Pikes Peak region residents step up to the mic and share their gripes, compliments, and/or suggestions about hot topics. (Let us know if you want the mic!)
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Welcome to the "Colorado Springs with Kevin James Bond" podcast, where I delve into the latest news, real estate insights, and the vibrant lifestyle of our beloved city. I'm your host, Kevin James Bond, a long-time resident since 1992 and experienced real estate agent since 2016. Whether you're a resident, planning to move, or simply curious about Colorado Springs, this podcast is your go-to resource for discovering the best news and real estate opportunities. Tune in and let's dive into the ...
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Learn all about investing in real estate in Colorado Springs, Colorado with a combination of real estate financial planning and modeling with numbers specific to Colorado Springs plus syndicated, more generalized recordings of live and pre-recorded real estate investing classes (not all specific to Colorado Springs).
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Thomas Gehrmann has been a licensed chiropractor in Colorado Springs since the fall of 1999. He was born and raised on the east coast, but always maintained a strong desire to live in Colorado.
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Crossover Church is ordinary people crossing over into extraordinary life in Christ one step at a time.
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If you are looking to buy or sell a home, get all the information and the latest updates, tips, and tricks from Jeff Ryder- your professional Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent.
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If you are looking to buy or sell a home, get all the information and the latest updates, tips, and tricks from Donny Coram- your professional Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent.
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If you are looking to buy or sell a home, get all the information and the latest updates, tips, and tricks from The Collins Team - your professional Colorado Springs Real Estate Agents.
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Idea Accelerator Podcast of Colorado Springs | Experts | Business Owners | Entrepreneurs | Lauren Collier
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Lauren Collier is a Colorado Springs business owner, author, and philanthropist, known for her involvement in the Colorado Springs business community and especially for her dedication to forwarding the success of young professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs in Colorado Springs. Lauren loves Colorado Springs and wants to give back. On the Idea Accelerator Podcast, she interviews experts across all fields of interests to learn their shortcuts and strategies for succeeding in business in Colo ...
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If you are looking to buy or sell a home, get all the information and the latest updates, tips, and tricks from The Distinctive Group- your professional Colorado Springs Real Estate Agents.
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Secrets of Nomad™ Real Estate Investing
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Learn the secrets of the Nomad™ real estate investing strategy for Colorado Springs real estate investors. This class is Module 10 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. Topics covered in this module include: What are the different variations of the Nomad™ real estate investing strategy and what are some of the pros and cons of eac…
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When Is the Best Time to Buy A Home in Colorado Springs? I answer when the best time to buy a home in Colorado Springs is. I also get right to the point. I then rant about home buying and the current state of the housing market in Colorado Springs. Follow along as I word vomit some hopefully useful information when you're looking to buy a home in C…
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Local Author on His New Novel – Chronicles of the Yankee Trader: Empress Rising
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Colorado Springs author Mark Gaebler introduces us to his new science fiction novel, Chronicles of the Yankee Trader: Empress Rising. He and co-author Anthony Gaebler spent over a decade creating it, taking breaks to write other things such as a complete Star Trek series in bible form. Mark has been writing stories, TV and Movie scripts for 40 year…
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Secrets of Asset Protection
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Learn the secrets of asset protection for Colorado Springs real estate investors. This class is Module 9 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. Topics covered in this module include: My top 10 asset protection tips for real estate investors that you’d be a fool to ignore. The importance of getting bespoke legal advice and why you s…
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Secrets of Hiring and Managing a Property Manager
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Learn the secrets to hiring and managing a property manager in Colorado Springs. This class is Module 8 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. Topics covered in this module include: A small tweak to your mindset around renting your property that will change all aspects of your property management... for the better... to make it eas…
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Secrets of Overcoming Tenant Challenges
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Learn how to overcome tenant challenges in Colorado Springs. This class is Module 7 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. What do you do when you experience the inevitable tenant challenges like: Tenant not paying rent Tenant’s check returned for non-sufficient funds Tenant makes late payment Tenant breaks lease Tenant provides pa…
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Secrets of Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing
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Learn the secrets to buy and hold real estate investing in Colorado Springs. This class is Module 6 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. Topics covered in this module include: What are the different variations of the buy and hold real estate investing strategy? Variations based on down payments? Variations based on property types…
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Secrets of Property Management
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Learning how to correctly manage properties is a critical skill for landlords. This class is Module 5 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. Topics covered in this module include: What should you be doing to document the condition of the property before the next tenant takes possession? The one free thing that few landlords do that…
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Secrets of Tenant Screening
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Tenant screeing... an important, but often overlooked skill. If you're going to manage properties yourself in Colorado Springs, you're going to need to know how to screen tenants. This class is Module 4 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. Topics covered in this module include: What are the 5 steps in the property management proc…
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Secrets to Marketing to Find Tenants
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If you're going to manage properties yourself in Colorado Springs, you're going to need to know how to do the marketing to find tenants. This class is Module 3 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. Topics covered in this module include: The 6 “Property Management Mastery” modules included with this course. How to change your think…
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Having a solid understanding of historical market stats is important for investing in real estate in Colorado Springs. This class is Module 2 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. Topics covered in this module include: Should you try to “time the market” using data to increase profitability? How much are properties selling for? Do…
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Secrets of the 7 Ways to Invest in Real Estate
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Having a deep understanding of the 7 key real estate investing strategies is critically important for your success as a real estate investor in Colorado Springs. This class is Module 1 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets. Topics covered in this module include: The 7 ways to invest in real estate… plus 2 more bonus strategies that…
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Warning - Risks of Missed Inspection Issues When Investing in Real Estate
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There's a risk to just about everything in life... including investing in real estate. One risk that some real estate investors fear is the risk of buying a property having missed important, expensive issues with the property during the inspection period. In this class, James will discuss the risk of investing in real estate and specficially the ri…
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How Return on Investment Changes Based on How You Pay PMI
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If you're going to put less than 20% down when buying a property, the lender is likely to require that you pay private mortgage insurance (PMI) to protect them in case you default on the loan. This usually applies to Nomads™, house hackers, and investors putting 15% down to acquire non-owner-occupant properties. There are 3 ways to pay PMI: Monthly…
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Warning - Risks of Interest Rates Rising When Investing in Real Estate
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There's a risk to just about everything in life... including investing in real estate. One risk that some real estate investors fear is that rising mortgage interest rates will: Increase their mortgage payment and therefore hurt cash flow, or The rising mortgage interest rates will lower affordability and demand for properties, and therefore the va…
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Warning - Risks of Tenants Trashing Properties When Investing in Real Estate
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In this special class about the dangers, risks and warnings of investing in real estate: The #1 fear that keeps potential landlords and new real estate investors up at night! Expert insights on why this fear is more common among inexperienced landlords and investors in challenging real estate markets. Real-life horror stories of tenants causing sig…
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How to Analyze an All-Cash Rental Property Purchase
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Interested in learning how to analyze deals using The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™? Specifically, do you need to know how to analyze a deal purchased with an interest-only loan? In this special deal analysis, you will: Discover the secret strategy for analyzing the purchase of a rental property with an interest-only loan …
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Haunted Houses or Hidden Treasures? Decoding Stigmatized Real Estate
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Life has risks. Investing adds new risks. Investing in real estate adds new risks specific to real estate investing. One risk that is unique to real estate investing is the risk of buying a stigmatized property or having a property become stigmatized while you own it. In this class, James will: Uncover hidden gems in the real estate market and turn…
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Real Estate Investing Through Massive Foreclosure Periods
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Real Estate Investing Through Massive Foreclosure Periods Join us for an exclusive episode of the REFP podcast, focusing on "Real Estate Investing Through Massive Foreclosure Periods." In this enlightening episode, you'll dive into the following insights: Discover the secret to making money during economic downturns, a strategy that can set you apa…
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Deal Alchemy™ - Debt Paydown to Cash Flow
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Deal Alchemy™ - Debt Paydown to Cash Flow Join us for an exciting and enlightening class with James Orr as he delves into the fascinating world of Deal Alchemy™. In this class, listeners will discover a surprisingly powerful strategy that has the potential to drastically improve cash flow on rental properties. Whether you're considering buying a ne…
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Tax Deductibility of PMI Payments
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Tax Deductibility of PMI Payments Are you an owner-occupant puzzled by the ever-changing rules around PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) deductibility? Or perhaps an ambitious real estate investor, hungry to maximize your deductions and supercharge your profits? Then this class is your golden ticket to the world of tax wisdom! Join us for an exhilara…
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Functional Obsolescence Unveiled: The Silent Value Killer in Real Estate Investments—and How to Defeat It!
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Functional Obsolescence Unveiled: The Silent Value Killer in Real Estate Investments—and How to Defeat It! There's a often overlooked risk of investing in reale state: obsolescence. Whether we're focused on properties that are or will become functionally obsolete or drift directly into economic or physical obsolescence... these are real-world risks…
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How to Analyze an All-Cash Rental Property Purchase
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How to Analyze an All-Cash Rental Property Purchase Deal analysis is important. Learning how to analyze deals is a critical skill for all real estate investors, whether you're financing 100% of the purchase or buying a property without a loan at all and paying all cash. In this class, we will look at how deal analysis changes when you plan to buy a…
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How Return on Investment Changes Based on Credit Score With PMI
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How Return on Investment Changes Based on Credit Score With PMI Does your credit score really matter when you're buying rental properties? Sure, your credit score impacts the mortgage interest rate you can get with traditional mortgages. And yes, your credit score affects how much private mortgage insurance (PMI) will cost. Your credit score can al…
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Is It Better to Buy Rentals with 25% Down or All Cash After Buying an Owner-Occupant?
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So, are you stressing out over higher mortgage interest rates and properties not cash flowing as well as they used to, or in some markets, not having positive cash flow at all... even with 25% down? What's a real estate investor seeking financial independence to do? In this class, we will compare two strategies. In both strategies, you first buy an…
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What is Colorado Springs Real Estate Doing Right Now
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This is what's happening with Colorado Springs real estate. I'm qualified to talk about this as an 8 year real estate agent in Colorado Springs. Don't forget about hail season also! I'm partnered with KJS Auto Hail Repair who is a local Colorado Springs car hail repair company. Contact them when you have auto hail damage. If you tell them I referre…
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Katrina Nguyen: Independent Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives
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Get to know Katrina “Kat” Nguyen, who is collecting signatures to petition onto the November ballot in the contest to represent Colorado District 5 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Website Email Social Media: @kat4house SoapBox gives the mic to citizens of the Pikes Peak region to share their opinions. If you want to be on the SoapBox, call us…
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The Impact of Buying Properties at a 5% Discount When Nomading™
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So, you're considering Nomading™. Excellent! But as you dig into the details, you may wonder what the impact would be if you chose to buy a more desirable, higher quality, but maybe less optimal property at full price (without a discount), versus focusing on finding a slightly less desirable, slightly lower quality, but slightly more optimized rent…
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Youth Activist Training in July
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High-school-age youths will have a unique opportunity to learn about activism this summer, thanks to the Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission. PPJPC volunteers and staff share pertinent details about the Youth Activist Training program offered July 22-26, 2024 in Colorado Springs. In the studio: Loring Wirbel PPJPC Board Chair Matt Jones Co-Dire…
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Are Home Prices in Colorado Springs Falling?
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Recently some have noticed home prices in Colorado Springs seem to be flattening. I have some anecdotal stories but then I also go into the data and what it tells us about home prices in Colorado Springs. I also discuss a bit about the future of home prices. I actively work with both home buyers and sellers in the Colorado Springs area. Please reac…
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Deal Alchemy™ - Black Box Cash Flow
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Deal Alchemy™ - Black Box Cash Flow Deal Alchemy™ is all about manipulating returns to get the returns you desire most. One variation of Deal Alchemy™ has you think about your rental property investment as a black box. You put money into the black box, some magical things happen over the next few years and out pops profit which you can spend like c…
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Warning - Risks of Rental Demand Declining When Investing in Real Estate
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Warning - Risks of Rental Demand Declining When Investing in Real Estate Risk, risk, risk... Life is full of risks. To a limited degree, we get to choose which risks we voluntarily take on. For example, if you choose to invest in real estate, you choose to take on some additional risks that you might not—directly—face if you opt to invest in someth…
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Private Mortgage Insurance Myths
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Private Mortgage Insurance Myths Reputation can be a challenging thing. I have found, through many conversations with clients over the years, that Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) has a questionable reputation with home buyers in general and investors in particular. However, much of its reputation is based on half-truths, bad information, lies, and…
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Warning - Risks of Neighborhood Decline When Investing in Real Estate
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Warning - Risks of Neighborhood Decline When Investing in Real Estate Everything in life has risks. Not investing adds certain types of risks, while investing adds other risks. One risk that some real estate investors face is the possibility that the neighborhood they're investing in will decline, causing values and/or rents to drop. So, how do we …
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How to Analyze a Duplex Some real estate investors are sensitive to their ability to get ten 30-year fixed rate financing loans and would prefer to fill those loan spots with larger purchases than just single family rental homes. One way to do that is to buy more expensive properties like duplexes, triplexes or fourplexes. In this class, James will…
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What are Colorado Springs housing prices right now? I talk about the current housing prices, with a little background. I also cover how long it's taking homes to sell, and when a good time to buy and sell homes is. Don't forget about hail season also! I'm partnered with KJS Auto Hail Repair who is a local Colorado Springs car hail repair company. C…
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How to Analyze Deals with Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
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How to Calculate PMI If you're a house hacker, Nomad™, investor buying properties with less than 20% down, or buying creatively where the seller has PMI, you'll want to make sure you know how to analyze deals that have Private Mortgage Insurance. In this mini-class, James will cover how to analyze deals that have PMI, with an emphasis on doing it u…
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Is it Better to Pay Off Properties with Cash Flow or In Full When Nomading™?
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In many cases—not all, but many cases—real estate investors can speed up the time it takes to become financially independent by choosing to pay off the mortgages on their properties early. Sometimes it makes sense to take every extra dollar beyond a healthy amount of reserves and aggressively pay off properties as quickly as possible. Other times, …
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How is the Colorado Springs Housing Market?
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The Colorado Springs housing market is nearing full swing. I show you how many homes are for sale, how many have sold, and how busy the Colorado Springs housing market is right now. Plus, there is something that could possibly move us from a seller's market to a buyer's market. Don't forget about hail season also! I'm partnered with KJS Auto Hail R…
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Deal Alchemy™ - Residential vs Commercial Property
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Deal Alchemy™ - Residential vs Commercial Property Deal Alchemy™ is all about manipulating the returns you're earning on your investments. Often, this is done through the choices we make when selecting the investment property and the strategies we choose to implement. For example, you could choose to invest in residential properties where your tena…
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Plasma – A Promising Energy Source
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Could plasma be a promising new source of energy with abundant fuel and no waste? A local citizen shares what he has learned. SoapBox gives the mic to citizens of the Pikes Peak region to share their opinions. If you want to be on the SoapBox, call us at 719-203-1660 or email us. Thanks to Studio 809 Podcasts sponsor KJS Auto Hail Repair. Save $100…
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Warning - Risks of Loan Called Due When Investing in Real Estate
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Warning - Risks of Loan Called Due When Investing in Real Estate Investing in real estate adds some risk to an already risk-filled life. However, certain activities and strategies when investing in real estate create additional risks that other strategies and activities do not have. For example, choosing to utilize strategies where the lender has t…
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How Is the Colorado Springs Real Estate Market
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Curious about the Colorado Springs real estate market? 🏡 I dive into the local market trends to help homeowners determine if it's a buyer's or seller's market. 💼 Discover how quickly homes are selling in your area and at what price points, empowering you to set the perfect price for your home sale. Whether you're considering selling now or in the f…
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Is it better to rent or sell? Deciding whether to rent out or sell your home is a big decision, especially with how the rental and real estate markets have been moving lately. We'll take a quick look at the current rental market in Colorado Springs, as well as the pros and cons of renting vs selling your home. Don't forget about hail season also! I…
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How to Analyze Buying a Rental Property at a Discount
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How to Analyze Buying a Rental Property at a Discount in Colorado Springs Some real estate investors insist on only buying properties where they can purchase them at a significant discount. While not mutually exclusive, other investors insist on buying quality properties at a fair price as long as it gets them their desired returns and will stand t…
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What the NAR Settlement Means
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After a few people asking me, I decided to make a video on what the NAR settlement means. This is directed at real estate agents, but consumers can watch also. What does the NAR settlement mean for the future of real estate, for real estate agents, and most importantly, for buyer agents? Are commissions dropping or going away? Are buyer agents goin…
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How to Calculate PMI If you're planning to buy a property and put less than 20% down, you're likely to be required to pay Private Mortgage Insurance. Lenders prefer that you put at least 20% down, but if you insist on putting less than 20% down, they may still make the loan. However, they will usually do so at a slightly higher mortgage interest ra…
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Is it Better to Buy Rentals with 20% Down or For All Cash After Buying an Owner-Occupant First?
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There are a large number of investing strategies you could pursue as a real estate investor: Nomad™, house hacking, fix and flip, buying 20% down rentals, buying 25% down rentals, saving up to buy free and clear rentals and many, many more options. Which is the best? Which gets you to financial independence fastest? Which gives you the highest net …
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Deal Alchemy™ - Increasing Down Payment
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Deal Alchemy™ - Increasing Down Payment There are four primary returns from investing in rental properties: appreciation, cash flow, debt paydown, and the tax benefits of depreciation. Additionally, there is a secondary return in the form of the interest earned on the reserves required to make the investment in the first place. Many real estate inv…
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The Housing Market is Frozen
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Now that Gary Schiller has announced that the housing market is frozen, what does this mean? I discuss recent Colorado Springs real estate sales trends to unravel where the housing market is, and what the rest of 2024 might hold for buyers, sellers, and the economy. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more insightful content on the Color…
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