by Brandon Reynolds | Dec 9, 2008 | Money-Making Ideas
Money in an IRA (and other retirement plans) is a great source of real estate investment funds. In fact, most people don’t even know they can use their IRA money to invest in real estate, mortgages, and trust deeds. And, once they stash it away, many folks...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 23, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
As a real estate and marketing consultant, the majority of questions I am asked when lecturing or consulting involve marketing: How do you find the deal? How do you find the money? How do you grow the business? I interviewed twenty of the top real estate investors I...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 23, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Here are five ways to structure deals with owners of free and clear properties: 1. Straight owner financing This is the most traditional way of approaching the owner of a free and clear property. You simply give the seller a small down payment (ideally less than 10%),...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 23, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
I recently talked with a Realtor friend of mine who told me that over 35% of all properties in the United States are owned free and clear with no outstanding mortgages or liens.This statistic is vitally important to investors everywhere because it means that whoever...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 21, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, expands opportunities to make larger investments in IRAs and Keoghs and offers possibilities for your plan not available before. Creative new possibilities Let’s take a look some of the major...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 21, 2008 | Authors
Charlie France is a super-successful real estate investor who specializes in getting the deed (also know as subject to).In 1993, Charlie and her husband, Randy, started investing in real estate and bought a few houses. After attending a Ron LeGrand boot camp in 1995,...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 21, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
There are several ways to purchase homes. We have all heard about buying on contract, lease optioning a home, or paying cash. The one way to purchase homes that is not new, but is getting a lot of attention is buying homes “subject to.” It sounds...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 21, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Recently, I made a presentation to a group of real estate investors on the subject of landlording. Specifically, how to determine if your marketplace is one for holding real estate, the pros and cons of being your own property manager, as well as creative ways to find...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 21, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Here is what I tell beginners… First, evaluate how much time you can commit to real estate investing. If your approach is “hit or miss,” your results will be too. Second, go to the street. It is the best teacher. Rather than talking about doing...
by Brandon Reynolds | Oct 20, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
These are the Top 10 reasons people use for not succeeding in real estate investing. OK, maybe this list is a bit obnoxious, but I’m trying to make a point. If I offend anyone with this list, it probably means I’m right on track! Reason #1: I have no cash...
