Turn on your phone. Check the date. Does it say it's January of 2013? Good. Now take a look out the window. Did the sun come up?  Sky still blue? Grass still green?  Super. The world didn't end. Someone somewhere read the Mayan Calendar wrong and has a lot of explaining to do.  The country didn't tumble over the fiscal cliff into oblivion and believe me, real estate investing is still an excellent bet for investment dollars. And dollars to dough nuts that somewhere right now Michael Bay is working on a summer blockbuster. (It's Ninja Turtles, and it's due out in May of next year. What? I checked IMDB. I couldn't help myself.)

Premier Property Management Memphis Performance

Another month has come and gone and it feels like the Memphis real estate market continues to heat up on multiple fronts. There are definitely conflicting numbers being released by different groups all wanting to paint the real estate picture in Memphis a certain way.  Home sales are up and sale prices are up.  But, foreclosures and short sales are also up and while it appears homes are selling for slightly higher prices, the pace is still way off from what a normal housing market looks like.

If you are looking for an affordable investment with reliable returns, then you may wish to consider Memphis investment properties. Whether you are new to foreclosure properties real estate or are a more seasoned investor, Memphis offers reasonable real estate costs and a strong market of reliable renters and there is no better company to assist you with your purchases than Memphis Invest.

Planning is an essential part of any organization and as the old adage goes..."failing to plan is planning to fail"!  As real estate entrepreneurs, the Clothier family has always taken time out to plan for what comes next whether it be event planning, sales planning, planning for new hires or even planning the changes within the office to assist in growth.  When it comes to planning for excellence, that is something that happens daily.

Memphis Invest and Premier Property Management both completed their 1st quarter numbers for 2012 and released the results today.  As the market and industry leader, it is important to release relevant and timely information as a barometer for not only our company, but also the investment industry as a whole.  With more and more investors choosing to invest out of area, companies that provide comprehensive investing opportunities are providing those services to investors who would otherwise not get involved.  These companies also provide a localized economic engine and drive economies by providing stimulus and jobs. 

We get asked all the time why we don't send out emails to our entire list of the latest and greatest deals that we have available.  That is, after all, the traditional way wholesalers sell their properties. They spend a lot of time getting as many emails as possible, throw those email addresses into an email tracking system and start pounding that list with everything you get under contract.  When I get asked why we don't send out houses by email I give two easy answers:

I wrote this blog after reading an article in the local Memphis newspaper, The Commercial Appeal.     

RealtyTrac is reporting that foreclosure activity inMemphis is up four straight months and even though some in Memphis are disputing that, the trends we are seeing follow the reporting from RealtyTrac pretty closely.

In residential real estate investing, it is often the smallest details that make or break the profitability of an investment property.  For many of our clients these all important details fall on our shoulders as the property management company who oversees their properties and in some cases, their profitability.