What Kinds of Arbitrage Does Your Business Utilize?
Every great business utilizes arbitrage and leverage. They do it in many different ways, but to have a big impact on the world, these forces must be involved. The classic example is borrowing money at a low cost in order to put it to work at a higher cost. This is in itself is the […]
Commercial Real Estate Outlook
The real estate market has serious problems. We looked at this yesterday while focusing on residential. Do you think Commercial Real estate markets might have similar problems? Yes, but they are slightly different. Commercial loans are not currently guaranteed by the US Government the way Residential mortgages are. Therefore, banks do not typically give 30 […]
Is the Investment Insured or Collateralized? (Part 2)
We began on Friday looking at ways to insure or collateralize your investment. This is one of the most important ways to ensure that you will be getting your principle back! Today we’ll look at some concrete examples. One common example of this is seen in hard money lending. Hard money is used in all […]
Is the Investment Insured or Collateralized? (Part 1)
When making a new investment, most people never stop to think about what can go wrong because they’re so excited about the profits that they will earn. But spending time thinking about this (not in fear, but simply thinking through all the possibilities) is exactly the thing that can keep you from being in a […]