February 2011
Real Estate by Jim Simcoe | February 28, 2011Although green real estate (as a strategy) continues to grow in popularity among real estate investors, it is largely concentrated in the single family residential market. However, the single greatest ‘green’ opportunity for investors right now is the multi-family (MFU) market. If you’re interested in growing your real estate portfolio you should strongly consider green [...]
Real Estate Investing by Andrew C. MacDonald | February 28, 2011 
Getting started as a real estate investor can seem like a daunting task. There are so many things to consider, so many different strategies, and so many opportunities. As an aspiring real estate investor, here are 3 steps you can take to take in order to get started on the right foot. 1. Select a [...]
Read the full article → Housing by Ryan Hinricher | February 28, 2011Home prices are still declining. Does this mean you should wait before buying? Mortgage rates dipped but will it last? The National Association of Realtors reported on Existing Home Sales this week. Will home sales continue to outperform weak expectations? Case-Shiller: Home Price Go Lower Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Home Price Index was released [...]
Landlord Tenant by Jason Hanson | February 27, 2011Several years ago I was renting one of my townhouses to a couple and a friend of theirs. They’d been with me for about two years and had been dream tenants. I’d never had any problems at all. Then one night I got a call from the woman (who was part of the couple) saying [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | February 26, 2011A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of February 19-25, by the numbers: 5.6 Million – Number of existing homes sold in January 2011 on an annualized basis. That pace represents a 2.7% increase from December and a 5.3% increase from January 2010. $158,000 – Median home price in January [...]
Real Estate by Peter Giardini | February 25, 2011 
In the past several weeks I have found myself in the position of providing guidance to several clients who were having tenant issues. While I enjoy engaging their issues and helping them to formulate the best approach to their respective situations, the part I have a tough time with is that these clients have paid property [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Interviews by Ronald Sklar | February 24, 2011 
Anyone who names his company Condo Vultures, ya gotta love. And we do. Founder and South Florida real estate veteran Peter Zalewski is that area’s favorite scavenger. He knows the law of the jungle all too well: gorge yourself when the prey is abundant. And right now, South Florida’s condo party boasts the world’s biggest [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | February 24, 2011 
I love the airport. Last week I went there to pick up my Mom and Dad. They were returning from a 10-day Caribbean cruise. I brought my daughter with me because she missed her Grandma and Papa – and the steady stream of tootsie rolls and peppermints she gets whenever my Dad is around. He [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Wholesaling by J Scott | February 23, 2011 
I get a lot of emails and phone calls from newbie wholesalers who are looking to do their first deal (and very few that are actually experienced). Most of the time, they want to run a deal past me that is too thin or for some other reason just doesn’t fit my style of investing. [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Kevin Kaczmarek | February 23, 2011We’ve talked quite a bit over the last few weeks about what to look for when buying land contract notes, how to calculate their value, and finally how to manage the note once you have it. What we haven’t answered is: Where you go to find the actual notes to purchase? Here are three great [...]
Real Estate Investing by Joe Manausa, MBA | February 23, 2011 
“It’s really not something a woman can do,” or at least that is what they used to tell Anne Royall. Ever heard of her? More on that later… All my life I’ve heard people saying why things couldn’t be done. There’s never a shortage of people who are scared to take a risk, with fear [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jeff Brown | February 22, 2011Picture Mr. Universe, the epitome of bodybuilding, workin’ out like he wanted to be the world’s strongest man. Then ask yourself why nobody would ever think that’s effective. Those who want the ultimate bodybuilder’s physique sometimes think it works, or they wouldn’t workout that way. What’s their thought process? Do they have one? If so, [...]
Foreclosures by Melissa Zavala | February 22, 2011 
I review short sale packages for a living. It’s what I do. One part of the package that is interesting to me is the hardship letter. In order to participate in a short sale, a borrower must have some sort of hardship. The bank actually requests a copy of a hardship letter. The reason that [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Andrew C. MacDonald | February 21, 2011 
Anyone involved in real estate would be happy to have a crystal ball which would allow them to predict future trends in the market place. In order to do well as investors we need to see ahead, but the statistics we hear most are all about the past. While it is nice to keep up [...]
Read the full article → Housing by Ryan Hinricher | February 21, 2011When will builder confidence rise? Are things still that bad for the home-builders? Interest rates have been highly actively over the last 90 days; where do they head from here? A new report from the Mortgage Bankers will cast doubt over those who don’t believe a housing recovery is in progress. Builder Confidence: Unchanged The [...]
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