July 2010
Real Estate Market by Julie Broad | July 7, 2010 
The world has been watching Canada this year. Not because the winter Olympics were here, but because Canada escaped the global economic crisis with minor cuts and bruises while many other countries are still being hit hard. We’ve become the example for other countries to learn from. And some of the world’s most influential economic [...]
Read the full article → Mortgages & Lending by Justin McHood | July 6, 2010Have you ever heard of a “Green Mortgage”? If not, you may soon. They seem to be gaining steam along with the rest of the “green” movements. In order for a mortgage program to be considered a “green mortgage” program, it simply has to have an incentive that can be added to a regular mortgage [...]
Real Estate by Jeff Brown | July 6, 2010I haven’t done a buncha research on this, but in talkin’ with the really old farts in my family, a couple of whom were born in the 1920′s, I’ve learned some interesting/alarming little factoids about retirement back then. For 99%, retirement appeared to be the ultimate Do-It-Yourself project — sink or swim — but in [...]
Real Estate News by Ryan Hinricher | July 5, 2010The most recent week’s housing news offered critical data regarding Mortgage Purchase Applications, direction on mortgage rates, Pending Home Sales, and information you don’t want to miss about employment trends and mortgage delinquencies. Also the government approved the extension of the home-buyer tax credit closings. Looking for direction in the housing market? This crop [...]
Foreclosures by Richard Warren | July 5, 2010 
What were they thinking? Like many municipalities, Clark County Nevada is in dire financial straits. The budget crunch has led to hundreds of layoffs, cuts in services, and numerous added fees. In a mad dash for revenue, changes were made regarding fines for code violations that may severely impact the foreclosure market. When a homeowner [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Marketing by Jason Hanson | July 4, 2010 
It’s no secret that I believe direct mail is the best way to market and buy houses. And right now I’m going to share with you some of the details of one of my new marketing pieces that is doing well. I’m not going to give you the letter word for word, however, after I’ve [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | July 3, 2010 
1 ) Times are changing. Fannie and Freddie over the last few years have been lowering the time required before you can get your next mortgage after you have a foreclosure or short sale. Now Fannie Mae Changing Guidelines For Strategic Defaulters which will make it harder if they determine you are a strategic defaulter. [...]
Read the full article → Starting Out by Ryan Moeller | July 3, 2010For beginners, wholesaling is definitely the best real estate investing strategy. Not only do you not need a lot of money or great credit but you do not need years of experience. It’s fast, low risk and as a beginner you can learn many of the fundamentals needed to achieve success with almost every strategy. [...]
Real Estate Investing by John Fedro | July 2, 2010Before you ever begin real estate investing, you will have to choose who your character will be while working in this business. You may make this choice consciously or unconsciously. You must choose how you will represent yourself to the general public and more importantly to your sellers, tenants and buyers (not including money or [...]
Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | July 2, 2010You may recall that I started this series by posing the “Million” dollar question… and that question was… As a new real estate investor what strategy should I focus on to get started? Over these past several weeks I have attempted to answer that question and have provided what I hope is useful insight to [...]
Real Estate Technology by Justin McClelland | July 1, 2010In this tech post, I’d like to share a piece of software that I’ve been using for a few years now. I used it for years in the corporate world while working in a customer support center and now I use it all the time when responding to CraigsList Ads and composing emails. The software [...]
Real Estate Wholesaling by Stephani Davis | July 1, 2010 
Last week I got an email from a beginning wholesaler asking me for advice. He told me he was considering doing deals virtually in another market because there were “no buyers” in his. He had recently put three properties under contract with the intent of wholesaling them to end buyers, but ended up backing out [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Shae Bynes | July 1, 2010 
I don’t watch much news these days, but even if you watch no news at all, you’re probably well aware of the fact that there are several parts of the country that have experienced unusually bad flooding. Flooding can be caused by a number of factors, and for those who are in the hurricane states [...]
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