17 Jan 12 Advantages Of Investing In Multi-Units

Usually the investors believe that buying single-home units will get them a good foothold in this particular field and they don't have to invest a huge amount. This is outright a misconception. In a multi-unit investment, you can find more tenants and better cash flow compared to single units or homes. This, in turn, helps to pay off the mortgage on the buildings much faster. And the money which is contributed by the people for the maintenance work helps to take care of the maintenance in an ...

16 Jan 12 Private Lending: the Six Steps to a Private Lending Program for Real Estate Investors

Wow, has the real estate market changed in 2008! Real estate investors have been shut out of traditional mortgage money unless you have a 9000 credit score and a 50 year work history without missing one day of work (ok enough of the weak humor but you get the idea). Even hard money loans are HARD to get as they have all gone out business. But just as the mortgage market is shunning the investor - we are starting to see signs that the reals estate marketing is starting to bottom and home prices ...

15 Jan 12 Foreclosure Investing Information

The scenario regarding foreclosures is evolving daily. Many of foreclosures are occurring due to the economic downturn. There are a lot of unique foreclosure situations such as land foreclosure, bank foreclosure, home foreclosure, property foreclosure etc. A regional real estate agent can aid you with the foreclosure process -and your options.Many real estate services can also provide foreclosures info and foreclosure listings, advice on how to stop foreclosure and the foreclosure process in ...

14 Jan 12 Safe Investing in a Recession. Do You Need to Accept Low Returns?

Safe investing is a hot topic in 2008. With markets in meltdown and recession upon us everyone is looking for safety rather than profits and returns. Are we doomed to poor returns in the recession just to improve the safety for our money?There's lots of places to invest our money of course, traditionally with various levels of safety. The stock market, real estate, bonds, CDs, currencies and so on. However it seems that just about everything is down right now. Stocks, including some very solid ...

13 Jan 12 Should I Invest in Real Estate While Running an Internet

Copyright 2005 Peter Dobler Of course you should. I practice this for quite a while and I never looked back. I think this is the perfect combination. You get the best of both worlds. Did you know that 90% of all millionaires made their fortune with real estate and 10% with the internet or the stock market? Well, this doesn't leave any room for the paycheck workers, doesn't it? I once read a small phrase that totally changed my life "Trading hours for money doesn't bring you any wealth". This ...

12 Jan 12 How To Find A Real Estate Agent

It's easy to find a real estate agent. Just put a for sale sign in the yard and wait for the phone to ring. The question is, how do you find a GOOD real estate agent? You can start with newspaper. Pick up the Saturday or Sunday paper - whichever day they have all the homes for sale in your area. You can also collect a few real estate guides to look through. Browse the listings to find properties similar to yours. If you are selling a cabin, you want to look for cabins for sale. If you are ...

11 Jan 12 Where To Invest In Real Estate

Where should you invest in real estate? If you know an area well, and have enough experience investing in real estate, you can make money almost anywhere. However, there are always places that are better or worse for real estate investments - places that have a better demand/supply ratio. Use the questions below to find them. Demand Questions 1. Is the population growing fast? Check the US Census figures online, or ask the local government if they have the statistics. Stay away from areas that ...

10 Jan 12 How To Get Started In Preconstruction Investing?

Through our website, GetPreConstructionDeals.com, the most common question that we receive is 'How do I get rapidly started in preconstruction investing'. Realistically, you only need to take three steps on your path from being a 'beginner' preconstruction investor to one that is extremely savvy. MECHANICS OF PRECONSTRUCTION INVESTING Before you even begin investing, you need a working knowledge of exactly what is meant by 'preconstruction' investing, why has preconstruction investing ...

09 Jan 12 How To Start Investing For Financial Independence, Part 2

Last week, we started a multi-part series about how to go from being a beginning investor to being 'financially independent' in a steady and predictable way. Many, many people want to overly complicate this process so let's briefly, let's recap that discussion. The bottom line steps that I suggested in the last article was: 1) Look for an opportunity that will return at least 150% in 2 yrs or less; 2) Be mentally and financially prepared if the investment does not work out; 3) Have VERY ...

08 Jan 12 How To Start Investing For Financial Independence, Part 1.

Today, I am going to start a multi-part series about how to go from being a beginning investor to being 'financially independent' in a steady and predictable way. At our website, we get tons of e-mails about how do I start, how do I start with little $'s, etc., etc., etc. If you are asking this question, congratulations because you are ahead of most. All of us have been there at some point. I must warn you'. What I am about to share here for free is what 'gurus' across the nation ...