by Jim Ingersoll | Aug 12, 2015 | Fixer - Rehab, House Flipping/Wholesaling
There are three ways you can determine the repairs needed on a home: Hire a licensed contractor, pay for an inspection, or you can learn to “ballpark” the repairs do-it-yourself style. Jim Ingersoll, shows you how to estimate home repair costs DIY-style in...
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 Nick Ruiz | Jul 22, 2015 | Miscellaneous
One of the biggest reasons for failing to put a contract together with motivated sellers is that they’re not realistic on price. For one reason or another, they feel that their house is worth much more than it is. At the end of the day, you really can’t blame...
by J.P. Vaughan | Jul 2, 2015 | Real Estate Investing News
All the Real Estate News That’s Fit to RE-Print™ Welcome to our weekly edition of Real Estate Investing News This Week. Highlights this week include: Homes Prices Up 6.8% Builder Confidence Up 5 Points 254,000 Properties Regain Equity And more… Homes...
by Dmitriy Fomichenko | Jul 1, 2015 | IRA, 401K, Retirement Funds
Many real estate investors are now considering a self-directed Solo 401k plan for real estate investment purposes. The Solo 401k is a retirement plan designed for self-employed individuals without any other full-time employees other than the business owner and his or...
by Steve Miller | Jun 24, 2015 | Fixer - Rehab, Motivated Sellers
#5: Use Google Alerts Did you know that Google scans the web every day and is the leading authority on basically everything? Put Google to work for you (for free) by having them scan the web to find any new listings or auctions in your area. They’ll even deliver...
by William Bronchick, J.D. | Jun 9, 2015 | Creative Real Estate Investing, Miscellaneous
It’s a competitive market, right now. So what do you do to make sure your offer gets seen–and accepted? (No, it doesn’t necessarily need to be the highest offer.) These 7 tips work in any market, so take notes and start using them right away! CLICK...
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 J.P. Vaughan | May 30, 2015 | Real Estate Investing News
All the Real Estate News That’s Fit to RE-Print™ Welcome to our weekly edition of Real Estate Investing News This Week. Highlights this week include: Housing Starts, Permits Surge in April Existing-Home Sales Lose Momentum New Home Sales, Prices Rise Strongly...
by Mike Johnson | May 28, 2015 | Commercial Real Estate
If I had the power to make schools teach one thing, it would be this: Trading time for money is the least effective way to earn income. JOB truly does stand for “Just Over Broke.” If I had the power to make schools teach two things, the second would be: Don’t spend 40...