 Dallin WallArticle previews.Dallin Wall of Draper, Utah, is a Creative Real Estate coach for the A.D. Kessler Training Programs, and a real estate investor. He has traveled the USA presenting “A.D. Kessler’s Creative Real Estate® Strategies” to investors and landlords clubs, and assisting in the formation and development of new clubs. New! - To ask this author a question, click on any of the articles below and use the "Questions and Comments" form. Show: Articles (26) Using Forced Placed Insurance to Pay for Property Repairs Free Preview! August 2009 | By Dallin Wall Real estate investors all share a couple of common characteristics. First, we are constantly looking for new ways to make money. Second, we’re cheap! We love it when money is coming in, but hate... (0 Comments) Be A Student of Human Nature Free Preview! June 2009 | By Dallin Wall Several years ago a movie called Groundhog Day was popular in the theaters. It featured Bill Murray as a television reporter covering the annual Groundhog Day festivities. If the groundhog sees his... (0 Comments) If the Deal Is Good Enough, Someone Will Finance It Free Preview! April 2009 | By Dallin Wall If real estate investing involved no skill or effort, everyone would be doing it. And that would lead to it no longer being profitable. This could be likened to putting your money into a CD at a ba... (0 Comments) Properties are Found, Deals are Made Free Preview! March 2009 | By Dallin Wall When I started as a real estate investor several years ago, I really didn’t know what I didn’t know. I had the misconception that I was going to find “hidden” deals out ther... (0 Comments) The Advantage of Perspective Free Preview! November 2008 | By Dallin Wall If a real estate investor has been in operation for less than 15 years, with no knowledge to draw on but his own experience, the context of the current marketplace is so volatile that it is like go... (0 Comments) Grow Your Own Money Tree Free Preview! October 2008 | By Dallin Wall I must not have the right kind of green thumb, because I have tried repeatedly to grow a money tree in my back yard, and I get a tree, but it doesn’t sprout money. I’ve also come to rea... (0 Comments) How to Be a Real Estate Hero Free Preview! September 2008 | By Dallin Wall I had an opportunity last weekend to watch the movie Hancock with Will Smith. Basically it is the story of a superhero who is more than a little rough around the edges who hires a public relations ... (0 Comments) Let's Put the Fun Back in Funding Free Preview! August 2008 | By Dallin Wall As unpopular as this may sound, I’m happy about what has happened in the financing industry. I’m happy because the way that things were going, housing was becoming very unaffordable for ... (2 Comments) Investing in Affordable Rentals Free Preview! May 2008 | By Dallin Wall Whenever there is a shift in the economy, fewer people are throwing their hats into the real estate investor ring, and many investors and real estate professionals are focusing on the challenges of ... (0 Comments) Live on Moderate Returns Free Preview! April 2008 | By Dallin Wall Previously I submitted an article for advanced investors entitled Components of Growth. In subsequent articles we explored the individual recommendations included in that article. In this arti... (0 Comments) Organize Against Liability and Taxation Free Preview! March 2008 | By Dallin Wall Some investors are so caught up in the acquisition game that they fail to protect their investments or personal holdings. Others become so caught up in asset protection that they fail to acquire any a... (0 Comments) Focus On A Flexible Strategy Free Preview! February 2008 | By Dallin Wall Learn how to do something well, and then keep doing it until you have created the success you want. This does not mean that you must put on blinders like a racehorse, a certain amount of energy should... (0 Comments) Use Leverage Constantly Free Preview! January 2008 | By Dallin Wall We identified five of the key focus areas for established investors to concentrate their growth. The second item on the list, Use Leverage Constantly, was accompanied by the following comments: &ldquo... (0 Comments) Systematize Your Operations Free Preview! December 2007 | By Dallin Wall My previous article for this magazine was entitled Components for Growth. In that article I identified five important components for growth, and gave a very brief description of each. In this article,... (0 Comments) Components of Growth Free Preview! November 2007 | By Dallin Wall I have met both large and small investors, those who have grown quickly into large investors, and those who have hardly grown at all. Like all industries, the components of growth utilized by those wh... (0 Comments) What Our Experts Say Free Preview! November 2007 | By Willis Miller, Wesley Barney, Steve Dexter, Ken Brown, Jefffrey H. Lerman, Dwan Bent-Twyford, Dallin Wall We asked the following question of our leading experts: What will be the leading indicators that the market is turning up again? Here are their thoughts: I don’t believe the market is g... (0 Comments) Remodeling and Rehabbing — Does It Pay? Free Preview! December 2006 | By Dallin Wall We’re all aware that adding value to a property and then reselling it can be a profitable strategy in real estate investing. We’re also equally aware that making the wrong decisions on tho... (0 Comments) Getting Started Strategy Free Preview! January 2007 | By Dallin Wall Are you a new real estate investor? Would you like to gain a wealth of real world investing experience without it costing you money, and be able to earn while you are learning? Then why not become a &... (0 Comments) What Was, Isn't; What Is, Wasn't Free Preview! February 2007 | By Dallin Wall I’ve been receiving calls from people who are complaining about their marketplace. It seems that things have shifted in many areas around the country. Many of the areas that were fast, seller&rs... (0 Comments) Contractual Parties Free Preview! March 2007 | By Dallin Wall I’m on the board of our investor’s association in Salt Lake City which means being involved in the selection of speakers for our upcoming meetings. This month we scheduled Richar... (0 Comments) Your Presence in the Marketplace Free Preview! April 2007 | By Dallin Wall Movie stars, authors, and politicians hire people to do it for them. Billions of dollars are spent by thousands of people and companies to make it happen. Departments and firms are established fo... (0 Comments) Starting Investors Association: A Brief Guide Free Preview! May 2007 | By Dallin Wall Foreword Beginning in 1999, I received an opportunity to work directly with Real Estate Investor’s Association and Property Owners’ Associations as a direct representative of Dr. A.... (0 Comments) Why Do Investors and Landlords Associations Exist Free Preview! June 2007 | By Dallin Wall Anyone who has ever joined a committee knows an association exists to help its members increase their accomplishments. The same is true of real estate associations. More real estate is purchased,... (0 Comments) What's the Best Organization for An Association? Free Preview! July 2007 | By Dallin Wall An organization is a specific type of business setup to use. I suggest an underlying principle: things should not be more complex than is needed. Three important concepts in setting up an associa... (0 Comments) Starting Investors Associations, Conclusion Free Preview! September 2007 | By Dallin Wall Additional considerations before starting an association: Vendors: It is important to include real estate professionals in associations. Professions such as title companie... (0 Comments) What's the Best Organization for An Association? Free Preview! August 2007 | By Dallin Wall Protection The purpose of protection is to make clear the parameters and limitations of an association and to eliminate as much risk of liability as possible. Associations exist to provide... (0 Comments) |
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