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Real Estate Investing

Defining a “True” Real Estate Wholesaler

by Marty Boardman | August 5, 2011
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I know a talented quarterback when I see one even though I’ve never played the position.  A good actor is easy for me to spot and I’ve never taken a drama class.  I also know what a good golf swing looks like, despite my 25 handicap. I haven’t done any real estate wholesaling since 2003.  [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Adopt a ‘Why I Shouldn’t do this Real Estate Deal’ Attitude

by Marty Boardman | July 1, 2011

Michelle from Michigan hasn’t closed a deal in over two years, though it’s not from a lack of effort.  The real estate market there is in the tank.  It’s no wonder she left me two messages, twice last Friday and again on Monday.  She was excited about finally finding a profitable opportunity. I explained to [...]

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Learn Real Estate

First Time Real Estate Investing – The Contract Phase

by Mike Farmer | February 19, 2008

If you are averse to paper work, formal agreements and legalese, get over it. You can’t avoid it and it’s vitally important. Think of your contract as a big safe to protect your huge amount of valuables. The subject here will be the contract – I’ll circle back in later posts to cover the specific [...]

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Mortgages & Lending

Could It Be:Real Estate Bargains?

by Charles Feldman | October 25, 2006

Last year was an out and out bummer if you wanted to find yourself a real estate bargain. As Dian Hymer says, writing for Boston.com,the bargainless real estate market of a year ago was due in large measure to the fact that inventories of homes for sale reached record low levels. But what a difference [...]

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Biggest Real Estate Deal Ever-We’re Talking Billions!

by Charles Feldman | October 17, 2006

How would you like to be the broker on this one: Metlife has just sold 80 acre Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan for 5.4 Billion dollars, making this the world’s biggest real estate deal, according to Charles Dubow writing in the new isssue of BusinessWeek. Why so much? Businessweek points out that it is “rare” in [...]

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Real Estate Deals

What Are Real Estate Deals and What Aren’t Deals

by Joshua Dorkin | August 23, 2006

With clear signs that the housing market is losing steam (e.g. sales of previously owned homes are at their lowest level in 2 1/2 years), smart investors are finding opportunities where there were few before. I just read a wonderful post in our real estate investing forums from our member Christy. I thought it was [...]

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