March 2010

The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: Mar. 13, 2010 Edition

1 ) Real Entrepreneurship – This was a very enjoyable read. You may not think this way often, but real estate agents are true entrepreneurs. 2 ) How To Shop For Mortgages And Keep Your Credit Scores High – Dan Green offers a wealth of information in here that is a must read for agents and home shoppers. [...]

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Real Estate Investing

5 Ways To Streamline Your Real Estate Investing Business Machine

by John Fedro | March 13, 2010

For some of us, real estate investing is a burning passion. Real estate can keep us up all hours of the night, excitedly thinking of new creative ways to structure deals, advertise, plan and socialize on the subject. Other investors may simply see real estate investing as a means to an end, a vehicle to [...]

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green real estate

What Green and High-Performance Real Estate Have in Common (and why you should care)

by Jim Simcoe | March 12, 2010

Creating green investment properties makes sense for numerous reasons including: higher returns, higher sales prices, subsidized repairs, etc. Another reason not frequently mentioned is that green properties are high-performance properties. To truly be green, a property must: Be less expensive to operate. Be less harmful (compared to comparable homes) to the environment. Create a healthier [...]

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Real Estate Investing

An Unlikely Lead Source: Insurance Agents?

by Tom Koziol | March 12, 2010

Since I am knee deep in the insurance business, I think you’ll like what I am about to tell you. First, a little about our agency so you get the full picture. We are what is called a P&C agency. P&C standing for property and casualty. In short, that means besides writing life and health [...]

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Real Estate Tips

Strategy Sessions for Real Estate Investing Success

by Shae Bynes | March 11, 2010

You may be all too familiar with this very common problem. As an entrepreneur or small business owner, you find yourself in the trap of spending all of your time working in your business rather than on your business. Michael Gerber, author of the best-selling E-Myth book series, talks about this extensively and promotes systemizing [...]

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Commentary

Stocks vs. Real Estate: Which is Better?

by Peter Giardini | March 11, 2010

That is the title of a CNN Money article that is being discussed over on the BiggerPockets Forums. You can see that discussion here: Why invest in real estate when stocks are better? I believe, at least in the past 10 years, that this question has been asked a lot. The truth be known, had I [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

When Your Commercial Loan Comes Due

by Ted Karsch | March 10, 2010

Commercial real estate analysts have predicted that approximately 1.5 trillion dollars of commercial loans will be maturing between now and 2013. Most of these loans were initiated during the peak times of real estate valuation, between 2005 and 2007. Since 2007, however, commercial real estate owners have watched as their investments have dropped in value [...]

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Flipping Houses

Determining Maximum Purchase Price (MPP)

by J Scott | March 10, 2010

The question I get most often from new investors looking to break into flipping or wholesaling is, “How do I determine the maximum purchase price I should pay when trying to buy a property I plan to rehab or wholesale?” Most investors have some quantitative analysis technique they use for determining their maximum purchase price [...]

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Real Estate News

Higher Foreclosure Sales Expected By 2012

by Charles Feldman | March 10, 2010

It’s always good to have something to look forward to. Well, try this one on for size: J.P. Morgan Chase is reportedly projecting ahead into the not too distant future and has concluded that bank-owned sales “as a share of total home sales will remain at current or even higher levels three years from now…” [...]

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Mortgages & Lending

The Best Mortgage Program Ever?

by Justin McHood | March 9, 2010

Many people across the nation find themselves in a situation where they owe more than their home is worth and they are wondering what their best option is. Should they short sell their house? Should they try to get their loan modified? Should they let their home go into foreclosure? Should they just keep making [...]

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Commentary

The American People and Hard Times

by Jeff Brown | March 9, 2010

I was born in the summer of 1951, one of those Boomers who’ve lived the transformation from simpler, more innocent times, to the hi-tech, instant everything, get outa da fast lane if ya can’t go 80, in-your-face 21st century. 1951? Maybe the best debut year in post WW II Major League Baseball, as both Mickey [...]

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Realtors

Sex, Lies and the MLS: Why What You See is Not Always What You Get

by Florence Foote | March 9, 2010

I believe most people, and even most Realtors, are fundamentally honest. Not only are there moral reasons for telling the truth, but these days, given the number of lawsuits that arise from real estate transactions gone wrong, it is simply good business to be honest. Thus, I am continually amazed by what I find under [...]

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Economy

NAR Chief Economist Comments on Housing

by Ryan Hinricher | March 8, 2010

Realtor Magazine recently interviewed NAR Chief Economist, Lawrence Yun. Lawrence gave a glimpse into the recent decline in Pending Homes Sales, impact of weather on the real estate market, new home sales, and the ending of Mortgage Backed Security purchases by the Fed. Here’s a recap of the interview. On Pending Home Sales January’s Pending [...]

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Real Estate

Real Estate Lessons From A Monkey

by Richard Warren | March 8, 2010

What can a monkey teach you about real estate? Quite a bit. To be clear, we are talking about a real, live, honest-to-goodness monkey. Once a month or so my wife and I volunteer at a local, non-profit zoo in our area. A week ago I was helping them convert a storage building in to a [...]

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Real Estate Marketing

How a Simple Real Estate Video With This Ingredient Can Explode Your Real Estate Business

by Peter Kolat | March 7, 2010

One of the most underutilized marketing strategies in the real estate industry is viral marketing. Yet, this strategy can bring you a lot of buyers, sellers and private money investors. But what is viral marketing? Why should you bother with it? Well, according to wikipedia, viral marketing is: The buzzwords viral marketing and viral advertising [...]

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