Property in Phuket – Investors Turn to the East

Property in Phuket – Investors Turn to the East

With recent months seeing relative instability and poor returns from overseas property investment, the past twelve months have seen property investors going through a period of reflection, as they look to see which international markets will offer them the long term returns of investment they are looking for. Issues such as increasingly fragile economies and … Read more

Real Estate Investors: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Real Estate Investors: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Brandi Brand is Sales Director for Breakwater Mortgage in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Brandi and her husband, Scott also rehab and resell real estate investments in Southeastern Virginia. The following interview consists of common questions real estate investors have at this time, when mortgage interest rates seem to be on the rise. Q: What is the … Read more

Starbucks Coffee – What Commercial Real Estate Investors Should Know

Starbucks Coffee – What Commercial Real Estate Investors Should Know

Company Summary Starbucks Coffee, sometimes referred to as Fourbucks Coffee is the largest coffeehouse chain in the world. It opened its first store in 1971 in Seattle’s waterfront Pike Place Market by three partners: Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegel, and Gordon Bowker to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment. In 1982, Howard Schultz, the current Chairman … Read more

Proof of Funds for Commercial Real Estate Investors

Proof of Funds for Commercial Real Estate Investors

Creative Financing When a Commercial Real Estate Investor is looking to purchase income producing property utilizing any number of creative financing methods, one of the most important keys to their success is that their ability to provide adequate, verifiable proof of funds – P.O.F.- to both the seller and the lender. The verification of funds … Read more