Real Estate by Michael Zuber | May 11, 2012I was envisioning writing a very different article this week as I have been working on another tremendous deal that was just about to close and then the deal blew up. In an earlier article, I wrote “Learn from our Deal of the Year” which was about a 10-unit property we acquired late last year. [...]
Real Estate by Kevin Kaczmarek | May 10, 2012 
Non-performing note investing is not for the faint at heart. In fact, many note investors get excited about the prospect of buying non-performing notes at pennies on the dollar and they can only think of the upside potential of the note purchase. What really needs to be done is to consider the worst case scenario [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Tips by Chris Clothier | May 10, 2012I am an admitted bookworm who loves to read anything I can get my hands on. My children are in awe of my library and are always asking me to point out which books are on history, which are on the presidents, which books are the classics and which ones are on real estate. My [...]
Real Estate Investing by Ken Corsini | May 9, 2012With the extraordinary number of short sales and foreclosures over the last few years, many distressed properties are actually being purchased with the previous tenant still residing in the property. For many investors, the thought of avoiding up front rehab costs as well as the time and expense associated with finding a tenant adds to [...]
Economy by Steve Cook | May 9, 2012If you’re thinking about raising the rent or building a business plan based on a rent increase this year, this might be a good time for a reality check on the rosy forecasts issued at the beginning of the year (see Rental Outlook 2012: The Good Times Roll on). Unfortunately for single family landlords, virtually [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jeff Brown | May 8, 2012Last week’s post about the decision, or rather preference real estate investors have for where they invest, delivered a priceless comment thread. Those who preferred the best market possible in which to invest were met, point for point by those who wouldn’t leave their local market if the Lord Himself came down and ordained it. [...]
Short Sales by Melissa Zavala | May 8, 2012 
The Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA) is a government-sponsored program aimed to provide additional alternatives to foreclosure. Aside from loan modification (the government’s HAMP program) and underwater refinance (the government’s HARP program), the Treasury has also provided options for distressed borrowers through short sale and deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. This program is a little bit tricky, and you really need to [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Marketing by Sharon Vornholt | May 7, 2012We have been talking about direct mail campaigns in the last couple of articles. Today I am writing the first part of a two part article. We will be going over setting up your database so that it is user friendly. There are different systems that you can use as far as databases go, but [...]
Real Estate by Richard Warren | May 7, 2012An amazing run of good luck has come to an end. Despite owning a number of older rental properties, I haven’t had to deal with a major repair in almost two years. Recently I had to replace a water heater that failed and take care of several plumbing problems requiring extensive repairs. While I wasn’t [...]
Financing Real Estate by Spencer Cullor | May 6, 2012 
When you are ready to start raising private money for your real estate deals, there are two different types of private money partners you can look for: debt partners and equity partners. Both can help you raise all the money you need to fund your real estate deals, but they work very differently. In this [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Douglas Lazovick | May 5, 2012A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of April 28 – May 4, by the numbers: 34% – Decrease, nationally, in home prices since 2006. However, Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for PNC Financial Services, expects home prices to climb by next year. 8.1% – U.S. unemployment in April. And although that’s [...]
Real Estate Investing by John Fedro | May 4, 2012My real estate investing business changed forever when I began to see my sellers for what they really are; fragile, scared, vulnerable, friendly, and selfish human beings. As young children we rarely look to our parents with the attitude that these people are just as screwed up as ourselves. Perhaps a better way to phrase [...]
Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | May 3, 2012 
I’m sexy and I know it. Thank you LMFAO, a techno rock music group, for teaching my 9-year old daughter this catchy little tune: When I walk in the spot, this is what I see Everybody stops and they staring at me I got a passion in my pants and I ain’t afraid to show [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Marketing by Chris Clothier | May 2, 2012 
How often do you see advertising or marketing from companies that you know, usually from experience, the ad is either untrue or nice little stretch from reality? In the turn-key real estate business, unlike any other profession I have seen, many of the advertising and marketing pitches out there are at best a stretch of [...]
Read the full article → Economy by Steve Cook | May 2, 2012The business of buying up foreclosures and renting them out is no longer the exclusive, private domain of individuals and small companies. REO-to-Rentals is quickly becoming a business plan for multi-million dollar investment groups, a fundamental force in the nation’s real estate economy and a public policy strategy to soak up REOs and preserve property [...]
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