September 2010

One More Regulation to Cut Into Our Real Estate Profits

by Clint Coons | September 14, 2010

ATTENTION ALL HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS, LANDLORDS, PROPERTY MANAGERS, REALTORS, BROKERS AND ANYONE WHO PERFORMS HOME RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS FOR PROFIT. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has changed its regulations for renovation, repair and painting (RRP) activities. Some of you may already know that as of April 22, 2010, all contractors and renovators must be trained and [...]

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Landlord Tenant

The Professional vs. the Unprofessional Landlord

by Jason Hanson | September 13, 2010

Part of being a real estate investor means that every time one of your friends or family has a real estate question they always come to you. And of course, since its friends or family that means you’re never making any money off of them and they think they can abuse your time. I’m sure [...]

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Housing

Housing Market Insight – Week of September 13th

by Ryan Hinricher | September 13, 2010

Last week’s housing market sentiment seemed to turn slightly as we saw an about-face in interest rates, and purchase applications. We’ll also discuss the housing inventories, vacancy rates, and what home types you should be investing in now. Vacancy Rates Remain High Despite Low Housing Starts While housing starts remain extremely low (just above a [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Mobile Home Myths: Fact or Fiction

by John Fedro | September 12, 2010

Over the past 50 years the mobile home industry has received an undeserved bad-rap. Similar to listening to the latest Hollywood gossip tabloids, not all mobile home gossip is 100% accurate 100% of the time. It is important to verify all facts before making unsubstantiated judgments that may write off an entire niche of real estate investing, [...]

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Commentary

Memories of September 11th

by Richard Warren | September 11, 2010

This post replaces my normal Monday column. Full Disclosure: This post has absolutely nothing to do with real estate. As I contemplated what to write this week my thoughts kept returning to 2001. For many September 11th is certainly a day to pause and reflect but it isn’t necessarily personal – it is for me. [...]

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Real Estate Investing

How to Close a Subject-To Deal with No Money Down

by Jason Hanson | September 10, 2010

There’s really no excuse not to always do no-money down deals. For example, on BiggerPockets alone you have an incredible amount of resources to teach you how to never put money down on properties. But one of the most confusing things for new investors is how to handle the no-money down situation when it comes [...]

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Real Estate Marketing

3 Ways to Create a Follow Up System for Real Estate Seller Leads

by Shae Bynes | September 9, 2010

I’m sure many of you are familiar with the expression “The fortune is in the follow-up.” Follow up is a key to success in any business. Unfortunately there are real estate investors who are ignoring this critical business activity and leaving money on the table. We all know that in the real estate business, you [...]

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Commentary

Breaking Through the Clutter: Actions to Avoid Disinformation!

by Peter Giardini | September 9, 2010

I don’t know about you, but I totally dislike the last two months leading up to a national election. The amount of dis-information and near hysteria almost drives me to drink! The constant and often meaningless noise coming from every direction makes it incredibly difficult to sift through what is real and what isn’t. And [...]

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Financing Real Estate

How Does Your Bank Define “Performing Loan”?

by Clint Coons | September 8, 2010

This week I met with one of my commercial lenders, whom I will refer to as Barry, for lunch. Barry thought I might be interested in some of the business banking options his bank could offer my law firm. Essentially, Barry was prospecting for additional banking business. The services and fees he offered sounded very [...]

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Selling Real Estate

6 Ways to Sell a Home FAST!

by Ryan Moeller | September 8, 2010

What seller doesn’t want to sell a home fast and for top dollar? It is hard to get both but here are 6 creative techniques to help sell a home FAST! Round robin auction – Market and hold a one day open house. Get initial starting bids then call them in round robin style bidding [...]

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Real Estate

Over 45? Heading For Retirement Or A Life Sentence? Time Ain’t Your Friend

by Jeff Brown | September 7, 2010

If you’re in your mid-40s or older, this one’s for you. Several times a week I received calls/emails from regular folk who’re coming to the realization that their plan for retirement has either been A) Slowed down to a crawl, a speed at which their retirement simply won’t cut it. B) Derailed — not catastrophically, [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

3 Things You Need to Focus on Before Getting Started in Commercial Real Estate

by Khary Reynolds | September 7, 2010

Investing in Commercial Real estate can provide you with an opportunity for passive income and financial freedom that most people can only dream about. In addition to the income, investors also have the opportunity to increase their net worth from the appreciation of the property and additional tax benefits. However, as with most things in [...]

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Housing

Housing Market Insight – Week of September 6th

by Ryan Hinricher | September 6, 2010

Last week the sentiment in the housing market seemed to turn slightly for the better. This post will tell you why as we cover the discussion over more tax credits, interest rates, the mortgage application index, and a surprise in pending home sales. Tax Credit Discussion, Quelled What seemed to be a stirring of a [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Don’t Forget Political Risk

by Richard Warren | September 6, 2010

In my previous career I spent fifteen years as a financial planner and investment advisor. When helping clients select investments we usually discussed political risk, that is the risk associated with changes in the political environment. While it is usually associated with foreign investment, it applies to domestic securities as well. However, political risk is rarely [...]

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Taxes

How You Should Handle the IRS (and how to get an accountant)

by Jason Hanson | September 5, 2010

Last week I got a letter in the mail from the IRS. Of course, when I saw the envelope I thought two things: “Crap, I’m getting audited” and “crap, I owe them more money.” When I opened the envelope there were several documents, which I didn’t really understand (or have the patience to understand) and [...]

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