Dan Chamberlain (Principal)

Apartment Investing Growing Globally & Nationally

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Successful apartment investors know it is critical to monitor the prevailing real estate trends. And, unlike the volatile equities market, the trends that affect apartment investing are far-reaching and slow moving – giving the vigilant real estate investor plenty of time to make the right adjustments to their portfolio. Along these lines, we’ve discussed the [...]

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Baby Boomer’s Boon on Apartment Investing

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The most significant factor for apartment investors is the Baby Boomer’s move from homeownership to renting. 2011 is the 65th birthday for the Baby Boomers as they continue to impact every facet of America’s economics. Boomers create lasting security for apartment investing Per CNN, by 2030, when all of the Baby Boomers turn 65 or [...]

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Commercial Real Estate Makes Clear Shift Into Recovery Mode. Will Sales Double in 2011?

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The real estate investment market is heading into recovery mode. Blockbuster transaction volume in December 2010 helped to push U.S. commercial real estate sales to $115 billion for 2010, up 109% from $54.6 billion in 2009, according to preliminary results from Real Capital Analytics.  December’s volume of more than $21 billion was the highest sum [...]

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37th Parallel and Cincy Area Properties Team up to give back during Christmas

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Another holiday season has come and gone, can you believe it? During the holiday season, many of us evaluate our year and count our blessings. At the same time, it comes to our awareness that others may not have as many blessings as we do. The national median household income is less than $50,000 and [...]

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Real Estate Investing – 10 Common Mistakes (part 2) of New Real Estate Investors

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Real Estate Investing is the greatest wealth builder of all time, but it’s not without risks. In part 1, we started talking about the 10 common mistakes new real estate investors make. In part 2, we cover the remaining 5. We bring this to you, simply because we’ve seen these mistakes made over and over. [...]

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Real Estate Investing – 10 Common Mistakes of New Real Estate Investors

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Real Estate Investing is the greatest wealth builder in history, but it requires a focused plan, determined effort and time.  And, like all endeavors, it won’t always go as planned. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison We’ve all made mistakes.  It’s just a part of living, [...]

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Cincinnati listed as #3 for Best Market in 2010

As I sat in my hotel room this past week overlooking the Cincinnati skyline I thought it would be a good time to write a quick blog on why buy property in Cincinnati. Did you know that housing predictor just ranked Cincinnati as the #3 best market in the US to buy real estate?  – [...]

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The Six Most Important Steps to Maximizing your Credit Score

Weekly Wealth Tactic 6 by Dan Chamberlain (Director of Operations, 37th Parallel Properties) What can take years to create, only moments to destroy, and is probably the single largest determinant in your ability to leverage current and future investments (i.e. obtain loans and credit)?…right or wrong, it is your Credit Score! Despite our Credit Score [...]

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How to Ensure You Never Invest In a Bad Deal

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I doubt this was written based on owning investment property, but there is an old Chinese Proverb that says “No man who gets up before dawn 365 days a year fails to make his family rich” ….maybe that explains the mentality (or insanity?) that enabled Chad and I to cover three of our core geographies [...]

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