Real Estate Investing in the Lehigh Valley

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Every day on the radio, TV, papers, and magazine, I read and hear about this program or that for how to make millions in real estate with little time, no money, and no credit. As I have stated before, there are ways to accomplish this, but little time, especially when getting started, should not ...
10/09/2007
Here's the hot topic for Real Estate Professionals to be able to address regardless of whether the area of focus is Investment or Residential properties; Emotional Response.OK. Let me first ask the question, "When is an emotional response to a purchase decision acceptable and when is it not?" My ...
10/03/2007
Sorry for being inactive again for a couple days. I've been doing a number of property tours, and I thought that I'd share a little incident that happened to my client and me on Monday while we were walking vacant properties.We visited about 4 properties with no real problems other than some unex...
10/03/2007
OK, maybe my age or love of Star Wars is showing here, but I do think that there is at least some relevance relating to good vs. evil. The good being the reversion to being a family oriented town with destinations suitable and safe for families, and the bad being the gangs and drug violence that ...
09/27/2007
I guess this is somewhat of a follow up to one of my previous posts regarding taking care of yourself, but at the same time addresses interesting ways to advance your investments.If you're an investor that also likes to fish, here's a fun idea. Go to Erie, PA and do some fishing for steelhead or ...
09/26/2007
Sorry for the delay in posting this. It just got real hectic over the past few days.Are you simply good at what you do, do just enough to get by, or are you great and getting better? Do you even know where you stand? It doesn't matter whether you are a real estate agent, entrepreneur, or leader o...
09/25/2007
I have an excellent retail location available in the Dorneyville Shopping center that has great vehicle counts, accessiblity, and visibility. It is a plain vanilla box and is ready for you to relocate, expand, or open your new retail venture. The price is negotiable and pretty agressive, and ther...
09/21/2007
Hi all. Just thought that I'd put this out there to everyone. Is there any resource available that would provide a list of either or both of these types of associations that exist in PA? I've been doing some research, but haven't been able to come up with a definitive source.I'd appreciate any in...
09/21/2007
If you are like many other boomers or even some of the early Gen X'ers (Believe it or not, I fall into this generation.) it is quite possible or more than likely probable, you haven't focused on having income once you retire. The former generation was typically brought up to believe you need to g...
09/21/2007
I thought that at this point, I would comment on something that to me is a critical aspect as it relates to my life as well as others. Maybe, it's due to my recent birthday I am thinking about this, but it is important for everyone.When was the last time you took the time to just sit down outside...
09/20/2007
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