Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services

UPDATED: 11-Nov-2010

Uncertainty is the watchword of the day, as investors sit on the sidelines trying to decide what to do.

Volatile midterm elections
The midterm elections and the frozen decision making in Congress regarding taxes left investors piling money into the bank or into election campaigns. With the January 21, 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporations, trade associations, unions, and nonprofit groups are now allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money advocating for or against politicians or political issues, though they still aren’t allowed to make direct contributions to politicians…[...]

UPDATED: 10-FEB-2009

As a successful investor you may have already given thought to hiring a property manager take care of your investments. This article will give you some tips and tools that you can use to help make a successful decision.[...]

UPDATED: 01-FEB-2008

What do the following states and territories have in common?

• Alaska
• California
• Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
• Guam
• Hawaii
• Idaho

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UPDATED: 01-DEC-2005

Every day investors ask me to look at potential real estate investments to help them evaluate the quality of the investment decision. [...]

UPDATED: 01-MAY-2003

There are many kinds of real estate investments: homes, apartments, office buildings, retail buildings, mobile home parks, and marinas, to name a few. Each one of these properties needs care and attention. Either you take care of it yourself, or you hire a property manager to take [...]

UPDATED: 01-MAR-2000

Gene owns the Yamhill Village Apartments, a quiet 50-unit apartment property location with a park across the street. He does not use a property management company. He lives out of town and has to depend on his on-site managers to keep him informed with a monthly report.[...]

UPDATED: 01-OCT-1999

It was pouring rain that Friday night. So much rain came down at one of our buildings in SE Portland that the storm/sewer line backed up into the basement. Our on call manager was called and she followed procedure by calling the rooter people and the carpet cleaners to clean up the mess.[...]