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The Call Every Real Estate Investor Will Eventually Get

by Marty Boardman | May 12, 2011

I could hear the desperation in her voice. Diane was nearly hysterical. She had just found out that she lost her home of 18 years to foreclosure. An investment group bought her property at the courthouse steps for $70,000. Then, they promptly posted a notice on her door that read WRITTEN DEMAND AND SURRENDER OF [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Should Real Estate Investors Care About the Case-Shiller Home Price Index?

by Marty Boardman | February 24, 2011

I love the airport. Last week I went there to pick up my Mom and Dad. They were returning from a 10-day Caribbean cruise. I brought my daughter with me because she missed her Grandma and Papa – and the steady stream of tootsie rolls and peppermints she gets whenever my Dad is around. He [...]

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Real Estate

What’s the Value of Your Home?

by Anwell Tsai | January 22, 2009

With the ongoing deluge of foreclosures and short sales, it has become more and more difficult to determine what the market value of homes are. The market value is the most probable range of values in which a typical buyer and a typical seller will agree to terms with in an at arms length transation. Foreclosures [...]

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Real Estate

How Far Down Can My Savings Go for a Down Payment?

by Meghan Busch | January 13, 2009

A couple weeks ago in the post, “Would I, Could I, in a House?” we talked about the proverbial housing market stars aligning: Low Down Payments on FHA loans, Low Mortgage Interest Rates, and Low Housing Prices. On account of which I’ve been more purchase-minded. Inundated with “Information” Being a first-time buyer (or, house-hunter I should say), [...]

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Real Estate Marketing

Buying Your Home Like an Investor (part tres)

by Jason Hanson | December 17, 2008

Alright. For those of you who’ve been following this blog you know that I’m searching for a new primary residence the “investor way”. Well, this week I’m going to show you the direct mail piece that I’ll be using to mail to absentee owners and it’s a beauty (it’s going to get an awesome response, [...]

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Foreclosures

Foreclosure And Its Effect On Non-Foreclosure Homes

by Tom Koziol | May 23, 2008

Just Surfing for Foreclosure Information As I was surfing the Net looking for foreclosure information, I stumbled across a study titled: HOUSING POLICY DEBATE VOLUME 17 ISSUE 1 NOTE: The study is copyrighted by the Fannie Mae Foundation. One of the co-authors, Geoff Smith, is a vice president at the Woodstock Institute, a policy group [...]

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Blogs

Will We Know When The Market Turns?

by Richard Warren | May 19, 2008

“New study reveals that 90% of all statistics confuse 80% of the people 70% of the time!” As investors we are constantly watching the markets for any sign of a change in the trend. The problem is that we are constantly bombarded with data that points us in several different directions at once. It is [...]

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Flipping Houses

You Found A Great Rehab Deal. Now, How Do You Fund It?

by Richard Warren | March 10, 2008

You’ve been hunting for that perfect rehab deal like a Neanderthal stalking a mighty Mastodon. You’re sure you’ve found it. The after repair value and renovation costs will allow for a hefty profit. You should even be able to set a price that will result in a quick sale when the rehab is complete. There [...]

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Commentary

Why You Don’t Need a Realtor

by FSBOJane | February 22, 2008

I recently came across an article that put something so well and so clearly that I really don’t think I could improve upon it. Everyone interested in real estate investing would do well to check it out. In “Why Do You Still Need an Agent to Sell Your Home?” author Douglas Gantenbein makes an excellent [...]

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Cool Stuff

How Does a Dick Become Rich? A Real Estate Success Story

by Joshua Dorkin | February 8, 2008

With an economic crisis getting worse and worse, a housing bubble, doom and gloom everywhere, foreclosures, and subprime blowups, find out how you can take advantage and become rich with real estate. Enjoy the video, then pass it on and spread the love!

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Commentary

How To Buy a Home With No Money Down

by Joshua Dorkin | December 6, 2007

I just came upon a bunch of videos that takes the serious things in life and breaks them down for all of us to understand – THIS IS FUNNY! The one I’m going to share with you today is a look at buying a home with no money down. I hope you all enjoy! BTW [...]

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Learn Real Estate

Important Points to Consider when Obtaining Homeowner’s Insurance

by Joshua M. Marks, Esq. | November 12, 2007

You would be amazed how many people have come to me over the years with an insurance issue affecting their home. Whether it was a case of coverage being denied due to a lapse in the policy or insufficient coverage to replace valuable antiques and other items destroyed by fire—it is alarming how many people [...]

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Learn Real Estate

Where to Find Information on Abandoned Homes and Other Properties. Skiptracking and other Techniques.

by Joshua Dorkin | October 2, 2007

An investor on our forums recently posed a great question that others out there can learn from. I thought it would be a great idea to share with the rest of you. “Theres been a property at the end of my street that has been abandon for close to a year+ now. At no point [...]

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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 recently [...]

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Real Estate Tips

Finding Home Improvement Coupons at DealCatcher

by Joshua Dorkin | November 6, 2006

I was shopping over at the Home Depot earlier and realized that I should have checked for coupons before heading out. Good thing there weren’t any that I missed out on. With that in mind, I wanted to share with you Lowes Coupons and Home Depot Coupons I found on DealCatcher. Check the site frequently [...]

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