situation. One of them, because of a back injury,...

American Cities with the Highest Airbnb Densities

By Brad Beckett Short-term rentals are hot - as many of our members know.  Today's graphic from Statista breaks down which U.S. cities have the highest density of Airbnb rentals.  They point out that Hawaii, with 32,597 Airbnb listings for an estimated 1.4 million inhabitants, has the highest Airbnb density out of all U.S. cities...

Working for a Living

By Brad Beckett This Monday, September 4th is Labor Day.  This weekend marks the unofficial end of Summer and ushers in the Fall season - although Summer doesn't officially end until September 23rd.  Today's graphic from the U.S. Census Bureau gives a a quick snapshot of select American occupations, broken down by male/female.  As always,...