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Understanding Wrapped Financing

So you have heard that seller financing is a great way to market your investment properties. It broadens your consumer base and puts a little extra cash into your pocket in the form of interest charges. But, there is only one problem. You already have an existing mortgage, and you cannot pay it off unless you receive the sale amount


Hiring Tulsa Contractors

I am a great believer in “do it yourself” approaches to fixing up properties, but I also feel it is important to hire out what you can’t or don’t want to do. If you find yourself having to hire a contractor, keep in mind the following guidelines as you make your choice. You should always get at least three estimates


World Travel: Beach Vacations

Some of the best winter escapes happen to be beach vacations. Oh, there’s nothing better than leaving behind inches of snow and finding yourself on an exotic warm beach hours later. During the cold months, beach vacations in the USA aren’t easy to find. The west coast isn’t always as warm as I would hope for. But, Hawaii certainly is.


Old Wiring and Your Insurance

One of the most important revelations of a home inspection I attended recently was that the home, built in the 1940’s, still has some live knob and tube wiring. Why was this important? Well, my client will most likely be unable to obtain basic homeowners insurance on this home as long as this old wiring is still active. No insurance-no


Tulsa Real Estate – Mold Removal

By now all of us know that dangerous molds can build up in your home. These molds can cause sickness, and, even death. Molds tend to  grow where water has been sitting for a period of time, and they thrive in humid and dark secluded areas. If you have recently experienced a flood, or perhaps had a dishwasher or water


Landscaping with Rocks – An Affordable, Convenient Option

Using rocks in a landscaping design is probably the one idea that’s overlooked more than any other yard decorating option. Although, believe it or not, when you are landscaping with rocks, more often than not your yard can look even better than a space filled with greenery that is more trouble than it’s worth. Landscaping with rocks gives a natural


The City Club of Dallas, Texas – A Review From A Dallas Wedding DJ

By U.S. SBA Entrepreneur of the Year and Tulsa Commercial Real Estate Marketing Director Clay Clark I recently had the opportunity to DJ on the 69th floor of the historic Dallas “City Club” and it was truly a memorable event. Having DJed countless weddings in the Dallas area, I will tell you that this truly makes being a dallas wedding


Sales – The Beginning and End of All Businesses

By Clay Clark – Cofounder of Fears & Clark Tulsa Commercial Real Estate Group, U.S. SBA Entrepreneur of the Year, Business Coach and Serial Entrepreneur It’s been said by countless business coaches and experts that, “you don’t have a business until you make your first sale.”  I personally would like to add-on to this statement by saying, “you won’t keep


“Surge in business has local disk jockey service spinning!” – Tulsa World

It was determined my wife and I that something had to give. I talked to Thorn about it at work, but I was a wuss and did not take action. Then one day the Tulsa World wrote an article about us. We made the cover the Business section! “Surge in business has local disk jockey service spinning!” We got name


Construction…Now That's A Job I Don't Want To Do

As I worked that summer I vividly remember my first day of work. I remember being told by Gordy and Dan Birkholz (what are you doing Dan Birkholz? I call out to you former Mr. Cool at High School…where are you?), that I neede a such-and-such brand hammer, a measuring tape, a tool-belt, and such and such boots. And so