I’m not like the old song”I Am My Own Grandpa,” but I may be a little like my grandpa’s dog. My grandpa had a small, scrappy feisty dog who loved nothing more than chasing rabbits, squirrels, or anything else that moved. One day, he went missing. The whole family...
Around 1998, I reviewed a little over 100 mortgage notes in Orange, Texas. The negotiations were with an attorney handling the estate of the late Mr. Houseman, a local real estate investor and cemetery lot salesman. Uniquely, Mr. Houseman had operated his real estate...
At first glance, it seems logical to assume that two owner-financed mortgage notes with the same balance should be worth about the same amount. After all, if both notes are owed the same dollar amount, shouldn’t their value be identical? In reality, that’s rarely the...
Ways to increase property value and shorten the market time when selling a home. In today’s fast and competitive real estate market, it is important to use all possible opportunities to increase property value and shorten the market time when selling a home. Although...
