5 Tips for the First Time Home Buyer

Buying a home is a big step in your life and it should be a very exciting time. Unfortunately, many people rush to buy a home without considering the implications for their future. If you are considering a move to ownership, it is important that you evaluate all of your options and consider whether anything will affect the feasibility of […]

Wholesale to owner-occupiers: Big profits or just big headaches?

Is wholesale real estate to owner-occupiers the path to higher real estate profits or just more headaches? For many investors, wholesale to owner-occupiers is a conundrum that, while promising handsome paydays, also works against the reason they chose wholesale as their preferred strategy in the first place. Why even consider wholesale to owner-occupiers? To most, this certainly seems like a […]

Why invest in property?

Why property? Some people ask themselves when looking for an investment. Well, as far as I’m concerned, real estate investing is, and always has been, the most powerful type of investment for building wealth. It has been said that more than 90% of the world’s millionaires got there by owning property. The reason ownership is such a powerful way to […]

10 Tips for Effective Competitive Intelligence Gathering

Gathering competitive intelligence can be a useful exercise that provides important information to guide your business and marketing strategy, or it can remain in a computer file and collect the equivalent of electronic dust if you’re not careful. While a competitive intelligence project can bring out your inner spy, it can also lead to confusion, misinterpretation of data, and flawed […]

The truth about youth hostels

In August 1909, German professor Richard Schirrmann was caught in a violent storm during an eight-day migration with his students and found accommodation in a barn with a farmer. While the students slept, Schirrmann stayed up all night. The thought suddenly struck him: “One would have to create places where cheerful young people and students move and receive a safe […]

Buying Scenario: Rural Property in Kenya

Most of the real estate investments made in Kenya are generating substantial amounts of return for investors, especially in the countryside in the areas around the national wildlife parks. For a foreign investor interested in purchasing rural investment properties, especially properties located in safari/nature areas, you should be aware of the purchase procedure to ensure that you not only make […]

The history of social networks and their classification

The word combination “social network” was born in 1954 and had nothing in common with the Internet. The person who invented the term was James Barnes: “social network” is a social structure, which includes individuals or groups linked with the same type of activity, common interests, friendship or relationships. So it’s a kind of structure of familiar people, divided into […]

Corporate Real Estate Management

Corporate real property refers to land legally owned by any corporation, along with all permanent appurtenances on the land. This is a term found in common law, established through the courts, and drawn from various courts. It can be safely assumed that, based on the general valuation approach taken by corporations today, real estate covers more than 30-40% of a […]