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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>Putting Your Focus on the Cap Rate is Not the Answer</title>
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Cap
rate, cap rate, cap rate. There is so much focus on cap rates that investors
are missing solid opportunities for no other reason than that they aren't
familiar with Austin. Let's just put it in plain and simple language. If you
are looking for a high cap rate, you are NOT going to be satisfied with the
location of the property or the tenant base. Write that down on a sticky note
and put it somewhere so that you have to keep reading it.
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:54:32 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>Minimizing Investment Risks when Evaluating a Potential Property</title>
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Last week we discussed handling
your own apprehensions in risk management by seeking the help of a
knowledgeable real estate investment professional, and essentially serving an
apprenticeship. It's an invaluable model to both learn a new &quot;trade,&quot;
and to have a wise counselor at the same time. No investment pro worth his salt
will tell you he can make risk go away, but he will show you viable techniques
to minimize risk.





I... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:07:19 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>Risk Management Step One: Control the Fear</title>
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&quot;Real estate investing is risky.&quot;
Don't you love it when someone says something that obvious? Of course, what is
considerably less obvious is how you manage that, both in terms of the
practical business and financial considerations, and your own psychological
tolerance for the process. Truthfully? The best way to get &quot;used&quot; to
the risk is with help.



Apprenticeship used to be a
standard model for learning a new trade... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:53:29 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>The Austin Duplex Market:  Key Market Indicators For 2011 vs 2010</title>
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Let&rsquo;s take a look at a
great key indicator of how real, actual market data shows that the duplex
market in particular had clearly turned the corner by the end of 2010.



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&ldquo;Probability of Selling&rdquo; (POS). The probability of selling is
arrived at by comparing how many duplexes were actually listed, sold and closed
versus how many in total were originally listed for sale (whether they were
sold, withdrawn, or expired.)



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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:28:25 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>Eviction: The Topic No One Likes</title>
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This is not a fun subject. How's
that for a great way to start a blog post? Well, it's not. Nobody, even a
ticked-off landlord, really wants to put someone out on the street, but
sometimes you will have to deal with an eviction. This is a big topic, with
more ins and outs than I can cover in one post, but here are the basics.





Eviction in Texas





There are four steps to evict a
tenant that are required in Texas:





- Del... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:43:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>Is a Property Manager a Good Addition to Your Team?</title>
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Good property management is an
absolute necessity of real estate investing though, on a day-to-day basis it
can be time consuming and just downright maddening. Not everyone has either the
skills or the temperament to do the job. If you're not a &quot;people
person&quot; with strong communication skills, this is not something you're
going to like to do. Not liking what you're doing generally leads to
procrastination. Putting off needed manag... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:38:48 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>Long-Term Investment Climate in Texas</title>
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Last week we spent some time
talking about the favorable investment and business climate in Texas with an
eye toward having conversations with potential partners and financiers. The
goal of most of us who are in investment real estate is the next
&quot;big&quot; deal -- no matter how you might define &quot;big&quot; in the
context of your personal plans. One of the things I find myself hashing around
with business associates is short-term v... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:21:09 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>Talking Texas: Long-Range Economic Growth Ahead</title>
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Just recently I was asked to
explain to some potential clients why Texas has one of the best business and
investment climates in the nation. It wasn't an issue of finding something to
talk about, but figuring out when to stop talking. This is the kind of
information real estate investors need to have at their fingertips to negotiate
conversations with financiers and potential partners.





First, and I especially like this
statistic, Texan... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:31:56 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>Texaplex - This Video Sums It Up</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:47:04 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>DavisTeam@InvestInAustin.com (Monte Davis)</author>
            <title>Snapshot Austin: A Realistic Look at the Future Real Estate Investors Can Expect</title>
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Every
day it hits us. One depressing news story about the world economic climate
after another. In Austin? We don't have a reason to be depressed. Trust me!





I've
said it before -- and I'm sure you will hear me say it again -- Texas is among
the few places that has fared well above the pack in this ongoing economic
recession. And Austin itself has done even better.





Developers
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:41:18 -0500</pubDate>
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