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Don’t Hate Me Because I Don’t Cash flow……………Investing For Dummies in San Diego Income Properties

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Deborah

Share Creating Wealth: Investing for Dummies San Diego is a great place to live and many investors have had unsurpassed success in finding good tenants in San Diego. Rentals are in high demand in most every part of this county … Continue reading →

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Gimme Shelter….I mean a “TAX SHELTER” for San Diego Income Properties

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Deborah

Share The Beatles song Gimme Shelter was not referring to a tax shelter, but nonetheless a “shelter” is a “safe haven”. A tax shelter is an investment strategy that allows you to legally decrease or avoid taxation. It is a way of off-setting … Continue reading →

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Oh Appreciation, How I APPRECIATE you….

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Deborah

Share Investing in San Diego Income Property For all intents and purposes, investment property appreciates in value. If someone asked me the single best reason to own investment property in San Diego I would say APPRECIATION. What is appreciation? Appreciation is … Continue reading →

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NYC Week-End Photos-Food For Thought

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Deborah

Share   I have always liked to photograph food, and spend many an hour rustling around the stalls at farmer’s markets around the world scoping out my next shot. I get curious looks from the merchants, wondering why I am … Continue reading →

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The Eyes Have It………or How to Charm Just About Anyone (it works!)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Deborah

Share   I just finished reading The Power of Charm by Brian Tracy. This was an easy read, and although it did not hold any earth shattering revelations, I thought the chapter on eye contact was worth mentioning. Did you … Continue reading →

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Small Income Property Investors—You Got All The Smarts!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Deborah

Share   When I tell my friends I work with small to mid-sized San Diego income property investors, mostly everyone thinks I am talking about these guys—– but in fact I am talking about the small investor: the at home … Continue reading →

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City Heights: Investing in Metro San Diego Properties

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Deborah

Share In the early 2000′s the best investments were multi-unit properties: 2 units or above. A single family home was not considered to be an investor’s arena. Why? Price too high to even approach a “break-even” point with a modest … Continue reading →

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San Diego Neighborhoods

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Deborah

Share An afternoon in Normal Heights Do you love used bookstores? Interesting coffee shops? Then take a drive over to this hip and interesting part of metro San Diego. Many folks just pass by it on their way to Hillcrest, … Continue reading →

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A little piece of the Caribbean in the College Area, San Diego CA

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Deborah

Share   Do you prefer eating at local ethnic eateries in San Diego as opposed to large impersonal restaurants? Being from the east coast, I am on a mission to search them out. Their numbers have increased in San Diego lately, … Continue reading →

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10 Pointers for the NEWBIE Landlord

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Deborah

Share Maybe you already own income property, or perhaps you are thinking of buying an investment for your retirement portfolio. Did you know the number one reason income properties do not succeed is due to poor management? That’s right! So … Continue reading →

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