May 2010

Supply-Side Real Estate Economics

by Richard Warren | May 17, 2010

Most real estate investors understand the law of supply & demand. High demand and low availability of homes lead to increasing prices. Lately we have seen the opposite side of that equation; too many homes and too few buyers have led to greatly reduced prices. Following standard economic theory, those lower prices will eventually lead [...]

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Real Estate

This Article Could Save Your Life!

by Jason Hanson | May 16, 2010

Working for the Agency made me ultra-paranoid. Almost nobody knows where I live. Except my closest friends. My dad and brother don’t even know where I live and every time they need to mail me something they send it to my P.O. Box just like everyone else. I have a ton of “dummy addresses” set [...]

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Real Estate News

The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: May 15, 2010 Edition

by Dean Ouellette | May 15, 2010

This week was the NAR midyear conference so today we will be taking a look at some of the top news that came out of there. 1 ) Coming to Your MLS: More Pictures – One of the biggest pet-peeves of real estate agents is the use or, or lack of use of pictures in [...]

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Real Estate Marketing

How the Ubiquity Concept Can Make You A Famous Real Estate Professional

by J. Lamar Ferren | May 15, 2010

In this blog post we’ll talk about what ubiquity is and how you can use it to grow your business. If you want more exposure for your deals or more sellers and buyers in your pipeline, then you need to adopt the ubiquity concept. If you want to have an established and recognizable brand, then [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Answers to the Most Common Questions on Green Real Estate Investing

by Jim Simcoe | May 15, 2010

Ever feel like you’re shouting into the wind? When I first started talking to people several years ago about green real estate investing, I felt that way a lot. They didn’t bother asking me questions-they just looked at me quizzically as though I had three heads (which I don’t). Luckily times have changed and I [...]

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Mortgages & Lending

Underwriting Changes Could Squeeze Out Military Borrowers

by Chris Birk | May 14, 2010

Military families might have to pay a steep price for the mortgage lending sins of the recent past. The Senate this week tacked on a new amendment to the massive Financial Services bill it’s considering. Introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), the amendment bans the flimsy “liar loans” that required no real documentation and eliminates [...]

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Real Estate

Rental Scam Alert!

by John Fedro | May 14, 2010

It is amazing what some people try to get away with in this World; it’s even more amazing what they actually do get away with. I recently had lunch with a good friend of mine we’ll call Frank. Frank lives in a posh gated neighborhood in ritzy Tampa bay. I had been over his house [...]

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Commentary

Is Your Real Estate Business Under Assault?

by Peter Giardini | May 13, 2010

Unless you are just getting started in this business as a real estate investor, I am sure you have had to make continued and sometimes significant adjustments to your business practices due to new or more restrictive laws and regulations at every level of Government. Two new rules that come to mind that everyone on [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Three Traits of Successful Real Estate Wholesalers

by Stephani Davis | May 13, 2010

I got an email a few days ago from an aspiring real estate wholesaler who was having a tough time getting started. Among other things, she asked me what I thought were the top three characteristics that make up a successful wholesaler. It was tough to narrow it down to three, but following is the [...]

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Real Estate Marketing

With Marketing, the Success is in the Follow Up!

by Shae Bynes | May 13, 2010

Regardless of your marketing methods –handwritten letters, postcards, brochures, email, or something else entirely — I want to remind you today that the success is found in the follow up! My latest deal is a case in point. My husband and I just got a great property under contract that we will be holding as [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investors: It is time to take action!

by Julie Broad | May 12, 2010

In October of last year I sent my Dad and my husband Dave to Ron LeGrands Quick Turn course. The landscape of how deals can be financed in Canada had changed so much, and both my Dad and my husband Dave were stuck in a rut as a result. It just felt like they were [...]

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Taxes

Prop 13 – Fixing the Loopholes

by Florence Foote | May 11, 2010

California initiated a major revolution when the people passed the legendary Proposition 13 back during the 1970s. As many people know, Prop 13 prevents reassessment of real estate until it changes hands. (In the meantime, the valuation can only increase by a tiny percentage every year.) This has been simply wonderful for homeowners who stay [...]

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Real Estate

Frank and Marian – A Case Study – Countin’ Down 22 Years

by Jeff Brown | May 11, 2010

Let’s set up the known facts, OK? We have a 42 year old family man with a wife his age. Marian makes $70,000 — Frank makes just over $80,000 a year. Marian owns their home. They have a rental home, owned by Frank, in a nearby neighborhood. It closed escrow 10 days ago, and has [...]

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Foreclosures

Strategic Defaults: No Rush In Making The Decision

by Justin McHood | May 11, 2010

Because I live in Arizona, many people have asked me over the last 2 years whether or not they should short sell their house. And pretty much every time, my advice is generally the same: It is up to you. But if you can afford your mortgage payments, there isn’t a rush – you will [...]

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Housing

Vacancy Rates Still Hover Around Record Highs; How to Protect Yourself

by Ryan Hinricher | May 10, 2010

The Commerce Department recently announced that the number of vacant homes eclipsed a record 19million units in the first quarter of 2010. This shows that despite the stabilization taking place in the housing market, there is still a long way to go before we reach normal market conditions. More concerning than the near record 10.6% [...]

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