Comments on: Real Estate Investment Requires First Hand Info — ‘Empirical’ Isn’t Just a Word

By: Finding foreclosure properties | Coastal Real Estate and Lifestyles

Finding foreclosure properties | Coastal Real Estate and Lifestyles — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:44:43 +0000

[...] This experience was totally worth the 90 minutes I decided to allow myself. There is NOTHING like first-hand education, as reinforced by seasoned investor Jeff Brown, whose blog I follow at BawldGuyTalking. I also took the time because I wanted to find out what’s really going on in San Mateo County. [...]

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:18:29 +0000

Attention Readers: Tim Miner is a huge player nationally when it comes to knowing which way is north on the real estate investment map.

Click his name and go see what I think is the best site of it’s kind in the country.

Thanks for dropping by, Tim. And Happy B’day again!

By: Tim Miner

Tim Miner — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:12:41 +0000

Good read today. I couldn’t agree more with the first hand tire kicking. So it begs the question…what markets do you plan to provide the “High Def Big Screen picture” for in 2008???

It will be infinitely easier to point to markets that won’t do well than it will to find the true hidden gems. And the premise that every market presents opportunity will also be challenged in 2008. The irony of our full circle journey is that we are back to the basics, back to economic fundamentals and more importantly back to “big blinds” that sting a little bit!!!

Again, good read today Bawld Guy.

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:04:44 +0000

I think it’s so alluring, Cher, to be able to think the info we access is all that we need. I’ve learned that lesson the hard way myself.

By: Cher

Cher — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:07:07 +0000

I sure like your “boots on the ground” phrase..so important.
“We know stuff”…no kidding.
The internet…everyone reads it and thinks they are an instant price expert. I remember looking up the value of our house on Zillow. I had a good laugh. There was no mention of the two sales on our street that lowered the values in our area.