How to Invest in Real Estate While Earning Minimum Wage
The draw to the late-night infomercials, books, and DVD programs that boast a “no money down, no hassle, no experience needed” real estate transaction is for a reason; it appeals…
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Tracy Royce
HELOC’s are Back – Should Investors Use them?
As home prices have risen, the return of the Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) has followed. They’re not easy to get, but anyone involved in real estate (or read…
5 Steps to Create a Facebook Page for Your Real Estate Business
Facebook will be an essential marketing and branding leg for your outreach. Whatever qualms you may have about social media, it’s nearly impossible to grow your voice online without embracing…
Two Reasons Why a Short Sale is Like Plastic Surgery
Let’s set the record straight. A short sale is an elective procedure, and none of the parties involved are forced to participate. It has been a way, however, for underwater…
How to Hire a Painter
So if you’ll notice, I didn’t title this blog “How to Hire a Good Painter”. It’s easy to hire a painter, it takes a bit more diligence to find a…
Why I Stopped Listening To Wholesalers
“Buyers are liars and sellers are worse.” Pretty harsh statement to insult the clients in a real estate transaction, isn’t it? The phrase bore from the measurement of trust each…
Top 3 Things to Say to Lose a Motivated Seller
Much is speculated, written, and geared towards the effort to attract motivated sellers. They are, after all, the holy grail for real estate investors. Whether by third party or direct…
Should You Invest in Homes with a Pool?
Maybe it’s the 8 bags of shock I’ve been exposed to over the last two days that’s “inspired” me to right this post, but either way, I know I’m not…
Short Sale Vs Foreclosure
As Investors and Buyers, coming to the aid of a distressed Seller is what we’re supposed to be highly skilled at. Depending on their situation, and the condition of the…
Foreclosure Finds: Top 10 Scores I’ve Found in Houses
Every time I unlock a door to a vacant foreclosure, I feel like I am on some sort of intriguing game show… “Junk, treasure, or clean?” (insert cheering crowd and…
Deed Restrictions and Short Sales: Can You Still Profit?
In the Investor community, garnering an edge in your marketplace and being “legally creative” can pay the bills. Such has been the case, and subject of much debate, around short…
Short Sale Could be the Next REO as Short Sale Process Gets Easier
What is a short sale? Although at this point it might go without saying, a short sale as it relates to housing is when the owner owes more than the…
Profits, Passion, and Partners: The Best Relationship You Never Had?
Imagine you’re sitting in a movie theater, excitedly picking at your popcorn as a move trailer for the latest film arises on screen. “A tale of betrayal” (clip shows man…
