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Learn Real Estate

How to Be a Successful Real Estate Investor. The Story of One Valuable Pre-Foreclosure Lead.

by Jim Watkins | March 20, 2008

How Valuable is One Lead?

People often ask me what the average response rate is when mail marketing to homeowners in pre-foreclosure. There are two answers depending on what the content of the letter is. If the purpose of the letter is to see if the homeowner is willing to sell, then the average response [...]

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Commentary

The Importance of Real Estate Inspections: Be A Detective when Buying Property

by Mike Farmer | March 11, 2008

The other day I went to a listing appointment and gradually asked enough pointed questions and did enough research that I passed on listing the property. Upon first glance the lot seemed simple, but I noticed some odd layout to the side of it that made it unclear where the property lines ran. After doing [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Apartment Building Investments – Understanding Debt Service Coverage Ratio

by Ted Karsch | March 10, 2008

As a commercial finance consultant I speak with new apartment building investors on a daily basis whom respond to one of my fliers or visit my website. Typically, here is how the conversation unfolds:
Investor: Hello Ted, my name is “first time apartment building investor” and I am calling because I was visiting your [...]

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Real Estate Deals

Tips for Navigating the Short Sale Process

by Joshua M. Marks, Esq. | February 12, 2008

With homeowners defaulting on their mortgages at a record pace, many people are practically begging their lenders for some form of relief or assistance in order to prevent themselves from ending up on the street. While it is certainly disconcerting to receive collection letters and threats of impending foreclosure from a lender, those who [...]

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Commentary

Income Real Estate Investors: Learn How to Analyze a Property before you Get Burned!

by Joshua Dorkin | July 27, 2007

I noticed a property listing on Craigslist, titled “$150000 THIS IS THE BEST DEAL IN TOWN” and decided to take a look. Since I was about to find out about the best deal in town, I was really anticipating what was to come. Sadly, what I found was just another loser property. [...]

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Learn Real Estate

How to find out if there are any liens on a property

by Joshua Dorkin | July 26, 2007

I was talking to a friend who was looking at purchasing a piece of property. He was nervous because it was to be his first home and asked me about liens.
How Do I Find Out if there are Any Liens on a Property?
The answer is pretty straight forward. For the most part, liens [...]

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Learn Real Estate

2007 Real Estate Goals Mid-Term Report

by Joshua Dorkin | June 26, 2007

Re-Evaluate Your 2007 Real Estate Goals
Hey everyone! We’re fast approaching the end of June and the mid-point of 2007. Back in December, many of you participated in our 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project and others joined our forum discussion, sharing their goals.
As we get closer to July, I [...]

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Real Estate Deals

Analysis: The Real Estate Investment Club Meeting From Hell

by Joshua Dorkin | May 31, 2007

Here’s a cautionary tale for everyone out there . . .
I recently attended a real estate investing club meeting and was absolutely shocked and angered by what I heard and saw. If you want to find out about what an investment club shouldn’t be doing, then read on.
Lack of Real Estate Education
I think [...]

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Commentary

How to Prevent a Real Estate Deal From Falling Apart Because of Inspection Issues

by Joshua Dorkin | May 14, 2007

Many people will quibble over a few hundred or thousand dollars in the purchase of a home after an inspection takes place. Often times, deals can fall apart because of the inability to compromise. Both buyers and sellers can do their part to prevent this from happening. Lets see what buyers can [...]

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Commentary

Are There Really Other Offers Coming in on this Property?

by Joshua Dorkin | April 28, 2007

I was recently reading a discussion on our forums, where someone asked “How can you know for sure if someone is really making another offer? What if this happens…is there anything you can do?” There were some good responses on the forums, but I wanted to share a little story about a situation I [...]

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Learn Real Estate

Return on Investment (ROI) Versus Cash on Cash Return (CCR)

by Joshua Dorkin | February 4, 2007

A great question came up today on the forums, inquiring what the difference was between Return on Investment (ROI) and Cash on Cash Return (CCR). I think the question was answered perfectly here, but I’ll elaborate a bit.
EXAMPLE:
Suppose you buy a house for $100,000 and sell it later for $110,000.

Your return on investment [...]

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Foreclosures

Looking for Some Deals? Scoop Up Over 350 Foreclosed Homes at Auction, Starting at Only $5000

by Joshua Dorkin | January 11, 2007

Auctioneer Hudson & Marshall of Texas Inc. announced today that they will be holding an auction to market over 300 REO (Real Estate Owned) homes in the Detroit area on Saturday, January 20 and Sunday January 21, 2007 at 1:00pm at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn.
All properties are sold “as is” and interested buyers [...]

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Landlord Tenant

Real Estate Partnership Questions

by Joshua Dorkin | November 16, 2006

I was talking to some friends who were looking at purchasing a condo together. They wanted to know what I thought about the premise of them owning a rental property as partners.
Should friends or family purchase rental property together?
I try to advise people to stay away from partnering with friends or family, [...]

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Real Estate Deals

Trump International Hotel and Tower Waikiki Beach Walk Breaks Sales Record

by Joshua Dorkin | November 12, 2006

Sales records were just smashed by the new Trump International Hotel and Tower Waikiki Beach Walk condo-hotel. Four hundred sixty-four hotel suites were purchased for over $700 million by investors last Thursday. “Developers said the sales set a record for the amount of residential property, both in dollar value and unit volume, sold in [...]

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Real Estate Deals

What Falling Prices? Asks San Fran Real Estate Pros, Says Report

by Charles Feldman | October 30, 2006

Okay…it was bound to happen. After all that bad news about falling prices in the real estate sector, along comes some real estate professionals in San Francisco to say–hey, not here, buddy!–We’re Okay.
According to North Gate News Online (UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism)-some of the experts in SF insist the dismal housing prices “do [...]

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