Real Estate
Real Estate by Peter Giardini | March 2, 2012 
I find the “art” of negotiating to be a truly fascinating experience, and find myself often times spending as much time assisting investors to learn the business as I do helping them to understand effective and execute negotiating techniques. The fact is negotiating is something we do everyday. From our personal relationships (negotiating whats for [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Jeff Brown | February 28, 2012If you were born between 1946 through 1964, you’re a BabyBoomer. Born in the first 10 years of that range? You’re anticipating retirement — retirement is imminent — you are retired — or you can’t retire due to finances. It’s my opinion there’s a huge new class emerging. Americans who will either never be financially [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | February 25, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of February 18 – February 24, by the numbers: 14.3% – Predicted growth in U.S. employment this decade according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area is predicted to have the greatest job growth through 2020. 223 – Number of stores the [...]
Real Estate by Michael Zuber | February 22, 2012Active real estate investing gets all the glory with TV shows and the mainstream media, however, sometimes passive real estate investing can turn out to be a best option for many would-be real estate investors. Let me explain. What are your options if you live in a real estate market that offers very low returns? You [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | February 18, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of February 11 – February 17, by the numbers: 1.5% – Increase in housing starts in January from December. The annualized rate of 699,000 housing starts is almost up 10% from the previous year. 95% – Amount of borrowers who refinanced in the 4th [...]
Real Estate by Kevin Kaczmarek | February 17, 2012 
Note investing is not only fun and financially rewarding; it’s also a niche business that once you are good at it will pave your path to success. Yet, one of the most difficult aspects of getting to note investing veteran status is finding good note deals. Many marketing methods that are utilized for “traditional” real [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | February 11, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of February 4 – February 10, by the numbers: Less than 50% – Number of lenders offering mortgages to applicants with FICO scores less than 620 and a 10 % down payment. Borrowers are being rejected, even though the applicants fit within the government [...]
Real Estate by Jason Hanson | February 6, 2012I once read a real estate book that said, “If you’re a real estate investor, it’s not a matter if you’re going to be sued, it’s when you’re going to be sued.” Well, I’ve been in the business about 10 years and I’ve dealt with dozens upon dozens of tenants and sellers and I am [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | February 4, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 28 – February 3, by the numbers: 8.3% – U.S. unemployment in January, the fifth straight month that unemployment has dropped. All together, 243,000 jobs were added in January, 100,000 more than economists had expected. 1.3% – Drop in home prices month-over-month [...]
Real Estate by Ken Corsini | February 1, 2012 
Today I learned a valuable lesson about the accuracy (or inaccuracy) of the flood zone designation from our municipal tax database. I’ve known not to rely on the square footage or even the number of bedrooms listed in the tax assessor’s database, but I’ve always assumed that the flood zone designation was accurate. I have [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Michael Zuber | January 31, 2012Please Note this is just an outline of a sample course and I am not selling or promoting anything. I am simply frustrated by the lack of straight forward, simple to understand real estate investing courses. I was so frustrated that I took some time on my yearly vacation to design an eight-hour program that [...]
Real Estate by Sharon Vornholt | January 30, 2012I was listening to a program recently and the hosts were talking about mentors; specifically about the people in their lifetime that had actually changed their life. What these folks were talking about in most cases was someone that listened to them, valued them, had given them crucial information or a “chance” at something. They [...]
Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | January 28, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 21 – January 27, by the numbers: $25 Million – Listing price for billionaire Tim Headington’s Miami Beach penthouse. The 11,962 square foot unit is located next door to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s unit. 6.2% – Drop in new U.S. homes [...]
Real Estate by Kevin Kaczmarek | January 27, 2012It’s a hurdle most real estate investors run into early in their careers…. How to find real estate agents that understand the “unique” offers investors make to seller’s agents. Whether it’s the idea of buying with seller financing or taking an option on a property, most real estate agents have never heard of these transactions [...]
Real Estate by Jason Hanson | January 22, 2012When I first started out in this business about 10 years ago, I had almost no money. I was desperate for deals and would do almost anything to get a deal. I would run all over the place, I would let seller’s “beat me down” on price and I didn’t have the confidence to stand [...]
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