A good wholesaler – Investors fighting over your deals.
Sunday, May 13
Being a wholesale is a great start to your real estate adventure. In this article I will just concentrate on the NUMBERS that is involved with being a wholesaler. Some might think this is not that important but I will tell you this, if you don’t understand the NUMBERS then it will be very hard to...
Is FIX and FLIP the way to go in real estate investing?
Saturday, April 14
So here you are ready to be a real estate investor because you have been watching HGTV shows on rehabbing. It got you super excited. You see all the great things they are doing. You get so excited with the money they say you will be able to make. You then decide to attend some seminars that come ...
Closing – It should be smooth right?
Tuesday, November 28
If you ever bought a house (your own or for investment) before, you know that closing could be a little stressful. You worry about the inspection, the appraisal, the title company, the loan officer, and the list goes on and on. When you bought that property and used a real estate agent “generally...
Earnest Money, how much to put down.
Tuesday, November 14
This is an interesting topic. There has been many debates on how much one should put down as earnest money when buying real estate. This is a matter of your position in the transaction and who you are buying from or selling to. Let’s go ahead and break down each position. We will assume we are bu...
CONTRACTORS FAIL TO FOLLOW SCHEDULES
Saturday, May 13
Dealings with contractors. Whew! I am sure there are plenty of stories out there as to how horrible some contractors could be. I am going to stress about one topic only, the schedule. It seems like many, YES MANY contractors do not get it. They do not understand that we investors need to get the ...
HOME APPRAISALS – not really rocket science
Saturday, September 17
Let’s first define a HOME APPRAISAL (or real estate appraisal).property valuation or land valuation is the process of developing an OPINION of value for real property (usually market value).OPINON! Yes you read this correctly. It is based on what someone thinks the property is worth. It is not ba...