by Rick Tobin | Jul 28, 2015 | Miscellaneous, Real Estate Investing News
The availability of affordable third-party mortgage capital is perhaps the most important factor determining whether a real estate market is booming, stagnating, or busting in any region nationwide. People need money to get into and out of the vast majority of real...
by Rick Tobin | Jun 4, 2015 | Miscellaneous, Real Estate Investing Strategies
Whenever you purchase, finance, refinance, or sell real estate, title insurance is required. The difference between a good, clean title insurance policy and an imperfect title policy may be the difference between a profitable investment and a disaster. Title insurance...
by Rick Tobin | Apr 21, 2015 | Real Estate Investing Strategies
One of the absolute best ways to profit from buying, fixing, and flipping real estate is to buy an older home surrounded by larger and newer homes. This real estate valuation theory is “The Principle of Progression.” It’s defined as “a property of lesser value...
by Rick Tobin | Feb 26, 2015 | Miscellaneous
In recent years, interest rates, housing inventory, vacancy rates, and cap rates have fallen dramatically. If we were to think of real estate investments as a “see saw” on a playground, falling interest rates, homes available for sale, vacancy rates, and cap rates for...
by Rick Tobin | Jan 14, 2015 | Real Estate Investing Strategies
In real estate investing, “time is money.” Unless the buyer has all cash available to fund the quick purchase of a home, most buyers need capital from third-party sources to complete their purchase. Investors who can fund the quickest are the most likely to get their...
