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McNellis: The “NTM”

Making it in Real Estate (Part Sixteen): The “NTM” By John McNellis [dropcap]P[/dropcap]roperly constructed, primers should be sequenced in terms of importance, the...

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McNellis on Authoring His Book

Real Estate Entrepreneur, Founder and Author of "MAKING IT IN REAL ESTATE: Starting as a Developer" John McNellis is the founder of McNellis...

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McNellis: No Partners, No Problems

Making it in Real Estate (Part Fifteen): No Partners, No Problems By John McNellis [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the beginning, we all need financial partners. The...

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McNellis: Trumped Real Estate Industry

By John McNellis [dropcap]I[/dropcap] have been a real estate developer and landlord since the early 80’s. Even then, Donald Trump had a reputation...

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McNellis: Rent Control Behind the Curtains

By John McNellis [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ent control measures are sweeping the San Francisco Bay Area. For good reason. To pay no more than 25 percent...

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McNellis: Blood Simple

By John McNellis [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hether Theranos proves the biggest fraud since Volkswagen faked diesel remains to be seen, but the blood-testing company has already...

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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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