March 2011

Landlord Tenant

The Ultimate Guide to Screening Tenants

by Peter Giardini | March 31, 2011

I am sure you have heard this saying regarding real estate deals… “some of my best deals, were the ones I didn’t do”? The same can be said for tenants as well.  “Some of your best tenants are the ones you didn’t accept.” The problem with selecting tenants is that your selection process can’t be [...]

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Real Estate Investing

It Takes a Track Record to Raise Capital for Buying Real Estate

by Marty Boardman | March 31, 2011
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The home was empty.  You know that look right?  There was a pile of old phone books on the porch.  A flyer for a housekeeper, landscaper and pool cleaner were dangling on the front door knob.  I peeked over the side gate and could see the pool had been drained.  The plaster was peeling off [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Pick the Better Investment: Get Interactive on BiggerPockets

by Kevin Kaczmarek | March 30, 2011
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Growing up, game shows were it!! They provided an interactive experience allowing us to get involved with what we saw and heard.   Shows like “Wheel of Fortune” and “Let’s Make a Deal” allowed us ( and still do!) to passively participate in the game. Whether its solving a puzzle or cheering on the contestant to [...]

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Real Estate

Top 5 Short Sale Questions Answered

by Melissa Zavala | March 30, 2011

Having helped more than a boatload of agents and homeowners with their short sales, I can attest to the fact that most folks (buyers, sellers, and agents) have the very same questions and concerns about the short sale process. It’s probably a given that short sale sellers should educate themselves on the short sale process [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Predictions: What’s Up For The Next 5 Years for Investors?

by Jeff Brown | March 29, 2011
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The next guy I meet who can predict the upcoming five years, economically, market wise, or anything else wise, will be the first. Everybody says they predicted this ‘n that, but can’t produce empirically documentable evidence of their brilliance. I’ve been right and I’ve been wrong. Honestly though? The times I’ve been right were when [...]

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Real Estate Resources

US Census Has Valuable Information For Real Estate Investors

by Joe Manausa, MBA | March 29, 2011

If you are an active real estate investor, then you most likely are aware of the new information that is being released by the US Census Bureau. Their 2010 Census Website is chock full of useful data regarding population growth and movement trends. But there are some other key data that is also highly important [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Finding Real Estate Financing: 3 Ways to Practice Your Pitch

by Andrew C. MacDonald | March 28, 2011
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In our real estate investment careers, most of us run up against a funding wall. One of the common ways to move beyond this barrier is to work with partners who help us continue to finance deals. In order to secure the funding we need, we ought to have have a well delivered pitch and [...]

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Housing

Existing Home Sales, New Home Sales, Interest Rates, and more: The Week in Housing

by Ryan Hinricher | March 28, 2011

Housing got battered again last week.  In this week’s article we discuss Existing Home Sales Report from the Realtors as well New Home Sales from the Census Bureau and our usual coverage of interest rates and mortgage applications. Existing Home Sales Disappoint The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell to a seasonally [...]

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Real Estate Investing

How to Run Your Real Estate Investing Business on Your Own Terms

by Jason Hanson | March 27, 2011

Last week I was in Las Vegas and this week I’m writing from Alberta, Canada. I like to travel, and luckily, my real estate business provides me the opportunity to do so. However, I’m often asked by new investors how I can travel so often, while still running my real estate business. Well… my first [...]

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Real Estate

Real Estate by the Numbers: Week of March 19 – March 25

by Douglas Lazovick | March 26, 2011

A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of March 19 – March 25, by the numbers: 250,000 – Number of new homes sales in February on an annual basis. If the February pace is realized at the end of the year, it would be the least amount of new homes [...]

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Real Estate

Marmoleum Green Flooring: Benefits

by Jim Simcoe | March 25, 2011
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In an effort to keep you up to speed on the latest green materials I’ll occasionally write about various green items so you can get a real world perspective on them (e.g. cork).  Today, the topic is green flooring and marmoleum specifically. Marmoleum is a lot like linoleum but better. Now before you reach for [...]

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Taxes

Real Estate Professional Status: The IRS Has Read Sun Tzu

by Clint Coons | March 25, 2011
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It would appear the IRS has read Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” and is applying his strategy of “avoiding what is strong to strike at what is weak.”  Albeit compared to four years ago the real estate market is weak even if it is beginning to show signs of stability.  So who better than [...]

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Real Estate Investing

How Hanging Ceiling Fans Resurrected My Real Estate Career

by Marty Boardman | March 24, 2011

Who could possibly feel sorry for me?  After all, I drove a $100,000 Mercedes Benz.  I belonged to the Phoenix Country Club.  I wore an expensive Rolex watch and dressed in hundred dollar Tommy Bahama silk shirts.  I dined at restaurants like Mastro’s Steakhouse without ever bothering to look at the prices on the menu.  [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Get your Slice of the Land Contract Pie with a Partial Note

by Kevin Kaczmarek | March 24, 2011
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Interested in creating passive income by purchasing a seller financed note?  Have you ever felt as though the price of every performing note is beyond your reach? Consider purchasing a partial note.  It’s more affordable and it creates a “win-win” scenario for you and the owner of the note.  What exactly is a partial note [...]

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Real Estate

Short Sales: The Times, They Are A-Changin

by Bill & Jackie Patterson | March 23, 2011

As Bob Dylan so famously said…… “The times, they are a-changin” Short sales, REOs and real estate in general are constantly changing, and to be successful, we all know that it’s important to stay current with changing rules, trends, markets and exit strategies. What works today, may not work tomorrow. We had been working on [...]

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