In order for your real estate investing career to truly flourish you're going to rely upon some form of institutional financing for property acquisition and rehab expenses. A systematic process will help ensure that you're ready to proceed, that you'll get the best-possible loan rate and terms, and that you don't miss any of the most critical steps that could slow down - or even derail - your plans.CreditThis is a vital first step to getting that...more
School and office supplies are important for efficient and effective work. There are tons of office and school supplies out there for you to choose from including items such as pencils and markers to folders and backpacks. You can find a wide variety to meet all of your needs. One of the best decisions you can make when purchasing such goods is to buy cheap and discounted supplies. This article will cover some basic information on purchasing...more
There are primarily three sizes of containers to consider when shipping your household goods as an FCL (Full Container Load): 20' Standard (STD), 40' Standard (STD), and 40' High Cube (HC). The standard sizes have identical width and height dimensions and are differentiated by their length. The 40'High Cube has the same width and length of the 40'STD but has an additional foot of height. The 20'STD holds a maximum volume of 1,172 cubic feet, the 40'STD holds a maximum volume of 2,390 cubic feet, and the 40'HC holds a maximum volume of 2,694 CFT.IMPORTANT NOTE: THE MAXIMUM VOLUMES ARE ACHIEVED WHEN FILLING THE CONTAINER WITH AIR/WATER/SAND OR SOME OTHER MEDIUM THAT LEAVES ZERO DEADSPACE. HOUSEHOLD GOODS SHIPMENTS WILL NEVER REACH THESE MAXIMUMS.One of the biggest advantages to shipping your goods as an FCL is the exclusivity that this shipping method offers. In a Less then Container Load (LCL) shipment, your shipment will be consolidated with other smaller shipments (and not necessarily Household Goods shipments) in order to make up a full container. With an FCL, your shipment will be the ONLY cargo in the container. FCL shipments also offer a higher level of security and a...more
Cadent Resources, Inc., provider of inventory and capacity optimization solutions, developed a software and service solution in 2008 that is used to maximize return on working capital by assuring the right amount of inventory and capacity are available at the right time. With manufacturing growth declining, finding your optimal inventory with...more
Reading News paper or seating in front of TV or computer in morning with a cup of steamed tea in a hand; enjoying tea while chit-chatting with friends and even while working in the office are some moments which are inseparable parts of many of ours life. In 2737 B.C. the tea leaves accidentally blew in the pot of boiling water of China's second...more
It's hard not to notice that the markets have completely forgotten about fundamentals and instead are trying to bring "irrational exuberance" back into style. Raging bull markets that have lasted for years and years with one bubble after another, and a year of economic slump is just too much for everyone to handle. Instead of markets moving up on good news, they are now moving up on bad news with the only silver lining being it's not as bad as expected. All of the news outlets and of course CNBC are on hand to announce a bottom, and ready to light the fuse on another economic ICBM on every up day. This of course is all in light of tragic 1st quarter earnings and jobless claims that are reminiscent of the early 80's. Oil is trading as if there was an immediate shortage and demand was burning out of control. The real story is that the storage facilities have enough oil to make everyone realize there is plenty of oil in the short term. Even gasoline supplies were up and that alone should have signalled that the recovery has not started. Stephen Schork, the well known oil analyst is throwing his hands in the air with the sheer frustration of the mob rally. So why is it happening? Why...more
Election campaigns are in high gear right now and everyone has an opinion on just about everything when it comes to which candidate would be better for who and what. I lost faith in the common sense of the average voter, not just in the United States...more
If an economic sink hole brought on by creative financing and lax regulatory controls weren't enough, there's nothing like straight forward criminal actions to really paralyze investors. As a fund manager of an extremely transparent fund, there is...more
Though there seems to be an endless supply of other shoes to drop into the current economic chasm, there seems to be a general consensus that commercial real estate is going to take a significant hit. The shoe that could end up kicking commercial...more
Recently I spoke with my co-managing partner Michael Facchini, of Regent Global Funds, an alternative investment fund, at an Institutional Investor conference on Distressed Real Estate in New York City. The folks at Institutional Investor did a...more
It's time to address one of the most incredible misconceptions in the current environment around real estate lending, which is the idea that all real estate lending is high risk. I hear this often and I understand where it's coming from since it...more
With economies in complete disarray on a global basis, one of the few bright spots has been the massive correction in oil. It was widely speculated that oil was in a bubble and that speculation turned into a stark reality with oil dropping below 50%...more