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Buying Strategies
Darin Garman, CCIM

Welcome to the Buying Strategies Section, where you'll find the latest tips and strategies to use when purchasing apartments and commercial property. We will constantly be adding new articles, news, and information here, so check back often! Darin Garman, CCIM

What Kinds of Properties Should You Be Looking At - NOW...And...About RI's...
Darin Garman, CCIM
What Kinds of Properties Should You Be Looking At - NOW...And...About RI's... Real Investments (RI's) One thing that I spend a lot of money on every year is tax preparation. The amount of money I spend with tax preparation AND bookkeeping are out of site. It is a heck of a lot... . . . Real Estate Articles
More on Getting Dozens of Apartment Properties That You Ordinarily Could Not..
Darin Garman, CCIM
More on Getting Dozens of Apartment Properties That You Ordinarily Could Not.. In order to get a look at and BE ABLE TO INVEST IN as many good apartment properties as possible... And I mean good ones - not junk... Here are your only choices and the appropriate % chance that this will happen to you in the next 6 months.... . . . Real Estate Articles
How To Get Dozens Of Apartment Properties To Look At....Part II
Darin Garman, CCIM
How To Get Dozens Of Apartment Properties To Look At....Part II In my last article I talked about that really, in order to have the most apartment properties to consider investing in day and day out you need to have... A Lot Of Cash And Or Equity.. . . . Real Estate Articles
The Easiest Way To Have Dozens of Apartment Properties To Look At...
Darin Garman, CCIM
The Easiest Way To Have Dozens of Apartment Properties To Look At... I am going to tell you something that you will not like. It is something I wish was not the case but as life goes things are how they are not how we would like them to be - in many cases. Now comes getting into apartment projects. How do you get in a position to be able to look at dozens of projects at any given time with the flexibility to either purchase them or not? . . . Real Estate Articles
The Answer To One Of The Most Requested Questions I Get...
Darin Garman, CCIM
"I cannot live without books" - Thomas Jeffereson If you were to guess, what do you think the question I get asked the most? Think for a second... OK, No More Suspense. It may surprise some of you. Here it is.... . . . Real Estate Articles
The Three Biggest Mistakes Made When Analyzing An Apartment Property
Darin Garman, CCIM
The Three Biggest Mistakes Made When Analyzing An Apartment Property "How You Can Spot and Avoid the Three Mistakes that Can Literally Ruin Your Apartment Investment -- Making Sure You Make Money When You Buy an Investment Project...Avoiding the Surprises that Can Cost Thousands of Dollars." One of the things that is very important is knowing how to analyze an apartment property financial statement. . . . Real Estate Articles
VIDEO: Did You Read The Loan Commitment Carefully? Video Describes Three Deal Break Items To Be Aware Of...
In this video I talk about the things you need to be aware of and look for when it comes to loan commitments from either banks, credit unions or private lenders. You want to make sure you do not show up at the closing only to be surprised by your lender with... . . . Real Estate Articles
What Is A Good Return on Apartments or Commercial Real Estate?
Darin Garman, CCIM
What Is A Good Return on Apartments or Commercial Real Estate? We All Have Our Own Definition of Not Just Return BUT What Constitutes A Good Return! In other words what I might think is a total home run you may think as average. What you may think it a really bad deal I may look at and think it is out of this world! When you are looking at a property, be sure that... . . . Real Estate Articles
What Is The Definition of Return??
Darin Garman, CCIM
What Is The Definition of Return?? First, I have had hundreds of you listen to my latest foreclosure story and comment about it. I think it is very convenient to send audio clips of things, such as this, and I may do more of it in the future. In the meantime thanks for listening in on that story and the comments... . . . Real Estate Articles
VIDEO: The Most Important Part of Any Apartment Property Inspection Is...
Darin Garman, CCM
VIDEO: The Most Important Part of Any Apartment Property Inspection Is... In this short video or Part III of inspections I go into some detail as to what the MOST IMPORTANT part of any apartment property inspection entails -- I guarantee it is NOT what you think... . . . Real Estate Articles
VIDEO: Your Next Apartment Property Purchase...Should You Hire An Inspector??
Darin Garman, CCM
VIDEO: Your Next Apartment Property Purchase...Should You Hire An Inspector?? In this short video I go over my philosophy on hiring an inspector to look at a possible apartment property I may be purchasing and give you an idea what I do in terms of hiring an inspector or not. . . . Real Estate Articles
VIDEO: Concept vs. Property
Darin Garman, CCM
VIDEO: Concept vs. Property When it comes to Private Money this is one area that many people get sideways. Concept vs. Property. To find out what I mean and to find out how to not only get more people involved in your real estate ventures but get them invovled FASTER check out the video... . . . Real Estate Articles
What Every Apartment Owner/Broker Will Tell You When You Are Looking To Buy...
Darin Garman, CCIM
What Every Apartment Owner/Broker Will Tell You When You Are Looking To Buy... There is one thing that I guarantee happens 99% of the time that you are looking at apartment property in terms of what the owner or the broker selling the property will say: 1. "The rents are too low and need to be raised" OR 2. "No problem, you can raise rents when you take over"... . . . Real Estate Articles
Getting Financing In Todays Climate..Some REAL Tips..
Darin Garman, CCIM
Getting Financing In Todays Climate..Some REAL Tips.. I will give you two strategies for getting financing on most any project you want. Are you ready? 1. Show the lender more than 1 way the property will make money or more than one way the property will be profitable. The more ways you show lenders how well the property will work the more you communicate to them that... . . . Real Estate Articles
Another Bus Is Coming...
Darin Garman, CCIM
Another Bus Is Coming... Another Bus Is Coming... I just got off of the phone with one of my Private Client Members and she was working on a 78 unit apartment property purchase. During the process of her due diligence on the property she uncovered some items that she needed to bring to the attention of the owner... . . . Real Estate Articles
More on Less...
Darin Garman, CCIM
More on Less... In my last article I talked about using credits on your down payments into projects and how by using them, on the surface it may look as if you are bringing say 20% down payment to the closing table when in fact it could be much less than that. I got a lot of good questions as a result as well. One question that I got a lot on was... . . . Real Estate Articles
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