Archive for the 'Real Estate' Category

This cozy bungalow looked like a good investment at the time. Paying 10% down and financing the rest at a dirt cheap rate through an adjustable rate mortgage seemed the best way to go.
“Double-check your mortgage terms before closing, not after closing,” he cautions. His mortgage rate might increase in late December 2007 — […]

As I was out snooping around yesterday, I found how one realtor uses the ‘net to his advantage as a powerful lead generator.
As you know homes are listed on the Multiple Listing Service and agent input new data all the time.
Most home buyers depend on an agent to track down new leads or hunt through […]

The “Creative Real Estate” advice market has become so filled with hype and downright shady techniques to take advantage of people who sign over the title to their homes while thinking it’s a strategy to keep the home from foreclosure, you begin to wonder if regular people can make money in real estate.
Of course, when […]

I’ve mentioned the Penturbia theory before… it’s an attempt to predict where the next boom counties will be.
As I look at the book, my rural county is NOT supposed to “boom” but because we have low property taxes and no state income tax, our Local Chamber of Commerce receives 2 to 3 calls per day […]

Apartment Owners are no longer just looking to build and buy local apartments according to Real Estate Journal. Instead they’re looking high and low - or across the country to be more exact - for bargains.
Landlords in California, for instance, are moving torrents of money into Arizona, Nevada, Texas and other states. Many Californians believe […]

According to this commentary, if you’re in online business you need to realize that Google isn’t the king of click through rates.
While Google gets the most volume, some specific areas like Real Estate may be getting better click throughs and more leads generated on Yahoo and MSN.
 You need to make sure that you appear on […]

Could you make a living helping people with lousy credit get homes?
Mark Hopkinson did. He got tired of cruching numbers as a bank analyst and wanted to go into real estate.
He chose the niche of helping people with bad credit because his mother in law had lost a home to a mortgage foreclosure.
He looks for “fixer uppers” and […]

W. J. Mencarow ’s ezine predicts a boom in the note business and distressed properties both of which are attractive to folks hoping to work from home.
Here’s his reasoning…
I believe we are on the verge of a terrific profit opportunity in notes and real estate. As everyone knows, interest rates have bottomed for now. […]

From the Creative Real Estate Forum
John:
Inflation, and health costs are the two big “unknowns” in retire planning. For this reason, I did not count on a fixed percent (5%) for a certain target fund amount ($1,000,000).
I watched my dad and his contemporaries plan for retirement, and in the late 1960’s, when some of […]

The IRS has clarified the rules about non profit organizations offering “tax favored” assistance to low income folks needing assistance with buying a home.
While this seemed like a useful and legal tool for helping sell stalled real estate, clarifications have been issued which might kill things all together.
If you’re in real estate investing, FYI…
Here is […]