Jason R. Hanson is the founder of National Real Estate Investor Month and the author of “How to Build a Real Estate Empire”. Jason specializes in purchasing properties “subject-to” and has purchased millions of dollars worth of property using none of his own cash or credit.
Jason has written 194 article(s) for the BiggerPockets Blog.
Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | December 18, 2011 
A buddy of mine recently came across the perfect buy and hold property. It’s a quality 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house in a good location, and the sellers only owe $20,000 on the property. So why is this the perfect buy and hold property? It is because it’s in a solid neighborhood, the house is [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Jason Hanson | December 11, 2011 
Going shopping for Christmas presents is one of my least favorite activities. It’s right up there with going to the dentist and going to the DMV. That’s why I try and do as little of it as possible and that’s why I have a virtual assistant to do these types of tasks which I can’t [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | December 4, 2011 
I recently came across a headline which read, “Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Forklift Attack.” Apparently, the guy was a landlord who had some tenants in a mobile home who weren’t paying rent. He tried to get them to leave the home but they refused. That’s when he drove a forklift into the home [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | November 27, 2011If you want to be successful in the real estate business you need to have several niches. These niches include the types of deals you specialize in — whether they be a subject-to, lease option or wholesale. It also includes the types of sellers you target such as pre-foreclosures, landlords, and probates, to name a [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | November 13, 2011 
Last week I wrote about a potential wholesale deal that a partner and I had. It looked like a dream property with plenty of equity and a highly motivated seller. However, that quickly changed after my partner went to the seller’s house. Things Often Change When Meeting Sellers and Seeing a Property First-Hand Here’s what [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | November 6, 2011 
My partner and I recently got a call from a highly motivated seller. They will soon be meeting with the seller to walk through the house and will begin negotiations if things look good. I thought I’d show you the numbers on this deal so you can see how I evaluate a wholesale opportunity. First, [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Marketing by Jason Hanson | October 30, 2011 
I’m going to give you a simple plan to follow to get a deal within the next two weeks. I realize that 99% of people reading this won’t follow my plan, but if you’re among the 1%, then congratulations, because you can use this plan over and over again. You see, I’m a big fan [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | October 23, 2011 
Many new investors start out wholesaling, and that’s the smart thing to do to quickly build up some cash reserves; however, it doesn’t matter if you know how to get your phone to ring off the hook from motivated sellers or if you’re a master at getting properties under contract, if you don’t know how [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | October 16, 2011When I was fresh out of college and getting started in this business I jumped in head first. I had almost no money, I didn’t know much at all about real estate, but I was full of enthusiasm and I knew that I would figure it out along the way. I certainly didn’t want to [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | October 9, 2011 
I’m a pretty strict landlord. When I first meet potential tenants I literally tell them not to fill out the application if they don’t plan on paying their rent on time or if they won’t treat the house with care, because my company will evict them in a heartbeat. There have been a few times [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Jason Hanson | October 2, 2011 
It never ceases to amaze me how irresponsible, forgetful, or just downright rude people can be. For instance, if you’re a landlord, you know that 50% of people you set appointments with to see a rental property will never show up. Not only will they not show up, but they won’t even call and let [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | September 25, 2011 
The beauty of subject-to’s is that there are many ways to make money from this type of deal. Best of all, if you do things right you aren’t putting a penny down of your own money – you’re simply taking over somebody’s mortgage. How to Make Money with Subject-To Deals Wholesaling a Subject-to First, you [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Jason Hanson | September 11, 2011 
My brother just graduated from college, got a job, and is getting out into the “real” world. The other day he called me up and told me he was going to start looking to buy a house, and since I know a thing or two about real estate, he asked me if this was a [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Jason Hanson | August 28, 2011Earlier this week we had a 5.8 earthquake in my home state of Virginia. I realize to someone in California that may be nothing, but where I live we’re not used to that sort of thing. The building I was in at the time shook pretty good, but other than that, no big deal. However, [...]
Landlord Tenant by Jason Hanson | August 21, 2011Not too long ago I was looking at a property in a neighborhood that I wasn’t very familiar with. The numbers on the house seemed decent, but the neighborhood itself looked marginal at first glance. So, as soon as I finished meeting with the seller and checking out the house, I went around to all [...]
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by Jason Hanson | December 11, 2011Going shopping for Christmas presents is one of my least favorite activities. It’s right up there with going to the dentist and going to the DMV. That’s why I try and do as little of it as possible and that’s why I have a virtual assistant to do these types of tasks which I can’t [...]