by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
I constantly see questions like, “Will this method work for me in my state?” Or, “I like this technique, but I’ve never seen this kind of opportunity in my area.” Or, “Is this really legal?” Somehow, people are more ready to...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
I recently opened the morning paper and staring me in the face was a half-page ad by one of the local banks. The caption, in large bold letters read: The Perfect Cure Below that in two-inch letters was “5.35% 22-month CD.” It went on to say, “Get a...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Here are some practical tips I have learned from doing lease options over the years. Lease options are great, except when the sellers decides not to live up to their end of the bargain. Sure, you can always sue the seller to force them to sell you the property, but...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
As I discussed in my last article [Fast Cash and up to 75% Yield with No Competition], most of the major lenders on manufactured housing dropped out of the market in the early 1990s. Today we are beginning to see the benefits of that corporate retreat. Most of the...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
This is a glossary of common terms used in loans and lending. Please note that some of these terms may also have other meanings in other real estate related contexts. Editor’s Note: This Glossary is a great resource, especially for beginners. It is lengthy, so...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Along with the continuing changes in tax legislation, came a benefit for IRA contributions: The non-working spousal limit of $250 was raised to $2,000. Although an additional annual contribution of $2,000 doesn’t appear to be much, it works out to a very large...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
Why are there so few good notes out there to be found? Perhaps those of us who have been teaching the secrets of “paper” for the past several years have created more knowledgeable note buyers in the market today than ever before. While we have helped many...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
A recent question asking, “Where do the pros invest their money?” triggered the idea for this article. I would like to share a couple of deals we just did, and I hope it gives you some ideas. This is a simple system we’ve been using for years with...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Real Estate Investment How-to Articles
As of April 1, 1997, all fifty states have adopted the Limited Liability Company or “LLC.” The LLC is relatively new to the U.S., and most states have adopted LLC laws only within the past ten or fifteen years. Essentially, the LLC is a cross between a...
by Brandon Reynolds | Sep 19, 2008 | Authors
Ed Wachsman has been a successful real estate investor and mortgage broker (arranging residential and commercial real estate loans) since the mid-1980s. He prefers to flip (both wholesale and retail) about twenty properties a year.Out of 27 properties last year, only...