Episodes focus on interviews with City of McAllen directors, commissioners, mayor, and administrators; updates regarding ongoing initiatives and decisions made by McAllen City Commissioners; the employees who work day in and day out to serve the public and their community; activities throughout McAllen that residents can take part in; and services and projects that departments provide each day.
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Learn all about investing in real estate in McAllen, Texas with a combination of real estate financial planning and modeling with numbers specific to McAllen plus syndicated, more generalized recordings of live and pre-recorded real estate investing classes (not all specific to McAllen).
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This podcast is about me figuring out if I should chase money or not.
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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 Maggie Harris Team - your professional McAllen Real Estate Agents.
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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 Deldi Ortegon Group - your professional McAllen Real Estate Agents.
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Somos la voz radial del Rio Grande Bible College de Edinburg, TX. Transmitimos la palabra de Dios desde 1983 a través de nuestras frecuencias: KOIR 88.5 FM, KESO 92.7 FM, KRIO 97.7 FM y KRIO 910 AM & www.radioesperanza.com
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The McAllen Convention Center is gearing up for the highly anticipated South Pole Illuminated Festival 2024, presented by H-E-B at the McAllen Convention Center. The festival will run from November 29 to December 29, welcoming visitors from Wednesday to Sunday each week. The festival will kick off with the Official Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday,…
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Secrets of Overcoming Tenant Challenges
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Learn how to overcome tenant challenges in McAllen. 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 partial pay…
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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 McAllen. 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 purchase…
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McAllen Chamber of Commerce’s annual fundraiser gala, Man & Woman of the Year will be Thursday, November 7 at the McAllen Convention Center. This year’s recipients are Roel “Roy” Rodriguez, P.E., former City of McAllen City Manager and Natashia Del Barrio, Bert Ogden Auto Group C.E.O. The McAllen Chamber selects individuals who have contributed to …
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McAllen Minutes: October 14, 2024
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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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McAllen News Update: September 2024
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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 McAllen, 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 process? What…
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Secrets to Marketing to Find Tenants
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If you're going to manage properties yourself in McAllen, 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 thinking about…
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Having a solid understanding of historical market stats is important for investing in real estate in McAllen. 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 property…
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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 McAllen. 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 we don’t…
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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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McAllen News Update: June 2024
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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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On 1300: McAllen Public Utility Discusses Current Drought and Conservation City of McAllen
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McAllen Public Utility Board of Trustees Chairman Charles Amos discusses the ongoing drought that McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley are experiencing, current Stage 2 Drought Plan, possible Stage 3 Drought Plan and conservation efforts that residents can follow, as well as initiatives currently being undertaken by MPU to ensure an adequate water sup…
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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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Time to get in shape with the City of McAllen’s Health and Wellness Coach. On this episode of 10 Questions, we take a deeper look into one of the many programs offered to city employees and how it works.Par City of McAllen
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In this episode of “Outdoors with Roy” learn about the City of McAllen’s 96th Annual Independence Day Celebration. It’s a fun filled day of fun for the entire family starting at 7 a.m. at the 4K Independence Day Run, followed by the Patriotic Program at Archer Park. The Main Street Parade presented by H-E-B will start at 9 a.m. from Houston Avenue …
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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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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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Hello McAllen: McAllen Public Utility Supports IMAS Smithsonian Traveling “Water/Ways” Exhibition
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The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS,) a Smithsonian Affiliate, has a new exhibit called “Water/Ways” which examines water as an environmental necessity and an important cultural element. “Water/Ways” is a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. “Water/Ways” will be at IMAS until August 11, 202…
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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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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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Champion Lakes Golf Course in McAllen, Texas, is proud to be the host golf course for the Drive, Chip & Putt Local Qualifier on Friday, May 3, 2024, starting at 3:00 p.m. Hosted in partnership with the Southern Texas Professional Golf Association (STPGA) and the McAllen Parks & Recreation Department, the event is open to junior golfers ages 7 to 15…
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On this episode of Hello McAllen, we sit down with the City of McAllen’s Sergio Garcia to discuss what Parks and Recreation Department has in store for family fun this summer.Par City of McAllen
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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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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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McAlle News Update: March 2024
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