by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 15, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
A number of interesting questions have come up about tax-free real estate deals. Among them are the question about doing too many of them in your Keogh or IRA (also known as the “Dealer” issue); what is the difference regarding transactions in a Roth IRA...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
The best way to begin your career in real estate is to come up with a good, small, older apartment building–well located, and at a low price, with a small cash down payment. There are several ways to find this type of real estate bargain. I will begin with the...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Making money is why you’re here. I want to offer my original money-making warnings. I hope these ideas will irritate you, stimulate you, and cause you to think–maybe even to send me an angry letter. Here they are: 1. Best-selling business books are...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
What’s a motivated buyer? Well, you’re looking at him. I’m a motivated buyer, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. That means I spend my time tracking down and meeting with motivated sellers who are eager to sell me their houses, condos, and mobile...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 9, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Not so long ago, credit scoring had little to do with mortgage lending. When reviewing the credit worthiness of a borrower, an underwriter would make a subjective decision based on past payment history. Then things changed. Lenders studied the relationship between...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 8, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Talking with sellers on the telephone is something I do all the time. On a busy day, that can mean a dozen or more telephone conversations with people who have properties for sale. Typically, they’re calling on my ad or a postcard I mailed, and I’m on the...