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Turn-Key Property Investing: An Interview with Ken Corsini

by Joshua Dorkin | June 29, 2011

Ken Corsini is a real estate investor and founder of Georgia Residential Partners, a Turn-Key property investment firm. In our interview with Ken (12:56 minutes), we get into topics including why to get into turn-key properties, who might consider these investments, the benefits and negatives of a turn-key property investment, what to expect with these [...]

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Economy

Upside/Downside Advice for Investors

by Tom Koziol | November 28, 2008

I have been through a few market swings in my tenure on this earth. I’d bet you have too. And, I bet, you have read and listened to a ton of advice on what to do when the market is up and what to do when the market is down. Some of the advice probably [...]

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Credit

FHA Flexibility May Not Be Worth the Time!!!

by Milton B. Yates | March 18, 2008

You have to love the amount of flexibility there is when running a deal FHA but more often than not, there are too many things left undone that cause major hiccups in the final stages of any transaction. Technically, many of these hiccups are because of the lack of attention to detail on the part [...]

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Learn Real Estate

Real Estate Mail Marketing: Pull the Right Strings

by Jim Watkins | February 25, 2008

In 2004, I held a mini-workshop on the topic of effective mail marketing. At the time, I had already been using my own system for several years but I needed to help the students come up with a letter of their own, otherwise most of the homeowners would have received identical letters and none of [...]

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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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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, because [...]

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