March 2010
Real Estate by J Scott | March 31, 2010In today’s blog post, I want to talk a about Real Estate Contract Contingencies — what they are, how they’re used, and some rules for using them in your contracts. For those who aren’t familiar, a contingency is a statement (a “stipulation” it’s sometimes called) that is added to your contract that will allow you [...]
Housing by Charles Feldman | March 31, 2010 
Could we learn from the Canadians? When it comes to fixing our ailing real estate/housing market, the answer might be yes. The Vancouver Sun reports that “mortgage insurance has revolutionized the Canadian housing market.” The policies, which protect lenders in the event of default, were introduced to the Canadian market more than three decades ago. [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Marketing by Florence Foote | March 30, 2010 
What is the best kind of advertising? The kind that is not advertising at all, but editorial coverage. The reason for this is simple. We’ve all been bombarded by ads since we were little children. You can’t avoid them. Even movies and DVDs start with a half dozen ads for “coming attractions.” We all learn, [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jeff Brown | March 30, 2010Ya don’t need to understand much about baseball to know that if you can’t protect a lead in the 9th inning, you’re not gonna win as much as you’d like. The Padres team of recent vintage, especially the ’98 team, understood this principle well. They not only had a great (Hall of Fame?) closer in [...]
Mortgages & Lending by Justin McHood | March 30, 2010The HEFI program is a newly launched program that is designed to solve the negative equity problem as well as act as a replacement for HELOC or 2nd mortgages.
Economy by Ryan Hinricher | March 29, 2010Thursday, I attended Standard & Poor’s Market View of Credit Risk summit here in New York. David Wyss, the Chief Economist of Standard & Poor’s was the keynote speaker giving an economic outlook for the remainder of the year and beyond. Despite him commenting on the overall economy, he spent much of the presentation focused [...]
Real Estate Investing by Richard Warren | March 29, 2010 
Businesses have long used consultants to bring in experience or knowledge that they have a temporary need for. Should real estate investors do the same? Many wanna-be tycoons think nothing of forking over large amounts of money for boot camps and mentors, experienced investors understand the value of real estate education. Yet how many of [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | March 28, 2010 
1 ) Video Is The Future – A longer video that Jim the Realtor does walking through houses, but fast forward to about 3:45 and he starts talking about how we can use video in the future to view houses. 2 ) Discussions about Brokerages wer the talk of the RE.net world this week and does [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | March 28, 2010I’m far from perfect. Even though I’ve been investing for 7 years now I still make plenty of mistakes. And I’m going to show you how if you make mistakes like I do, you can turn them around and make money from them. So let me tell you what happened… Now that I’m a successful [...]
Real Estate Investing by John Fedro | March 27, 2010Whether you are just starting to dip your toes into the ocean that is real estate, or are free diving in the great blue yonder, you need to be aware of the rules that govern your ability to maximize your success. You have most likely heard that there are countless ways to become profitable within [...]
Real Estate Marketing by J. Lamar Ferren | March 27, 2010 
If you’ve ever wondered why you’re not getting many responses from your real estate marketing, it may be because your message is unclear or because you don’t have a message at all. Your marketing message is what buyers and sellers see and is what they use to determine whether they want to do business with [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Julie Broad | March 26, 2010 
I’m honoured to be a part of the BiggerPockets team of excellent contributors. And no, my dear US readers, that is not a typo. In Canada we spell things a little different. Favour, honour, and labour are all spelled with a “u. And that is just a few of the things we do a little [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jim Simcoe | March 26, 2010 
Some of these you may know, others might be new info. Add eco-friendly insulation (icelyne foam/denim) to exterior walls and attics. Build a ‘green’ list of vendors/contractors (plumbers, painters, contractors). Create a ‘green’ marketing strategy for your project. Don’t use duct tape on ducts, use mastic. Duct tape will increase the likelihood of heat loss/leaks. [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Tips by Shae Bynes | March 25, 2010 
One of the key skills you’ll need to learn as an investor is how to structure deals. When you get really good at this, you’ll be able to pull some real magic tricks out of your hat and profit from deals that other investors wouldn’t touch because they can’t figure out how to make it [...]
Read the full article → Housing by Peter Giardini | March 25, 2010 
For most of you I am sure you remember the days as you were growing up stopping by the local ice cream store and getting a “double-dipped” ice cream cone. Those sure were simpler times and the thought, even in mid-March, inspires memories of warm summer evenings and special treats. A Reality Check… And now it seems that [...]
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