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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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Commercial Real Estate

A Flex-ible Real Estate Investment . . . The Trend Towards Increased Warehousing

by Mike Farmer | April 22, 2008

There are several trends I’ve seen emerging. One has to do with cyber-shopping — online buying seems to be a trend that will only increase. Nothing is ever certain in our fast-changing world, but the convenience of cyber-shopping seems to have taken hold as consumers gradually get over the distrust of online buying and [...]

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Commentary

The Importance of Real Estate Inspections: Be A Detective when Buying Property

by Mike Farmer | March 11, 2008

The other day I went to a listing appointment and gradually asked enough pointed questions and did enough research that I passed on listing the property. Upon first glance the lot seemed simple, but I noticed some odd layout to the side of it that made it unclear where the property lines ran. After doing [...]

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Learn Real Estate

Small Target Areas and Huge Profits for Your Real Estate Investing Business in DC, Maryland, Virginia, Dallas or Anywhere

by Milton B. Yates | February 17, 2008

There are quite a few real estate investors, both beginner and veteran, that fail to understand the true benefits of soliciting sellers in small target areas. In fact, some investors aren’t exactly sure how to determine what areas to target. Here are some quick ideas for target area choices:

We can assume that a [...]

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Learn Real Estate

That’s Too Risky! Overcoming a Poverty-Mindset

by Connie Brzowski | December 22, 2007

Danger Will Robinson!
The mister and I married in 1980. We were 19, freshly spit-out by the public school system and totally clueless about the real-life world of household finance. Our parents were lower middle class, Depression-era survivors with a ton of fear about anything deemed risky…and pretty much everything was considered risky.
For the first [...]

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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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