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Real Estate Investing

Evaluating This Deal The Wrong Way Could Cost You $16,000…

by Jason Hanson | July 22, 2009

What’s worse than not getting any deals and struggling to buy houses? The answer is buying the wrong house. You see, many investors take an early exit from this business because they overpay for a property or because they don’t understand the correct formulas to use when evaluating a deal.

Today, I want to break down a deal that was emailed to me recently. It’s a single family house that another investor is trying to wholesale.

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Real Estate Investing

Wholesale Real Estate Transactions: Avoiding Dealer Classification

by Greg Boots | March 4, 2009

When most investors think about business planning for their real estate investments, their main focus tends to be strictly on asset protection. However, there is a genuine need to also focus on potential adverse tax consequences depending upon the type of real estate transactions that you have targeted for your investing strategy. Wholesaling properties falls [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Starting Out in Real Estate Investing: Who Can You Trust?

by Jim Watkins | December 9, 2008

Looking back on when I started out in this business, I admit that I got lucky. Too many times I have heard about someone new who got involved with someone who used them or worse, stole from them. Sadly, it happens. Someone see’s an infomercial and decides to get into real estate investing. Then they [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Do You Want to Know How I Can Tell If You’re Going To Be Successful in Real Estate?

by Jason Hanson | October 15, 2008

Today is my 28th birthday, so Happy Birthday Jason. I’m in a good mood for several reasons. Most importantly, I’m alive and in good health. Also, I get to spend my time these days how I want, where I want, when I want and with whom I want. Lastly, right now is a golden opportunity [...]

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Investing in Real Estate? Be Sure to Plan Your Exit Strategy!

by Richard Warren | July 21, 2008

In his landmark book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey calls the second habit: Begin With The End In Mind. Nowhere is that more true than in today’s real estate market. When investing in real estate, the End in Mind is your exit strategy. Unless you just like to wander aimlessly [...]

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