As a real estate agent, you will either be prospecting or working. Prospecting is simply looking for work to do. Working includes consulting, letting, selling and managing real estate. If you do not go out there to look for work,
Capital Gains verses Rent Income: Which way for the investors?
Capital gains or rent income? Commercial real estate rewards investors through periodic rent income and capital gains over time. Rent is realised every time your tenant writes to you a cheque. Capital gains on the other hand is realised when
Marketing Real Estate
Marketing real estate is a very expensive undertaking. Often times, property owners settle for less just to keep their budgets in control. In extreme situations, they withdraw their property from the market altogether. Here is what could be missing in
Return on investment ROI: Measure of Profitability and Risk in Real Estate Investment
Return on investment is a measure of profitability of the investment. Return on investment is also a measure of the risk in the investment. Real estate is a low risk investment with modest return on investment. Higher returns are associated
High Interest Rates Hurt Real Estate Investment
High interest rates in Kenya is hurting real estate investment. Interest is a cost to the developer of real estate as it is to the end buyer. Since October 2011 the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has increase the Central
Double Property Titles: A major Real Estate Risk
Double property titles is one of the major risks associated with real estate. Double property titles occur when the registrar or any other authority issues one or more titles for the same real estate. Where the registrar or such authority
Your Property Title is the Foundation of Your Real Estate
A building that is built on sand will sink, develop cracks and eventually collapse. A building on solid rock cannot withstand the might of bulldozers. So how strong is your investment? The real foundation upon which to build your real
Real Estate Education is for You
Real estate is neither a profession nor a trade. No credentials are pre-requisite before venturing into real estate. Indeed many of us take it as a second profession, where we invest our hard earned monies, or where we commit our
You are the CEO of your Real Estate
If you own real estate, you are a CEO and your success will be measured by how profitable you make your business. Your duty as CEO will be to maximise the returns to the shareholders – you. You will have
Investment Value of Real Estate
Investment value of real estate is a term that is confusing to both the professional valuer and the investor, and the reason is simple: the valuer is not the investor and vice versa. The valuer may not agree with your