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Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | September 25, 2011 
The beauty of subject-to’s is that there are many ways to make money from this type of deal. Best of all, if you do things right you aren’t putting a penny down of your own money – you’re simply taking over somebody’s mortgage. How to Make Money with Subject-To Deals Wholesaling a Subject-to First, you [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Kevin Kaczmarek | July 20, 2011 
Seller Financing has likely become the single most talked about real estate investing tool in the past few years due to the lending restrictions banks have placed on our industry. Just this past week, a banker told me real estate investing is now considered a “hobby” meaning it is not considered a lending option for [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Andrew C. MacDonald | July 11, 2011 
Call it rent to own, lease to own, lease options, or whatever you like. The strategy has been gaining popularity thanks to the numerous benefits of rent to own for each party in the transaction. There are two fundamental approaches to putting these deals together; the tenant first approach or the property first approach. There [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | July 3, 2011Last week I gave a very detailed description of all of the documents you need when doing a lease option with a landlord (all 10 of them). This week I am going to cover all of the documents you need when you find a tenant/buyer for your lease option deal. In no particular order, let’s [...]
Real Estate Investing by Ken Corsini | June 29, 2011Whether or not you actively work with lease purchasers, there will probably come a point in your investing career when one of your tenants will want to buy your property from you. As far as I’m concerned, every investment property that I own is for sale. If the price is right I will always entertain [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | June 26, 2011Real estate investing involves a lot of paperwork, especially if you want to keep yourself out of trouble and make sure you’re thoroughly protected in every deal you do. For instance, in every lease option deal I do, I end up using 10 different documents and I’m going to briefly cover all of those documents [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | June 19, 2011 
Last week I wrote a very detailed article on how I personally structure my lease option deals, including how much cash flow I get, how much option money I get from a tenant/buyer, and how much money I try and make when a tenant/buyer finally exercises their option. This week I’m going to answer a [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | June 12, 2011Two weeks ago I mentioned that one of the easiest (and free) ways to get a lease option deal is by calling “for rent” ads in your local newspaper. This week I’m going to share with you how I personally structure my lease option deals to make sure I get paid. First off, remember that [...]
Real Estate Investing by Kevin Kaczmarek | April 27, 2011 
We’ve talked a lot these past few months about how to sell a property on land contract, how to qualify the buyer, and finally how to market and sell the note. All of this is very valuable information and on paper this looks very doable. Yet, often what trips up investors from selling on financing [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | January 23, 2011 
If there’s a critical word of advice that I could give new real estate investors it would be to act professional. I know that’s a pretty vague statement, but treat the real estate business like a business. Be Professional in All Aspects of Your Real Estate Business For example, show up to houses dressed in [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | October 31, 2010 
Most likely, when you’re first starting out as a new real estate investor you have very little money. I know I did. You probably have just enough money to do some marketing (such as direct mail or bandit signs) but there isn’t much to spare. Well… if you’re new and short on funds, then there [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | August 21, 2010When the market was hot I picked up a newer townhouse in a great subdivision. It was close to the highway and in a very desirable part of town. I got it from an absentee landlord who was tired of tenant hassles and was more than happy to enroll in my “guaranteed rent” program. Of [...]
Real Estate Investing by Ryan Moeller | July 14, 2010Lease options have benefits to buyers, sellers and investors. Buyers, for instance, can realize their dream of owning a home, and lease options can be a win-win for all involved. Investors can take control of properties for little to no out of pocket money. Here are 6 creative ways you can profit from lease options. [...]
Real Estate Investing by Julie Broad | June 30, 2010Having one of your properties sit vacant is one of the biggest money sucking problems a real estate investor can face. As we struggled to rent one of our latest properties out, we started to really understand the big benefit of doing a tenant first rent to own strategy like I discussed a few weeks [...]
Financing Real Estate by Ryan Moeller | June 23, 2010Lease options, or the concept of rent to own, simply refers to a rental agreement with an option to purchase at a future date. With bank financing tight, not all potential homeowners can secure a loan and fulfill their dream of owning a home. Many people absolutely love lease options as it is a perfect [...]
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