By Bill Palte, Palte Insurance Agency  We are asked the question quite often. Unfortunately, there is no ”correct” answer. There are many variables in determining what this value should be. Let’s look at some of the factors in determining this value.   A note: the reconstruction value is not a “guaranteed” value – it is a “not…

By Vena Jones-Cox

Our business fascinates me.

Whether it’s creative deals or watching how REIA groups develop and maintain individual cultures or observing how different types of people react to the pressures and rewards of being real estate entrepreneurs, I find myself filing, categorizing, reorganizing, and contemplating where real estate investing fits in the bigger world, and how the people in it behave.

by Vena Jones-Cox

If you don’t think that real estate investing is a relationship business, you haven’t been paying attention. It’s your connections with other investors that bring you the local knowledge, the referrals to the right professionals, the money, the partnerships, and the deals that let you prosper now, and for years to come. …