Category Archives: Investing

Top 5 reason's to buy a home right now. The Spring of 2008

By Spencer Barron | Published: February 14, 2008
I’m sure there is a lot of reason’s why you may feel you shouldn’t buy a home right now, but here are reasons you should. 1.  You are an investor with a long term view to acquire properties that should appreciate during the next cycle while cash flowing in the short term.   Great investors don’t buy in hot markets, [...]
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Real Estate, Art and the Mad Man

By Spencer Barron | Published: February 1, 2008
Can you imagine what the Mona Lisa would look like if Leonardo da Vinci worked quickly with a 4 inch brush?  He probably would not have caught the details necessary to communicate his intent and we likely would never have even heard of this masterpiece.  If the details get lost in translation, much of the [...]
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The Armchair Economist – Fed Rate Cuts and the Knee Jerk Reaction

By Spencer Barron | Published: January 30, 2008
  I’m putting on my armchair economist’s hat today.   I’m still amazed that people would get excited enough to buy stocks just because the Federal Reserve announces a rate cut but it happens more times than nought.   You would think that a savvy investor would buy a particular stock based off of expected growth of the asset [...]
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What Bubble? Denver's real estate market is bucking the trends.

By Spencer Barron | Published: November 6, 2007
  A study released on October 31,2007 by S&P Case-Shiller shows Denver leading the country in price appreciation.  While the numbers are not staggering, Denver’s subtle growth marks a stark contrast from the drastic price drops of other cities across the United States.
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Timing the market – Real Estate Slow Stochastic

By Spencer Barron | Published: January 5, 2007
Just for fun, I wanted to take the pricing data stats from my previous post about market timing and apply a slow stochastic to the prices. Here’s essentially how they work with stocks. On the lower part of the image is an example of a slow stochastic. A buy signal is interpreted when the %k (green line) [...]
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FSBO – Creepy home for sale

By Spencer Barron | Published: January 2, 2007
You know that creepy home you’ve always wanted? It’s for sale. This “gem” is from a recent Craigslist post by an owner trying to FSBO his home. I’m always on the lookout for a fix-n-flip, but I think I’m going to pass on this one. It’s important in real estate investing to know your limits. [...]
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Buying a home? Think before making your first offer.

By Spencer Barron | Published: December 19, 2006
You’ve spent three months on the internet looking at homes until you’ve narrowed down the area you like. You then spent another month looking at what’s available and have finally narrowed it down to one. You want to make an offer but don’t want to spend too much. How do you start the negotiating process? What [...]
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