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Free Apartment Shuttle – Great Urbane Idea
I've attached Eric Brown's article from Urbane Apartments in Michigan. This is a tremendous idea and shows how the advertising landscape is changing with Newspapers dying. Multifamily Insiders provides a great service offering access to this kind of thinking. ______________ We have been talking about Partnership Marketing and the effects it will have in 2010 here at the Urbane Lab and [Read more...]
Home » Property Types » Multifamily » Apartments Stage a Comeback Apartments Stage a Comeback
This NREI article surfaced just today and offers an interesting perspective on the market. The article notes older employees as more likely to look at home purchase than rental. I'm not sure that is as so as they think and if so, this could be a signifcant factor in the rebound this article notes and puzzles over. Moreover, this suggests an even stronger comeback in apartments when [Read more...]
Home shoppers taking fresh look at renting Years of declining values have many rethinking homeownership
This is a great article from www.msnbc.com. Views and facts about homeownership are indeed changing and radically as I've discussed before here and elsewhere. by Jane Hodges msnbc.com contributor updated 7/27/2010 10:43:37 AM ET When Mark and Joanne Cleaver sold their 3,000-square-foot Arts & Crafts-style bungalow in Milwaukee earlier this year and relocated to Chicago, [Read more...]
Multifamily Insider Top 10 Craigslist Hints by Daisy Nguyen
Our readers will enjoy this blog from Multifamily Insiders: Here are the TOP 10 Things You Need to Know to Maximize Your Craigslist Ads for your Apartment Community: Generally, web traffic is highest during the week, especially during working hours of 8:00AM - 5:00PM. For the apartment industry on Craigslist, the highest traffic day is actually on SUNDAY. According to Yield Technologies, [Read more...]
Resources for Free Members
I've added a new page with common resources I use for many of my articles, for blog content and more. Please take the time to take a look and offer any resources you think make sense. Some of the items include: 1) the Census Bureau, 2) several books I rely on, and other information. These are good tools to add to your investing tool box.
The 80 Year Demographic Cycle – Consider How this Effects Investments
The emerging demographic cycle described by some economists may be a factor in the real estate investment cycle. As investors we should understand this concept and allow some of the ideas to influence our purchasing goals as a point of risk mitigation. Economics are cyclical and the real estate industry is especially sensitive to these cycles. Of this, there is no question. Moreover, [Read more...]
Free Members! Video Tips for Free Members
I am filming an posting 20 free video tip videos for free members. Initial topics completed so far are: Setting Up an Effective Accounting Ledger and Why New 1099 Vendor Tax Rules for Rental Owners Using CraigsList to Advertise Rental Units Have a Great Apartment Marketing [Read more...]
Ezine Articles – Residential Investing Info
FYI - For readers, I often write at EzineArticles. You can find over 300 articles I've written there on various topics related to management, operation, investing, investor development and other related topics. In the coming months, I plan to place more emphasis on the blog and on developing a critical mass at other article writing sites.
Winning Investment Capital Requires Great Presentations
There are many facets to a great presentation. However, first and foremost may be a compelling format. My post below describes a time proven method that is particularly successful with video presentations today. __________________ If you are raising capital from a number of potential investors a perfect presentation could be a key component of achieving your goal. Over 150 [Read more...]
Global and Developing Population Trends Connect to Renting Trends
There can be no surprise that economically demographic trends and economic trends are tightly tied together. With that in mind, here are some facts you may have an interest in knowing: Global population growth on a percentage annual increase basis peaked during the 50s. This is mainly a function of improved medical care, food, and so on. Population growth on an annual total person [Read more...]
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