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Real Estate Investing

Invest on the Ground Floor

by Winston Westbrook | November 20, 2009
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My grandfather was born in Guayaquil Ecuador in 1906. He came to America in the 70’s and would tell me stories about his business in Ecuador exporting bananas to the United States. He loved America and all it stood for; he wouldn’t drive anything but American made cars. Chevy to be exact, lol. He [...]

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Real Estate Wholesaling

Wholesalers: Three Sure-fire Ways to Alienate Your Real Estate Buyers

by Stephani Davis | November 19, 2009

One of the most important aspects to a successful wholesaling career is being able to build and maintain a list of active investors to sell your deals to. If you want to keep your buyers happy and turn them into repeat customers, avoid the following three actions at all costs…

Underestimating Repairs

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Starting Out

Fear, what to do when fear is holding you back

by Ryan Moeller | November 17, 2009
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Many investors never acquire any level of comfort with investing in real estate.  They wander from strategy to strategy, read, learn and attend every event they can and then?  Nothing. They do nothing and cannot overcome their sense of fear. 
Here are some steps to overcome your fears and to get you on the fast [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Compounding Gains: Optimizing your Money’s Growth

by Kyle Koller | November 16, 2009
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There are many savvy real estate investors out there that understand how commercial and residential income properties operate. They can spot value-add opportunities a mile away, and they have the team necessary to implement them. They are confident that at any given time, they can find a real estate investment worthy of pursuit. They faithfully [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Are You Really a Real Estate Investor?

by Richard Warren | November 16, 2009
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At a small lunchtime gathering of real estate investors last week someone made an interesting comment. The conversation had turned to the topic of wholesaling and then rehabbing and flipping properties. The comment was very simple on the surface – if you didn’t actually hold on to properties were you an investor, or did you [...]

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Commentary

How Can Real Estate Investors Profit from the Home Buyers Tax Credit Extension?

by Peter Giardini | November 13, 2009
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After having written my last several articles on current happenings in our market, I came away with the impression that I had become as bad as the regular media only focusing on the negative and never looking for the positive.  Overall, this negative crap just doesn’t work for me… but regrettably I acknowledge that it [...]

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Real Estate Investing

WHY do YOU Invest in Real Estate?

by J. Lamar Ferren | November 7, 2009
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A couple of days ago, a fellow blog contributor named Shae Bynes posted a great blog post regarding a 7 day plan for aspiring real estate investors. You should definitely check it out when you get a chance.
With that said, I really liked one of the key aspects she mentioned in her post which talks [...]

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Landlord Tenant

Vacancy and Credit Losses: Unlocking a Property’s Potential

by Kyle Koller | October 26, 2009

Owners of income property understandably cringe when they hear the words “vacancy and credit losses.” After all, anything that negatively affects net income is cause for distaste. Yet, vacancy and credit losses remain a necessary and unavoidable cost of doing business. Being able to understand and differentiate between vacancy and credit losses is vital to [...]

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Real Estate Investing

How I’m Closing My Latest Lease Option Deal

by Jason Hanson | October 21, 2009

If you’re a new investor, you’re probably not going to believe what I’m about to tell you.

But, once you become experienced in this business, closing deals is easy… just like shootin’ fish in a barrel. It’s pretty much like every skill you learn in life. The first few times you tried to ride a bike it was obviously difficult, but now you can hop on a bike any time with no problem.

The most important thing you can do is to never give up. Just make it through the first few struggling months in this business and then you could be set for life.

I’m bringing this all up because of how easy my latest deal is going. I’m going to break it down for you step-by-step so you can see how to do this yourself.

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Real Estate Investing

Is Active or Passive Investing Right for You?

by Ryan Moeller | October 20, 2009

There are a lot of skills needed to become a savvy and successful real estate investor. Do you enjoy the challenge, have the time and/or have the comfort with the knowledge and skill needed to be a success? Are you comfortable with investments backed by real estate but do not want to deal with the hassles and time? Here are some of the skills and questions you must ask yourself to find out if active or passive real estate is right for you.

1. Are you a people person – Networking, sales, relationships – Real estate is a relationship business. Investors network, build relationships and are constantly selling themselves. The best investors often seem to be the ones who are well liked and good with people.

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Real Estate Marketing

This Marketing Method Has Made Me a Small Fortune

by Jason Hanson | October 17, 2009

The marketing method I’m about to share with you always seems to elicit a lot of emotional responses. A lot of people hate it and bad mouth it, but guess what? I don’t care. Why? Because it makes money and it gets results. You should track all of your marketing methods and if they’re working keep doing them and if they don’t, then obviously stop.

I’m pretty much willing to bet that anybody who doesn’t like this method has never used it (the most likely reason) or has never gotten a deal from it because they don’t know what they’re doing (I’ll show you the perfect plan.) So what method am I talking about?

Here’s a blurb from an email I received last week, from one of my partners…

“Over the past week I have been putting out my new signs, I attached a pic of it, check it out. So far the signs have been pulling an excellent amount of calls. I’m getting an overwhelming response. For example, I put out 50 signs last night in high traffic areas and just today I got 11 calls.”

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Real Estate Investing

Investing in Real Estate Overseas: The Really Big Leap

by Brendan O'Brien | October 17, 2009

English: Illuminatable Earth globe, Columbus, ...A couple of years ago, I was talking to a customer for my property management software who was based in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. “Mongolia!” I said. “Holy cow! Why are you investing out there?”

My customer wasn’t from Mongolia, and he wasn’t particularly concerned with the fascinating and exotic nature of the country, although he appreciated it. (Mongolia once controlled almost all of Asia, and was ruled by colorful figures such as Genghis Kahn.) No, he was in Mongolia to make a profit.

I thought of my Mongolia friend the other day when I saw another real estate pundit talking up the virtues of Cyprus and Spain. Does it really make sense to invest overseas? Does it make more sense now than a few years back?

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Economy

Foreclosures Jump 5 Percent From Summer; Government Effort To Curtail Foreclosures Sinks Like Lead Duplex

by Charles Feldman | October 15, 2009

In my previous posting with the VERY long headline the other day, I challenged any and all to contradict me when I —and a Congressional oversight committee—concluded that the Obama administration’s attempt, thus far, to gain meaningful mortgage modifications has totally flopped.

In even less time than I thought would be the case, I have been proven sadly right: A new RealtyTrac report just out says that foreclosures are up a full 5 percent from summer to this fall…..meaning almost 940 thousand properties were impacted….

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Real Estate Marketing

Real Estate Marketing on a Shoestring Budget – 3 Cheap Ways to Market for Motivated Sellers

by Stephani Davis | October 15, 2009

If you’re just getting started in real estate investing or wholesaling, and are looking for a few cheap and effective ways to locate motivated sellers and land a deal, look no further! Following are three different marketing ideas that you can start implementing immediately that won’t break the bank.

Free Online Classifieds

Posting ads on free online classified sites such as Craigslist, Kijiji, and Backpage, is a great way to get the word out that you are looking for deals. You will want to post your ads in the “Real Estate Services” section of these sites, and say something along the lines of..

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Real Estate Investing

Passive real estate investing tips, become an entrepreneur

by Ryan Moeller | October 13, 2009

One of the big motivators for becoming a real estate investor is to get out of the rat race. Real estate investing can be an 80 hour a week job, or it can provide you with financial freedom and a lifestyle where you get to choose how, when, where, why. The key is to become an entrepreneur. Many think of an entrepreneur as just a business owner, but an entrepreneur is much more.

An entrepreneur can be sipping on Mai Tais in a far off land while his/her business or better yet businesses are running themselves and increasing net worth and cash flow.

Here are some tips to become a passive investor and true entrepreneur

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