by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Several years ago, a friend and I sat down and decided we were going to write offers on single family houses listed with Realtors. In fact, we were looking for a way to increase our production. We weren’t happy with the volume of transactions coming our way. So...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
The mobile home park manager called and said the bank had repossessed a mobile home and wanted to get it off their books. (Anothernon-performing asset–I love ’em.) The owners had abandoned the home and left it in poor condition and the bank was the...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
An equity share is a joint purchase of property and is an offshoot of the joint venture. In an equity share, one party, called the Occupier, occupies the property. The other party, called the Investor, provides the down payment funds. The Occupier has exclusive...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
The explanation of “market value” in this article applies to single family houses only. Different methods apply to apartments and other commercial real estate. The meaning of market value confuses many people. As consumers, most people shop at retail...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
The foreclosure process creates three sets of real estate investing opportunities: the “Default/Pre-Foreclosure” phase, the “Auction/Sale” phase, and the “REO” phase. This article discusses the risks and the rewards of each...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
I always thought anything that didn’t perform was more of a liability than an asset. But according to bankers, it’s an asset–it just doesn’t produce any money. Huh? In fact, it’s costing the bank money to keep that “asset” on...