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McNellis: The Back of a Napkin

Making it in Real Estate (Part Fourteen): The Back of a Napkin By John McNellis [dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you begin analyzing sales packages, you will...

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McNellis: A Little Help From my Friends

Making it in Real Estate (Part Thirteen): A Little Help From my Friends By John McNellis [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ighthouse keepers can do it by themselves....

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McNellis: Selling vs. Holding

Making it in Real Estate (Part Twelve): Selling vs. Holding By John McNellis [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ome decisions in life are easier than others. Deciding whether...

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McNellis: Buying it Right

Making it in Real Estate (Part Eleven): Buying it Right By John McNellis In Anna Karenina, Tolstoy begins: “All happy families are alike:...

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McNellis: For the Class of 2016

By John McNellis [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t appears my invitation to address Stanford’s graduating class was rejected by my spam filter. It also blocked commencement speech...

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McNellis: Airbnb’s Air Quality Control

By John McNellis (This is a follow-up to last month’s article, Airbnb: Hoods in Hoodies) Of the sharing companies, Airbnb may be the...

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McNellis: Airbnb’s Hoods in Hoodies

By John McNellis In the immortal words of Holden Caulfield, it’s time to cut the crap. Despite its airy prose, Airbnb is not...

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McNellis: Decked by City Hall?

Making it in Real Estate (Part Ten): Decked by City Hall? By John McNellis “If you can’t eat their food, drink their booze,...

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McNellis: The Politics of it All

Making it in Real Estate (Part Nine): The Politics of it All By John McNellis [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ents and occupancy rates are tumbling today in...

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McNellis: Your New Year’s Obituary

By John McNellis [dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you haven’t made a New Year’s resolution yet, you might consider another way of possibly improving yourself. Rather than...

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McNellis: Thanks for Giving?

By John McNellis [dropcap]S[/dropcap]tarted three years ago, “Giving Tuesday” is becoming to the non-profit world what Black Friday is to retail. Set five...

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McNellis: The Stadium Tab

By John McNellis Winning power through public largesse was old when the Sphinx arose from the bulrushes. In 100 AD, the Roman poet...

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