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Real Estate in 2016

by Alan Noblitt | October 28, 2011

Real estate investors, like mortgage note buyers, need to have a clear understanding of not only their own investments but also of the broader real estate and economic world. Your decision on whether to put up your own money would vary widely based on differing assumptions of property values declining 20% over the next five [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Three Mistakes New Real Estate Investors Make and How to Avoid Them

by Michael Zuber | October 24, 2011

As an active investor and willing presenter at local real estate investment clubs, I am often asked about what common mistakes new investors make. Regrettably, I am rarely asked how to avoid the mistakes. The list of mistakes new investors can make is unfortunately rather long. In this post I am going to focus on [...]

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Real Estate

Using Testimonials To Build Your Real Estate Business

by Sharon Vornholt | October 24, 2011

As entrepreneurs that happen to be real estate investors, we are constantly looking for ways to grow our business. We spend a lot of time marketing for motivated sellers, adding quality buyers to our buyers’ list, and looking for tenants for our properties. But once we have those people on our list, what do we [...]

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Real Estate

What Business Are You Really In?

by Sharon Vornholt | October 17, 2011

If you ask anyone what business they’re in, they will most likely tell you they are a plumber, a business owner, a real estate investor or whatever they perceive that business to be. In reality, we are all in the same business; we are all in “sales”. Your ability to sell yourself, your idea, your [...]

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Real Estate Investing

How Do You Find a Real Estate Investing Mentor?

by Michael Zuber | September 8, 2011

First and foremost I am not talking about a “Mentor” that costs you significant money and requires you sign up for multiple mentoring sessions, buy multiple boot camps, etc. Thankfully I can’t speak for any of these programs as I am too cheap to sign up for any of them. Instead I chose the low [...]

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Are Home Inspections Really Necessary for Real Estate Investors?

by Sharon Vornholt | September 7, 2011

Maybe, maybe not. While that may not seem like a good answer, it really depends on a number of factors. Most real estate investors get pretty good at assessing the condition of properties over time. This process is a lot tougher for those folks just starting out. One thing that I have found time and [...]

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Financing Real Estate

5 Things Private Money Lenders Want to Know Before Investing With You!

by Spencer Cullor | September 6, 2011

If you’ve been investing in real estate for a while, chances are you have considered using private money lenders (investors) to grow your business. Most people fail when reaching out to potential investors because they don’t answer the five critical questions that every private lender must have answered before investing with you (even if they [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Deciding When to Sell Your Rental Property

by Richard Warren | September 5, 2011

As a smart real estate investor you spend a tremendous amount of time deciding to purchase a property. Even in markets that are red-hot and fast-moving you analyze the situation and decide on your investment parameters so that you can pounce on a deal the moment you recognize it. But what about selling? Choosing the [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

The Importance of Having a Capital Expense Budget when Buying a Property

by Spencer Cullor | August 31, 2011

One of the biggest mistakes I see investors make when financially evaluating an investment property is that they fail to include a capital expense budget for the property. When acquiring an investment property, it is critical that you have a capital expense budget as well as a recurring replacement reserve factored into the equity you [...]

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Real Estate Investing

The Real Estate Investor’s Realtor: What Should You Expect?

by Marty Boardman | August 26, 2011

I’m a worried Dad. My beautiful little girls are growing up too fast. They’ll be dating soon and I pray they make wise choices. I certainly don’t want them hanging around the wrong crowd. So rather than leave this up to chance or divine intervention I decided to start establishing some criteria for them. Their [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Scuba Diving Principles for Real Estate Investors – Part 2: The Plan

by Andrew C. MacDonald | August 22, 2011

In my first post I discussed the parallel between the most important rule in scuba diving and real estate. The most important rule is to breathe continuously and never stop breathing. In real estate, cash flow is like oxygen – it is what keeps us going. In this article I will explore another parallel between [...]

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Commentary

Make Sure your Real Estate Investing Acquisition Strategy is Up to Date

by Ken Corsini | August 17, 2011

Many new real estate investors get their initial education from one of the many info products that have been developed over the years – and there is nothing wrong with this approach. In fact, a few of these info products are collecting dust in my office right now. What’s interesting to me is how much [...]

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Real Estate Investing

The Importance of “Skin in the Game” in Real Estate

by Ken Corsini | August 4, 2011

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about offering terms as a selling tool. In follow up to that discussion, I thought it would be worth exploring the different types of financing scenarios that arise as a result of listing a property with the option of owner financing. As I mentioned in my [...]

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Real Estate Interviews

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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Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investors: Buying a Little Freedom

by Andrew C. MacDonald | June 27, 2011

If you ask people why they invest in real estate, one of the top answers you’ll get is freedom. Contrary to this driving force of wanting more freedom, many investors self-manage and end up instead limiting their own freedom. Freedom Obstacles In my article Building Your Real Estate Investment Team – Part 7: Selecting a [...]

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