by Terry Moore, CCIM | Feb 16, 2024 | Apartment Investing
I’m convinced that most of us are our own worst enemies. That’s true for mere mortals like you and me and for the fellow I call “Ivan IQ.” Obviously, that’s a made-up name, but it conveys he has a lot of brain power. When I first met him, he seemed “practically...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Feb 9, 2024 | Apartment Investing
Is perfection possible? My beliefs and life experience say “no.” But pursuing perfection can still be valuable. Here are some reflections on perfection. There is no perfect property, but there are excellent opportunities. No property is perfect. Each one has flaws....
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jan 12, 2024 | Apartment Investing
Most of us are our own worst enemy. I know it’s true of me. It’s also true of many of the people whom I serve. This post is about someone I recently had deep communication with. I changed my client’s name and other details to preserve their privacy, but the story is...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Dec 22, 2023 | Apartment Investing
He was a senior physician who had been practicing medicine before some residents were born. Too often, he had seen them quickly and incorrectly diagnose a case based on their initial impression. Through decades of experience, he had learned to expand his horizons,...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Apr 7, 2023 | Apartment Investing, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
Most months several potential investors contact me to buy apartments. The task is harder than most of them realize. They expect to win and are often baffled when they don’t prevail … quickly. They don’t understand the San Diego market is a tougher league than most of...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Dec 30, 2022 | Apartment Investing, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
Recently, California has imposed several unfunded mandates on rental owners. Other states don’t impose similar costs on rental owners. Sacramento has not yet lost enough millionaires and high-income taxpayers to restrain their policies. Most local owners recognize...
