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Cabbage, Onions and ….What’s In That Crate?! A Story of Drugs, the DEA, and Real Estate Investing

by Sharon Vornholt on May 21, 2013

I think most real estate investors would agree; you just never know what is going to happen in this business on any given day. Or another way of putting it would be “there’s never a dull moment”. It doesn’t matter if you invest in single family homes, commercial properties or really even if you are [...]

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Dealing with Unethical Clients: A Story of Deceit in Real Estate Note Buying

by Alan Noblitt May 21, 2013

A few weeks ago, I painfully lost a deal on a real estate note in Texas. The client note holder (Mr. B) and I had agreed upon a price, my company had reviewed the documents, and an appraisal and title commitment had been ordered. Then, the buyer of the property missed a payment, which dramatically [...]

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General Real Estate

Tenant or a Professional Bum – Do You Know How to Tell?

by Ben Leybovich May 21, 2013

A go-to favorite in the Leybovich household is a romantic comedy Hitch starring Will Smith, Kevin James, and Eva Mendes. In one of the scenes early in the film Hitch, played by Will Smith, is shooting pool with a buddy at one of New York City’s high-class up-town bars. Hitch takes a shot, which rattles [...]

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Real Estate

Is Now the Time to Buy? How to Determine if Your Market Is Worth Buying In.

by Dave Van Horn May 21, 2013

In 2002, Robert M. Campbell dedicated his book, Timing the Real Estate Market, to the millions of home buyers and sellers who every year regretfully say, “if I had only bought (or sold ) a year or two earlier, I would’ve made a killing.” Just as cash-flow is more important than appreciation to most Real [...]

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Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice

Warning: How to Handle a Real Estate Investment Gone Bad!

by Ankit Duggal May 21, 2013

Real Estate investing is a numbers game – and a loss is a matter of statistical probability. Over time as you invest in deals you will become involved in a deal that turns into a loser. A loosing deal is no fun as it strains your relationship with investors, lenders and impacts your personal cash [...]

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Real Estate

Capitalizing On The Emerging Vacation Rental Industry

by Matt Landau May 20, 2013

This past weekend I joined 300 of the world’s most proactive vacation rental owners and managers at the HomeAway Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. HomeAway is the world’s largest vacation rental conglomerate and their clients are individuals who rent properties out for profit in one of the most exciting investment niches of the future. For investors [...]

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Real Estate

Are You Losing Battles To Win The War?

by Glenn Schworm May 20, 2013

For real estate investors, the daily battles are all of the issues we must face, from sellers to contractors, to buyers, and on and on. The war we are fighting is to achieve our WHY. It’s the reason we do this day in and day out, the end goal, if you will. Ego’s Cost Us Millions! [...]

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Investor Psychology

“So You’re a Slumlord!” (How to Respond…)

by Kevin Perk May 20, 2013

How many of you have been here before? You are making small talk at a party or other social gathering and someone asks, “What do you do?” I do not try to hide anything and am pretty proud of what I have accomplished so I usually will tell people something along the lines that I [...]

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Real Estate News & Commentary

California Housing Market Made Exceptional Gains Last Month

by Harrison Stowe May 20, 2013

Considering that the West Coast was the functional ground zero of the 2008 housing crash, it’s always heartening to hear that California’s property sector continues to stabilize. While much of California’s most sought-after property is condensed in urban areas, and city markets have shown some of the strongest rebounds in the past two quarters, it appears that [...]

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Real Estate Investing

7 Things That Make You Look Ugly as a Real Estate Investor

by Brandon Turner May 19, 2013

How long do you spend on your hair each day? You don’t actually have to answer that question, unless you want to in the comments below (hint, hint.) I ask the question because I know a lot of people spend more time on their hair than they do eating breakfast, brushing teeth or talking with [...]

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Flipping Houses & Rehabbing

How I Lost Out on a $300,000 House Flip

by Michael LaCava May 19, 2013

He who hesitates is lost… The early bird catches the worm… Don’t step over the dollar to pick up the nickel… In house flipping, all these sayings are true. And if I had listened to any of them, I’d have a $300,000 house flip in my pocket right now. Now THAT is the true meaning [...]

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Flipping Houses & Rehabbing

How to Flip Houses in Five Steps (With Video)

by Brandon Turner May 18, 2013

House flipping is awesome, right? I mean – it’s exciting, rewarding, liberating, and it can make a lot of money. However, it also can be dangerous if you don’t follow certain steps or if you do those steps out of order. If you’ve ever watched one of those “flipping shows” – you know exactly what [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investing is Just like Surfing

by Ali Boone May 18, 2013

I feel obligated to write an article with reference to surfing since I have finally decided to take that leap and learn the sport. I mean, I do live in Venice Beach, so it would be a waste to not know how to, right? Check out my new board! In the picture. It’s almost sad [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Investing in a Boomtown : North Dakota Real Estate Investing

by Leon Yang May 18, 2013

This past January I was on a long road trip and I decided to add North Dakota as part of my visit. It was mainly out of curiosity as I had heard about the Bakken Field oil boom and how it was changing the state economically. Interestingly, when I tried to book a hotel in [...]

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Real Estate

Don’t Break this Cardinal Rule of Development

by Kyle Zaylor May 18, 2013

We’re supposed to love what we do. “Follow your passion,” they say! Passion and love for the craft are what drives us in whatever we pursue. If you’re on this site, it’s a no-brainer to say you’ve got some love for real estate. Yet this passion, when misaligned with our fundamentals and intuition, can take us [...]

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