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Determining the Value of an Apartment Building Investment Using Cap Rates
2008-03-04 01:06:00 Determining the value of an apartment building investment is one of the greatest difficulties that many new commercial real estate investors face. Most people who invest in apartments have some experience investing in other types of real estate, typically residential homes or duplexes and triplexes. The issue that new investors face is the ... More About: Building , Investment , Rates
It?s the economy stupid! Or is it the stupid economy?
2008-03-03 12:00:00 Last week President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke both expressed the view that the economy is not headed for recession. With the credit markets in turmoil, housing slumping badly, oil prices soaring, the dollar plummeting and inflation rearing its ugly head, how can they be so optimistic? The reason is simple; they can?t afford ... More About: Economy , Commentary , Credit , Stupid
Sunday Real Estate Wrap-Up - March 2, 2008
2008-03-02 18:42:00 March is here and what else can I say about this past week other than — things aren’t looking good for the US. The cost of real goods continues to rise, with the price of everything from gasoline, oil, food, and commodities all continuing to climb at alarming rates. Gold hit a new high near $980 ... More About: Economy , Estate , Real Estate , Sunday , Real
Buying "Subject to" Existing Financing - Subject to Foreclosure
2008-03-01 16:49:00 The real estate investing craze that falls just behind the business of buying directly from the bank with Short Sales or REOs is buying “subject to.” This non-traditional method is simply purchasing real estate subject to the existing financing. The financing that is held by the seller stays in place, the mortgage on ... More About: Buying , Foreclosures , Financing , Foreclosure , Subject
International Real Estate and FSBOs
2008-02-29 16:26:00 FSBOs (Homes for sale by owner) aren?t just growing in popularity in the States. Turns out, giving power back to the buyer is becoming a global trend. Take a look at these recent articles, all showcasing dissatisfaction with the current real estate models: NEW ZEALAND ?The real estate industry cannot afford to insist on the traditional model ... More About: International , Estate , Real Estate , Real
What Can Investors Negotiate with Mortgage Loan Officers?
2008-02-29 15:41:00 Negotiating the terms of your loan can be as important as negotiating the sales price of your new investment property. Interest rates and closing cost a huge part of cash flow and return on investment, with the proper due diligent and negotiations, investors can be rewarded on every real estate transaction. What can actually be ... More About: Loan , Mortgage , Investors , Officers
U.S. Senate Plans to Consider "Foreclosure Rescue Scam" Legislation. Its T
2008-02-28 19:54:00 Time to Speak UP! The following information is about what the U.S. Senate is up to. If any of this becomes law, it will have a direct and severe impact on my business. There are very good and honest investors out there and BiggerPockets has been a great place for new & seasoned investors to get together ... More About: Commentary , Foreclosures , Foreclosure , Plans
Every Short Sale Opportunity isn?t Worth Chasing - More Time - Bigger Check
2008-02-28 17:04:00 It is no secret that the business of buying real estate directly from the bank prior to it being foreclosed on is both in style and highly lucrative. The issue a lot of “Short Sale Specialists” have revolves around making the deal work on the front end. Time is our most valuable asset ... More About: Foreclosures , Opportunity , Check
US Real Estate Crisis Causing Record Economic Distress
2008-02-27 16:06:00 It is amazing, by any standards, just how bad things have gotten on the economic front because of what was, at first, a crisis in the subprime mortgage market. Of course, conditions had to be right (or wrong, in this case) for the subprime match to ignite such an enormous world-wide blaze, but, it has, ... More About: Economy , Estate , Real Estate , Foreclosures , Real
Viva La? Revolution! Investing in Green Real Estate
2008-02-27 06:26:00 The Green revolution has arrived, and it wants you! In todays modern construction world, many builders are investing in Green construction and finding a whole new Market of eager buyers, and the cost depends on just how green you want to get. As for how much it costs, and how much it saves, well, ... More About: Commentary , Estate , Real Estate , Investing
Information Is To Investors As Yin Is To Yang
2008-02-26 15:35:00 As promised, I?m going to circle back and cover a few pre-contract concerns that have to do with due diligence and determining value. I also want to address the importance of not falling into the trap of what I will Anti-Real Estate Agentism - AREA for short. Not only do first time investors ... More About: Information , Commentary , Real Estate Investing , Yang , Investors
Real Estate Mail Marketing: Pull the Right Strings
2008-02-25 23:24:00 In 2004, I held a mini-workshop on the topic of effective mail marketing. At the time, I had already been using my own system for several years but I needed to help the students come up with a letter of their own, otherwise most of the homeowners would have received identical letters and none of ... More About: Marketing , Mail , Estate , Real Estate , Real
What Happened To The Stigma?
2008-02-25 12:00:00 Perhaps I?m showing my age as I rapidly approach the half-century mark. But I clearly recall a time when there was shame attached to being in debt. I grew up in a working-class neighborhood of modest homes at a time when people never seemed to move. It was a major event if someone moved in ... More About: Economy , Blogs , Stigma
Sunday Real Estate Wrap-Up
2008-02-24 21:34:00 I’m not sure about the rest of you, but this has been a LONG week for me. Personal issues aside, is seems like there is just so much happening in the world: Lunar Eclipse, US shoots down failing satellite, Kosovo declares independence, Castro steps down from leadership of Cuba, Ralph Nader is back, Clinton/Obama ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Sunday , Real , Wrap
Why You Don?t Need a Realtor
2008-02-22 12:26:00 I recently came across an article that put something so well and so clearly that I really don’t think I could improve upon it. Everyone interested in real estate investing would do well to check it out. In “Why Do You Still Need an Agent to Sell Your Home?” author Douglas Gantenbein makes an excellent case ... More About: Realtor
10 Questions on Hard Money Loans
2008-02-21 16:10:00 What is the process for Hard Money Loans ? Hard Money Loans provide Investors access to capital to purchase investment properties. They can fund quickly, typically within 72 hours of receiving the final docs from the Title Company. Hard Money is available for adequately collateralized loans on single-family residential houses and other Real Property including commercial projects. ... More About: Questions
Subprime Mortgage Crisis Draining Wealth From African-Americans
2008-02-20 12:30:00 A little noted report last month deserves a much closer review. It concludes that the subprime mortgage crisis is causing African-Americans to “experience the greatest loss of wealth in U.S. history.” The report is from United for a Fair Economy and is called “Foreclosed–The State of the Dream 2008.” According to the report, American blacks stand to ... More About: Wealth , Foreclosures , Mortgage , African-Americans
First Time Real Estate Investing - The Contract Phase
2008-02-19 16:32:00 If you are averse to paper work, formal agreements and legalese, get over it. You can?t avoid it and it?s vitally important. Think of your contract as a big safe to protect your huge amount of valuables. The subject here will be the contract ? I?ll circle back in later posts to cover the ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Investing , Time , Investing
The Most Dangerous Game: Rehabbing to Flip
2008-02-18 12:00:00 In previous weeks we discussed rehabbing a home for personal use (Getting Started In Rehab) and rehabbing for use as a rental (Rehabbing a Rental Property). This week we will look at rehabbing with the intention of flipping. This is, by far, the riskiest of the three. However, it can also be the most lucrative ... More About: Blogs , Game , Flip , Dangerous
Small Target Areas and Huge Profits for Your Real Estate Investing Business
2008-02-17 18:53:00 There are quite a few real estate investors, both beginner and veteran, that fail to understand the true benefits of soliciting sellers in small target areas. In fact, some investors aren?t exactly sure how to determine what areas to target. Here are some quick ideas for target area choices: We can assume that a ... More About: Business , Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Investing , Investing
Managing Tenants Part Four: The Home Office (a thing of beauty and a joy fo
2008-02-16 15:48:00 For the novice real estate investor, it’s mighty tempting to handle business deals and tenant phone calls from home, but having a home office or dedicated office area provides a degree of separation essential for running a successful real estate enterprise. No matter how hard you try, it’s impossible to sound professional with a screaming ... More About: Beauty , Office , Home , Part , Home Office
A Mothers Nature: A Force to Reckon With When It Comes to Mold and the Home
2008-02-16 02:00:00 A few years ago, I bought a house that had been infested with black mold but it had been cleaned up by a professional remediation company months before I had bought it. The house had an ARV over $300,000 and I got it for $160,000. Most of the walls did not have drywall and it was ... More About: Commentary , Nature , Home , Force , Mothers
Bigger Loans, Bigger Buyers!
2008-02-15 16:00:00 Prospective homeowners rejoice: conventional loan limits have been raised. Homeowners on the coasts should be especially excited, where the median price of homes often far exceeds the traditional $417,000 limit on loans. If you were unaware, home buyers who needed loans for more than $417,000 would previously need to obtain a ?jumbo? loan, with matching ... More About: Economy , Commentary , Loans , Mortgages , Buyers
Investors, Say Hello to Fannie & Freddie
2008-02-14 18:13:00 Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Mortgages Nearly every Bank, Credit Union, Mortgage Banker and Mortgage Broker can offer the loan products backed by the federal charted companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Investors that have good credit, can document income and are ready to put money down can acquire a loan from either Freddie ...
It?s Showtime! A Primer on Home Staging
2008-02-13 22:38:00 The home-sales season is almost upon us, and it’s time to prepare for the open curtain. You already know your home needs to be clean, uncluttered, and in good repair; but you can further distinguish your home from the competition by staging it. Staging can be a bit like the ?Make-over? TV shows where ... More About: Showtime , Home
Evidence Shows Mortgage Crisis Rapidly Spreading To All Areas of US Economy
2008-02-13 13:31:00 If you are a home owner, chances are pretty good you used your home as a sort of ATM with patio chairs in recent years to help pay for all those nifty goodies we Americans love to purchase whether we need them or not. Well, the evidence now strongly shows the party is over! The impact of ... More About: Economy , Credit , Foreclosures , Evidence , Housing Bubble
Due Diligence and Real Estate
2008-02-12 20:55:00 In my last post I talked about how to prepare psychologically for that first plunge into investment. Okay, so now you?re ready, somewhat calm and almost fearless. In this post I?ll drill down from there to one aspect of investing that touches every other aspect and allows you to sleep better at night - DUE ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Investing , Real , Due Diligence
Tips for Navigating the Short Sale Process
2008-02-12 17:03:00 With homeowners defaulting on their mortgages at a record pace, many people are practically begging their lenders for some form of relief or assistance in order to prevent themselves from ending up on the street. While it is certainly disconcerting to receive collection letters and threats of impending foreclosure from a lender, those who ... More About: Tips , Sale , Short , Process
Rehabbing A Rental Property
2008-02-11 20:00:00 Last week we discussed rehabbing a home for personal use (Getting Started in Rehab ), this week we will explore rehabbing for the purpose of renting. Of the three main types of rehab, personal use, renting and flip, the rental falls in the middle in terms of risk. If the rental market is strong where ... More About: Rental , Property , Blogs , Flipping Houses
Haunted Rehab?
More articles from this author:2008-02-11 17:39:00 This past week I saw a thread on the forum boards where an investor asked if anyone had experienced any type of ghost in any of the properties they have been involved in. There was a fair amount of sarcastic answers which I thought were pretty funny and there were a few answers that were more ... More About: Commentary , Rehab , Haunted 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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